Council of Young Jewish Presidents

03/05/2020

The Jewish Week's 36 under 36 nominations are open until March 20. Do you know changemakers who have demonstrated unique initiative, creativity, and leadership in the NY Jewish community?

CYJP is proud to have a number of 36 under 36 awardees on our board and in our community.

Who will you be nominating this year?

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11/25/2019

On December 5, The New York Times' Bari Weiss and Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg will be in conversation with our very own Executive Director Zachary Schaffer at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.

Will we see you for this important conversation?

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09/27/2019

At this month's Council Meeting, we were proud to host the CEO of Jewish National Fund - JNF, Russell Robinson, for a conversation around building out organizational infrastructure to empower young lay leaders.

We had nearly fifty young leaders representing thirty Jewish organizations participate in the program.

08/26/2019

CYJP Board Member Avital Chizhik Goldschmidt recently published this piece in The New York Times.

In it, she details a recent phenomenon whereby anti-Semites impersonate Jewish personalities on social media to "create infighting" in the Jewish community. She argues that many of the Jewish community's achievements come from our capacity to find communal consensus.

At CYJP, we are proud to play a role convening young Jewish leaders representing dozens of ideologically diverse institutions. By creating spaces for civil discourse and collaboration, we believe we can strengthen our community.

The scheme, cooked up by 4chan trolls, sought to stoke Jewish infighting.

08/15/2019

CYJP is seeking members of our community to nominate for OnBoard/NYC, a leadership experience provided by Legacy Heritage Fund and NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service for select

The program is designed for fiduciary board members who are on an upward trajectory at leading Jewish non-profits. Fellows of the program will receive an Executive Leadership Certificate.

If you are interested in learning more, please shoot us a message on Facebook!

07/25/2019

Thanks to all of the professionals who participated in our YL engagement summit with Advancing Jewish Professionals of NYC

We had more than 50 professionals overseeing young leadership activities from 40+ organizations come together to network, discuss challenges, and exchange best practices.

Photos by Gili Getz

07/25/2019

Photos by Gili Getz

06/26/2019

Next month, CYJP is partnering with Advancing Jewish Professionals of NYC to convene dozens of professionals who oversee Young Leadership engagement at their Jewish organizations.

On July 18, YL professionals from across New York City will come together to discuss communal challenges and explore new ways to attract, retain, and engage lay talent.

Don't miss out! If you would like to participate in this exclusive invite-only program, email [email protected].