Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education LIVEcast with Chava Shervington and Yoshi Silverstein

Jun 10, 2020 2:00 PM
Jun 10, 2020 3:00 PM

Online Webinar, New York, New York 10018

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Join us LIVE on Wednesday, June 10, from 2:00- 3:00 pm EDT for a conversation on Race and Racism in Jewish Education with Chava Shervington, board member and past president of the Jewish Multiracial Network, and Yoshi Silverstein, founder and executive director of the Mitsui Collective. 

You can watch on Zoom (where you can submit questions), on jewishLIVE, or Facebook. This production is in partnership with jewishLIVE, a virtual festival for curated Jewish content and experiences. 

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Chava Shervington

Chava Shervington is a current board member and past president of the Jewish Multiracial Network, where she became a recognized voice on issues of racial equity and inclusion in the Jewish community. She is a regular speaker and writer on issues of diversity in Judaism, and her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, JTA, and The Salon on the Jewish Channel.

 

Yoshi Silverstein

Yoshi Silverstein is the founder and executive director of Mitsui Collective, Cleveland community organizer for Edot HaMidwest: The Midwest Regional Jewish Diversity Collaborative, and director emeritus of the JOFEE Fellowship at Hazon. As an author, speaker, movement teacher, and Jewish educator his work is centered around the intersection of embodied Jewish practice and multiracial justice.

 

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Dr. David Bryfman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Jewish Education Project. He writes and presents on all aspects of Jewish education, including the Jewish teenage experience, innovation and change in Jewish life, and Israel education. He also directed the 2019 study GenZ Now: Understanding and Connecting with Jewish Teens Today. 

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