The Dana Gershon and Rabbi Jonah Pesner Northeast Leadership Summit

September 15-17, 2017 at URJ Eisner Camp

Jewish teens in grades 10-12 (during the 2017-2018 school year) from New York, New Jersey, and New England come together for this annual leadership experience with a unique focus on Jewish Justice, Social Advocacy, and Entrepreneurship.

The Summit is designed to empower teens to become change agents:

  • Friday: Coming  together as a community and discovering their inspirations.
  • Saturday: Learning and shaping an idea.
  • Sunday: Producing meaningful impact.

 

The Summit provides real-life skill building with a focus on entrepreneurship, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and risk taking. At the end of the Summit, participants pitch their ideas in a "Shark-Tank" style program (#SharkTankMuseum); judges invest real dollars in the most compelling pitches; participants go home inspired and excited about the potential of their own ideas. This is a great event for those looking to create real positive change and add substance to their resumes.

To read more about our first Summit experience in September, 2016 go to our Blog and take a look at last year's event page! Questions? Contact Emily Messinger at emessinger@urj.org.

  • All teens - returning and new participants - must be nominated by a lay leader or Jewish professional (clergy, educator, youth worker) in their local Jewish community. 
  • All URJ congregations and Jewish communities in NY, NJ, and New England are welcome to nominate up to five teens. We encourage congregations to consider nominating current and potential teen leaders.
  • Teens who hold regional leadership positions in NFTY-NE, NFTY-NAR, and NFTY-GER may be nominated by their respective Regional Directors.
  • URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camp Olim Graduates (2015-2017) will be nominated by their respective Camp Directors.
  • Event is open to new and returning participants - All participants must be nominated and in grades 10-12 during the 2017-2018 school year.
  • #SharkTankMuseum winners will be expected to participant in post-event meetings and/or workshops (see below for more details).
  • Registration is in the URJ NFTY database. When registering for this event, select the “2018 season” and enter your grade for the 2017-2018 school year. When choosing your event, select “show events” under Northeast Teen Collective and select “The Dana Gershon and Rabbi Jonah Pesner Northeast Leadership Summit.”
  • Cost: $250 per person including transportation (need-based scholarships are available upon request)

We have a variety of exciting and intellectually challenging workshops for you to participate in throughout the Summit. To help us prepare, please complete this

Workshop Registration Form by Friday, September 8.

Workshop Descriptions

Saturday Morning Workshop: #KNOWLEDGE

Saturday Afternoon Workshop: #STRATEGY

Bus Schedule to the Summit on Friday

Bus 1 - MA

Stop 1: 12:00 pm at Riverside Station, 333 Grove St Newton, MA 02460

Stop 2: 12:45 pm at TJ Maxx Plaza, 711 Southbridge St., Auburn, MA 01501

Bus 2 - MA

Stop 1: 12:00 pm at Riverside Station, 333 Grove St Newton, MA 02460

Stop 2: 1:15 pm at Plantation Inn of New England, 295 Burnett Rd, Chicopee, MA 01020

Bus 3 - New York

Stop 1: 11 :00 am at Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn Heights, NY 11577

Stop 2: 12:00 pm at Shaaray Tefilla, 250 E. 79th St New York, NY 10075

Stop 3: 1:00 pm at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard, New Rochelle, NY 10804

Bus 4 - New Jersey, Westchester, & CT

Stop 1: 11:00 am at Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Ave Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

Stop 2: 12:00 pm at Temple Avodat Shalom, 385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661 

Stop 3: 1:00 pm at Temple Shaaray Tefila, 89 Baldwin Rd. Bedford Corners, NY 10549

Stop 4: 2:00 pm at United Jewish Center, 141 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, CT 06810


Bus Schedule Home on Sunday

Bus 1 - MA 

Stop 1: 3:15 pm at TJ Maxx Plaza, 711 Southbridge St., Auburn, MA 01501

Stop 2: 4:00 pm Riverside Station, 333 Grove St Newton, MA 02460 

Bus 2 - MA

Stop 1: 2:45 pm at Plantation Inn of New England, 295 Burnett Rd, Chicopee, MA 01020

Stop 2: 4:00 pm Riverside Station, 333 Grove St Newton, MA 02460 

Bus 3 - New York

Stop 1: 3:30 pm at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard, New Rochelle, NY 10804

Stop 2: 4:30 pm at Shaaray Tefilla, 250 E. 79th St New York, NY 10075

Stop 3: 5:30 pm at Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn Heights, NY 11577

Bus 4 - New Jersey, Westchester, CT

Stop 1: 2:30 pm at United Jewish Center, 141 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, CT 06810

Stop 2: 3:00 pm at Temple Shaaray Tefila, 89 Baldwin Rd. Bedford Corners, NY 10549

Stop 3: 4:00 pm at Temple Avodat Shalom, 385 Howland Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661 

Stop 4: 5:00 am at Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Ave Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

If you need to cancel, the registration fees you paid will be refunded as follows:

Through August 25, 2017 – 90% of the registration fees paid

Through September 1, 2017 – 75% of the registration fees paid

Through September 8, 2017 – 50% of the registration fees paid

After September 8, 2017 we will not be able to issue any refunds for cancellation. If you have a documented medical emergency and must cancel after September 8, 2017 you will be refunded 75% of the registration fees you paid. Please allow up to six weeks after the conclusion of the event for your refund to be processed.

All cancellation requests must be in writing. We will accept cancellations by email to northeastjewishteens@urj.org. We’re sorry, but we cannot accept cancellations over the phone.