2025 ARJE / ECE-RJ YOM Chadash
Imagine the Possibilities
About Yom Chadash
January 22-25, 2025 | ‘Chicagoland’, IL
We invite you to join us this upcoming January 22 – 25 to Imagine the Possibilities at Yom Chadash, our second joint Jewish education summit and conference between ARJE and ECE-RJ. Our conference will take place in Chicagoland.
The Time is Now
The time is now to dream about and build the future of Jewish education. Our world changes every day, and as we absorb the headlines and note emerging trends, we know that our time is precious and limited. Yom Chadash 2025 will offer Jewish educators focused time to reflect, be inspired, and innovate through visiting and meeting with leading innovators and thought leaders in the field.
Attendees will choose from the following three intensive paths.
- Imagine the Possibilities: Engaging Jewish Families with Young Children Today
- Imagine the Possibilities: Strategic Design Thinking to Make and Deepen Cultural Change in Your Educational Milieu
- Imagine the Possibilities: A New Atmosphere for the Shaping of Jewish Identity in North America (responding to current events i.e. the rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism)
Intensives will begin Wednesday after our communal gathering, have related off-site experiences on Thursday morning, and continue on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
Beyond the intensive experience participants will:
- See the latest resources, meet representatives, and participate in sessions led by our partners, sponsors, vendors.
- Attend topic -based workshops focused on tangible take-aways
- Participate in networking and affinity group meet-ups
- Experience Friday night worship in Chicagoland
- Celebrate ARJE & ECE-RJ in communal gatherings and rituals.
We are excited to see you in January!
Yom Chadash Co-Chairs:
Sara Losch, Rabbi Eve Rudin, RJE and Mihaela Schwartz, PhD
About Association of Reform Jewish Educators (ARJE)
ARJE is the professional association of Jewish Educators who are connected to the Reform movement through personal or professional affiliation. We are a professional organization that inspires excellence through the work of Jewish teaching and learning in congregations, immersive experiences, after-school programs, communal and national organizations and more. ARJE members enrich lives by challenging minds, nurturing souls and strengthening Jewish communities.
About Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ)
Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ) is the professional organization and is committed to serving early childhood educators and leaders in congregational settings. We believe in elevating the professional self of our members through education, networking, and collaboration. We believe that the work of ECE-RJ increases the status and visibility of our profession and our schools within Jewish communal life, ensuring the continuity of thriving, high-quality Jewish Early Childhood programs. Our members include early childhood directors, assistant directors, teachers, pedagogistas, and experts in the field of Jewish early childhood education.