heritage family school

Russian Teen Leadership Program
(1-year Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program)

building from inside out: develop jewish pride among teenagers
develop leadership skills to create next generation of russian jewish leaders
prepare teenagers to advocate for jewish causes in general society


1. jewish pride

  • education regarding rich jewish heritage, jewish accomplishments, beauty of jewish traditions
  • reconnect to personal heritage - beauty of russian-jewish culture (arts, etc.)

2. leadership skills

  • training in public speaking/presentation skills.
  • practice in teaching younger students - assistant teachers, motivating kids, developing peer programs.

3. advocacy

  • substantive factual information regarding jewish history, jewish contribution to society, realities of israel's past, present and future.
  • practice in organizing community wide events - lectures, meetings etc.
  • creating and promoting attractive audio-visual media materials.