Understanding, Supporting, and Empowering Gen Z

Gen Z is engaging in Jewish communal life with new expectations around leadership, belonging, and impact. For many families and organizations, this presents both opportunity and challenge. How can institutions move beyond surface-level youth engagement to foster meaningful, intergenerational collaboration?

Drawing on Avodah’s 28 years of experience with young people, this session explores practical approaches to engaging Gen Z as partners in Jewish social responsibility and leadership development. We will examine common barriers to cross-generational work, reflect on real-world scenarios from Jewish communal settings, and identify strategies that support shared ownership, accountability, and long-term sustainability across generations.

Training Outcomes

→ Understand key characteristics shaping Gen Z’s expectations around leadership, belonging, and impact in Jewish communal life

→ Identify common barriers to meaningful intergenerational collaboration within Jewish organizations and family systems

→ Analyze real-world scenarios to better understand generational dynamics, misalignments, and opportunities

→ Examine how power, authority, and decision-making structures affect youth engagement

→ Develop practical strategies to engage Gen Z as partners rather than passive participants

→ Leave with concrete tools to foster shared ownership, accountability, and sustainable cross-generational leadership

Who needs this training?

→ Jewish organizations seeking to deepen their engagement with Gen Z participants, staff, or volunteers

→ Synagogues, camps, and community institutions exploring more meaningful intergenerational collaboration

→ Leadership teams navigating generational differences in expectations around authority, communication, and workplace culture

→ Organizations hoping to move beyond surface-level youth programming toward shared leadership models

→ Boards or senior leaders interested in building institutions that feel relevant, accountable, and responsive to younger generations

Pricing

Pricing is determined by your organization’s budget and structure. It does not include any travel to and from the training.

Please reach out to Emilia Diamant, our Chief Program Officer, at community@avodah.net with questions.

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