We take the name Judaism Alive seriously. We identify, train, promote, and place young leaders in Jewish organizations throughout North America to keep the spirit of Judaism alive for future generations. The Jewish world faces a crisis of leadership, with large numbers of Jewish institutions desperately searching for inspiring and charismatic Jewish educators, rabbis, cantors, and songleaders. It also faces a crisis of relevance, with the majority of young Jews reporting that living active Jewish lives is not important to them. As these challenges intensify yearly, so does the urgency to reverse this trend and make living Jewishly more meaningful and central to people's lives. For more details about our vision, please view the Judaism Alive brochure.

Judaism Alive has created a tried-and-true leadership pipeline with 4 stages that together identify, train, promote, and place young leaders in roles throughout North America. This process turns on a light for young leaders who may have previously believed there was no viable leadership path for them in Jewish life, or who never considered a long-term investment in becoming a Jewish leader. 

While music serves as the entry point for teens and young adults to engage in leadership training, the leaders who emerge from the program represent the gamut of Jewish leadership including rabbis, cantors, cantorial soloists, educators, camping professionals, songleaders, Israel advocates, and lay leaders.

Judaism Alive utilizes our well-established, nationally recognized operations (Jewish Star, Jewish Rock Radio, JKids Radio, Songleader Bootcamp, and Music Leader Match) to support the leadership pipeline and help cultivate young Jewish leaders and position them to impact North American Jewish communities. 

Over the next 5 years, through the Judaism Alive Take the Lead campaign, Judaism Alive will support and place 500 new young leaders in the Jewish world, creating the massive leadership infusion necessary to meet the demand for effective Jewish leadership. This 'Birthright of Jewish leadership' will guarantee that every teen and young adult who has the potential to be a Jewish leader will have FREE access to proven, one-of-a-kind mentorship and training. 

Judaism Alive serves the full spectrum of Jewish movements and organizations that seek effective leaders. The cost of this leadership pipeline is a fraction of the investments being made in other areas of Jewish life, and will help ensure a Jewish future that is exciting, engaging, and purposeful. 

Watch a video overview of the Judaism Alive Leadership Pipeline.