based on the Seven Principles of Jewish Leadership by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks*

Class 1 - October 15, 2023
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leadership begins with taking responsibility

• What Is The Mission of the Jewish People?
• What Is An Individual’s Unique Value In This Story?
• Empowered women lead with the Values and foundations above

Class 2 - October 29, 2023
Leadership Gate Unlocked: No one can lead alone

• Female visionaries have been at the forefront and the heart of Jewish leadership throughout our history
• We will learn different styles of leadership through the study of leaders such as: Eve, Sara, Rachel, Rebecca, Leah, Miriam, Chulda, Devorah, Berurya, Rachel (Rabbi Akiva’s wife), Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, Sarah Schenirer, Golda Meir, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

Class 3 - December 3, 2023
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leadership involves a sense of timing and pace
Concurrent with the Aleeza ben Shalom event - 5:30pm at Atlanta History Center

• Leadership styles are informed by relationships
• Understanding the dynamics of the feminine and masculine energy - the yin and yang - learning how to create a balanced world
• Diversity and equality, celebrating our differences - the 12 tribes

Class 4 - December 10, 2023
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leaders Learn

• Israel's vital role on the world stage and the part it plays in the Jewish people's unique mission - past, present and future
• Israel - Modern day miracles and antisemitism 
• Historical timeline: Israel's and the Jewish people’s story

Class 5 - January 7, 2024
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leadership means believing in the people you lead
Guest Lecturers: Staci Brill, Debbie Kuniansky and Helen Zalik

• Finding your unique voice - using the above speakers as professional consultants to help each woman leverage her strength to speak for the light of the Jewish people.
• Writing the next chapter in Jewish history 

Class 6 - January 21, 2024
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leadership is stressful and emotionally demanding
Guest Lecturer: Adrienne Gold Davis

• The psychology and internal awareness that helps unlock and unleash our ability to take up space to be loud and proud

Class 7 - March 17, 2024
Leadership Gate Unlocked: Leadership is about the future

• Bringing Israel home 

More on the Israel Trip (Feb 26, 2024 till March 3, 2024):
The program highlight will be a week-long trip to Israel, helping to illustrate and widen the Jewish wisdom gained from the program, as well as solidifying the connection between our Atlanta community and our homeland of Israel.

Trip Highlights:
          ~Continue the learning journey with the backdrop of the fabulous tastes, aromas and breathtaking scenery of Israel as your classroom
          ~Meet and interact with representatives of Israel's dynamic female leadership 
          ~Ascend to Golan heights to meet small business owners who are using their own past, the local history, and Jewish ingenuity to make a global impact
          ~Connect with innovative thought leaders in Tel Aviv, who by merging the old and new, create a place where creativity and innovation thrive
          ~Visit the site on the Jordan River where the Jews entered Israel for the first as a nation, followed by a relaxing and restorative Dead Sea experience
          ~Explore a female owned restaurant, winery and chocolate factory
          ~Experience an elevating Shabbat in Jerusalem - spa for your body and soul 

*based on the Seven Principles of Jewish Leadership by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks