Join us for Z3 Leadership Lab 2026
Bring Israel, Zionism & Jewish Peoplehood into the Heart of Your Organization!
A unique professional development program that helps professionals bring Israel, Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood into the everyday life of their organizations.
The Lab will offer a combination of role-specific cohort sessions with delegation-based learning, bringing representatives from each Lab together to develop shared language, align priorities and plan for institutional change at their organization.
Executives
The Executives Lab equips JCC executives to align their organizations more fully as vibrant Jewish public squares by integrating Israel, Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood into strategy, culture, programming and daily operations.
Early Childhood Education
The ECE Lab helps early childhood leaders and educators strengthen their connection to Israel, Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood and design age-appropriate approaches that engage teachers, families and senior leadership throughout preschool life.
Camps
The Camp Lab equips camp leaders to weave Israel, Zionism, and Jewish Peoplehood into camp culture, staff development and the daily camper experience, rather than limiting them to stand-alone programs.
Board Leaders
The Board Lab drives JCC board leaders to support executive leadership in integrating Israel, Zionism and Jewish Peoplehood across the organization through priority-setting, decision-making and a peer network of fellow lay leaders.
JOIN US THIS YEAR
Applications are open now!
Find out if this professional development program is right for you and your institution.
Find out if you’re eligible
While not a requirement, organizations are encouraged to send at least one professional per track across the following tracks:
Executives Lab: CEO / CPO / COO / Senior Program Leadership
Camp Lab: Camp Leadership
Early Childhood Education Lab: Early Childhood Leadership
Board Lab: Board Chair or Board Member
Organizations may send a delegation of up to 10 people across these tracks. Organizations are encouraged to send multiple delegation members per track.
The Lab will include general sessions for all professionals, followed by track-specific Lab sessions. Cohorts will be built both by track and by community.
Program Schedule
June 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
Info session (virtual; optional)
October 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT
Kickoff session (virtual; required)
November 1-3, 2026
Z3 Conference and Leadership Lab (Palo Alto, CA; required)
December 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT
Reflection session (virtual; required)
Spring 2027
Z3 Network events (optional)
MEET OUR PAST speakers
Oshman Family JCC
Tali Ronen
NJY Camps
Sam Aboudara
THE Varda Institute for
Community Building
Michal Guttman
The iCenter
Dan Tatar
Michael-Ann Russell JCC
Romina Naparstek
The Jewish Agency for Israel
Gal Atia
What you’ll gain:
A Shared Framework for Institutional Alignment
Participate alongside colleagues from your organization to build shared language and collaboration while applying the Z3 lens across mission, values, staffing, leadership, resource allocation programming and community engagement.
Role-Specific Learning
Join seminars tailored to your professional role with practical tools, peer discussion and real-world application.
Z3 Conference Experience
Participate in the Z3 Conference and engage with leading voices around Unity, Not Uniformity, Diversity of Voices and Engaging as Equal Partners.
National Network and Continued Growth
Connect with fellow professionals across North America while continuing to learn from respected scholars, practitioners and industry leaders.
