GLOBAL IMPACT
Partnership between New Orleans and Rosh Ha’ayin
From April 2-7, 2025, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans will host six educators from our sister city, Rosh Ha’Ayin. While here, they will immerse themselves in the New Orleans community, in particular spending considerable time with our local Jewish day schools.
We welcome the New Orleans Jewish community to join our visiting delegation at any or all of the following events:
- Wed, Apr 2 at 6 PM: ADL Concert Against Hate
- Sat, Apr 5 at 6 PM: National Council of Jewish Women’s Annual Fundraiser
- Sun, Apr 6 at 11 AM: “Let My People Nosh”: An Interfaith Seder, hosted by the Center for Interfaith Families
- Mon, Apr 7 at 8 AM: Parent meet & greet with coffee & bagels in the Oscar J. Tolmas Lobby at the Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus
For more details or to register for these events, please visit our Community Calendar.
Six educators from our sister city, Rosh Ha’Ayin will visit us, along with the head of the Teachers2Gether program. The delegation includes:
- Michal, from Rosh Ha’Ayin. A mother of four, Michal is the principal of the Nofim elementary school in Rosh Ha’Ayin. She has also taught English for the past 32 years.
- Meital, from Petah Tikva. Erlich has served as the principal of Afek Elementary School in Rosh Ha’ayin for five years, with over two decades of experience in education. A mother of four, Meital enjoys reading, family travel, and walks in the park with her husband.
- Roni, from Kibbutz Givat HaShlosha in central Israel. A mother of three, Roni has been a teacher for 26 years. Currently she serves as a 1st-2nd grade teacher and deputy school principal. Roni enjoys netball, apparatus pilates, yoga, nature walks, and reading.
- Jenny, from Rosh Ha’Ayin. Jenny is a busy teacher and mom of three. In her free time, she enjoys playing sports, travel, and spending time with her family.
- Limor, mother of three. Limor has been an educator for 34 years, including the past seven years as an elementary school principal. In her free time, she enjoys music and reading autobiographies.
- Shiri, from Rosh Ha’Ayin. After a mid-life career change, Shiri has taught English for the past 17 years. She also teaches computer skills and computational thinking. A mother of four, Shiri enjoys hiking and watching movies in her free time.
- Sigal, the head of the Teachers2Gether program, is from Rosh Ha’Ayin. A mother of three, Sigal teaches high school English while also volunteering in the P2G steering committee.
The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Partnership2Gether platform (P2G) has become the paradigm for successfully partnering global Jewish communities directly with Israeli communities.
An extraordinary global platform connecting some 550 communities around the world in 45 partnerships, P2G is building living bridges among these communities sharing ideas, strengths, challenges, and models of success. The partnership empowers both communities to generate waves of change.
More than 300,000 participants from Israel and the overseas communities take part in some 500 programs each year.
A local endeavor with national impact, each P2G partnership provides the opportunity for communities to connect and build flourishing interpersonal relationships. Locally, the New Orleans community is partnered with Rosh Hayin in Israel, and Birmingham, AL.
One of the most exciting aspects of P2G is the mutual and lasting friendships.
Contact us at israeloutreach@jewishnola.org for more information.