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Sinai Strategies: Education Diplomacy in Action
Sinai Strategies is a think and do agency that seeks to advance purpose driven global causes as a cultural interpreter between potential collaborators. Its approach is anchored in Education Diplomacy. The foundation of this approach rests on the following key principles: Expected Outcomes are framed by the following: 1. Negotiation and Influence 2. Cross-Cultural Leadership…
Read MoreIsra-el: Struggling with Purpose – An Educational Framework
Key aspects of this new framework include: The article frames this approach as “new-old” – drawing from ancient traditions and biblical sources while applying them to contemporary educational challenges, particularly in the context of modern Israel and post-October 7th realities. Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Experiential Learning Transmission of Jewish continuity and Israel connectivity…
Read MoreTikun Israel precedes Tikun Olam
A New-Old Approach At this very moment Am Yisrael finds itself at an intersection of existential proportions. October 7th, 2023 isn’t just any day, it is the day. It is the day when the People of Israel, Global Jewry, came to question their existence, again. How did we get here? Years of political instability and…
Read MoreCommunity Update: Rabbi Leor Sinai US Speaking Tour
Rabbi Leor Sinai, US Speaking Tour Rabbi Leor Sinai is a Global Speaker, Education Diplomacy Thought-Leader, and long-time Zionist educator. Originally from New York, Sinai made Aliyah with his family in 2011. He is a Legacy Heritage Foundation Fellow and Doctoral Candidate in the field of Education Leadership. Sinai serves on the Jewish Agency…
Read MoreOn MLK Day: Zionism and Tikun Israel
In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his dream that “…this nation (US) will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: …that all men are created equal.” Dr. King’s dream extended beyond healing African American suffering; his vision included “…all men…” society as a whole. 70 years earlier, in 1895,…
Read MoreOctober 7th 2023, When Everything—And Nothing—Changed.
It’s taken me a couple of months to write about this War of Iron Swords. I keep asking myself: What do I have to share and why do I want to share it? Not sure if it has to do with my mind clouded by the images of mutilated little kids, of parents chopped to…
Read MoreIsrael Advocates or Education Diplomats?
The field of teen immersive experiences in Israel is undergoing a transformation not seen since the introduction of Israel Advocacy over twenty years ago. This is not to say that we have seen the last of Israel Advocacy, but perhaps a next iteration of it or a parallel – strategic track – to it. As…
Read MoreLeadership, Routine, Renewal
Erica Brown, on her podcast Day 129, discusses renewal and the challenges leaders face when getting stuck in routines and relying on “the way we’ve done things”. Erica shares that we don’t know we have been imprisoned until we’ve broken out. Advancing renewal results in a level of self-awareness that can unleash the full range…
Read MoreGlobal Zionist Citizenship, A Manifesto
Zionism, initially defined as the national movement of the Jewish People, has made a huge comeback onto Global Jewry’s agenda. Organizations across the globe, including the Government of Israel, are investing tremendous resources into the reclamation and re-education of Zionism. On the one hand the term has been hijacked by others for the purposes of…
Read MoreI’m that kid
I’m that kid that was wild, energetic, uninterested in school and just wanted to have fun. I’m that kid that wasn’t good in math or science, reading and writing. I’m that kid that preferred not raising his hand in class when I didn’t understand the material for fear of being labeled dumb, or having ADD,…
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