Kehilot Institute

We support and advise local leaders and activists who wish to establish communal frameworks for secular Jews living in their regions, and we assist them in the development and implementation of plans enhancing community resilience. We do that through training workshops and seminars, and by providing personal and professional guidance, using our network of connections and partnerships. We began our operations in early 2012, and you may visit the website of Kehila in Amsterdam to get a glimpse of what we have achieved there. These days we work with communities in several cities across Europe, and we are always ready to reach new horizons. Our operations are carried out by a team of experts with significant experience in the relevant fields, including social entrepreneurship, community leadership, planning and budgeting, education and Hebrew learning, and management of social and cultural programs. Machon Kehilot is an independent non-profit organization, which is neither funded by public authorities, nor is supported by any political or religious groups. Our activities are made possible with the generous support of our donors and sponsors, who share our vision and see the importance of engaging new Jewish communities in the Diaspora. Our projects and operations have been funded to date by the Pincus Fund for Jewish Education, by JDC and the JDC Europe Community Initiative Fund, by the World Zionist Organization, and by the New York based Hazon organization, in the framework of project Hakhel, which is carried out in cooperation with Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.