Jory Hanselman Mayschak To Step Down After 8 Years of Visionary Leadership
Denver, April 15, 2024: BaMidbar announced today that founding CEO, Jory Hanselman Mayschak, has decided to step down after eight years of leadership, effective July 1, 2024.
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Ruderman Family Foundation Announces Multi-Year Support
(Jewish Journal) A newly announced $320,000 multi-year grant from the Ruderman Family Foundation will enable the BaMidbar organization to bring its unique mental health approach and adventure-based clinical therapy to Jewish teenagers and young adults in the Boston area.
DEVELOPING MINDS LAUNCHES IN COLORADO!
Developing Minds, a 3-month program to help youth-serving Jewish organizations build institutional mental health capacity so all youth can engage in Jewish life, is launching in Colorado!
25+ BaMidbar Programs Delivered in First Two Months of 2024!
We've been very busy since the start of the new year. In January and February we delivered more than 25 educational and professional development programs!
Here's a high-level look at what we've been up to so far this year.
Developing Minds in Boston: The Reviews Are In & Cohort 2 Underway
Through Developing Minds, Boston-area Jewish professionals improve their organization's ability to engage with the challenges and opportunities posed by the growing mental health needs among teens and young adults.
Now Accepting Insurance in Massachusetts
BaMidbar is thrilled to announce that our therapists are now taking insurance in Massachusetts!
Hannah Horowitz & Rabbi Batya Ellinoy Join BaMidbar Team
BaMidbar is excited to welcome Rabbi Batya Elana Ellinoy and Hannah Horowitz to its professional team, bringing BaMidbar’s staff to 11 employees. Rabbi Ellinoy is BaMidbar’s first Rabbi-in-Residence, a position made possible by a 1-year grant from the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah. Hannah Horowitz is BaMidbar’s first Colorado-based Clinician & Educator.
BaMidbar Offers Uniquely Jewish Mental Health Support
(JewishBoston) The teen mental health crisis has reached a tipping point: During COVID, 44% of teens reported feeling “persistently sad or hopeless,” and 14% say they’ve contemplated suicide. BaMidbar offers a unique, Jewish way to support teens—and adults—in times of crisis, with adventure-based therapy for youth and mental health training for Jewish professionals.
BaMidbar CEO Awarded Covenant Foundation 2023 Pomegranate Prize
(covenantfn.org/news) Five emerging Jewish educators received the 2023 Pomegranate Prize today at a ceremony held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage- A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York. The recipients join a cohort of 60 exceptional future leaders in the field of Jewish education.
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