Professional development
Overview
BaMidbar maximizes impact through professional development programs for youth and young adult-serving Jewish community professionals, which helps build a resilient and thriving Jewish community that actively supports its members in achieving mental wellness. BaMidbar’s professional development programs focus on mental health literacy, experiential education as a tool for social and emotional learning, Jewish perspectives on wellness, and educator empowerment and self-care. Programming is delivered through retreats, stand-alone training, workshops, and online courses.
Upcoming Programs

Empowering Teachers and Building Motivation with Shalom D.C.
Dates: April 15, 2021
Location: Virtual

Compassion Fatigue & Holding Emotional Boundaries with URJ Camps
Dates: April 19, 2021
Location: Virtual

Stories from the Frontline: Addiction and Mental Health in the Jewish Community with NJHSA
Dates: April 21, 2021
Location: Virtual

Values, Burnout, and Boundaries with 4Front Baltimore
Dates: April 22, 2021
Location: Virtual

Wellness Without Overwhelm with Congregation Beth El
Dates: April 25, 2021
Location: Virtual

Supporting Kids Motivation and Wellbeing with Hillel B’nai Torah
Dates: April 25, 2021
Location: Virtual
Previous Programs

Preparing for Camp: Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and the Current Moment with URJ Camps
Dates: April 12, 2021
Location: Virtual

Wellness Without Overwhelm with Hillel B’nai Torah
Dates: April 11, 2021
Location: Virtual

Upstart Spring Series Session 3: Communication Tools for Building Empathy and Rapport
Dates: April 8, 2021
Location: Virtual

Mental, Emotional, Social Health for Experiential Educators (Colorado+)
Dates: April 7, 2021
Location: Virtual
Cost: Paid Fellowship

Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue with Foundation for Jewish Camp
Dates: March 25, 2021
Location: Virtual

Supporting Our Teens Through COVID-19 with Dorshei Tzedek
Dates: March 11, 2021
Location: Virtual

Designing a Trauma Informed Camp with URJ Camp Coleman
Dates: March 4, 2021
Location: Virtual

Upstart Spring Series Session 2: Facilitating for Resilience
Dates: February 22, 2021
Location: Virtual

Values, Burnout, and Boundaries with CJP
Dates: February 11, 2021
Location: Virtual

Designing Experiences for an Anxious World: Using Stress-Informed Strategies to Support Students with Hillel International
Dates: February 10, 2021
Location: Virtual

Empowering Teachers and Building Motivation in Response to COVID-19 with The Paradigm Project
Dates: February 8, 2021
Location: Virtual

Wellness Without Overwhelm with Boston’s Jewish Teen Initiative and CJP
Dates: February 7, 2021
Location: Virtual

Preparing for Camp: Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and the Current Moment with URJ Camp Coleman
Dates: January 28, 2021
Location: Virtual

Practicing Self-Acceptance with Upstart
Dates: January 27, 2021
Location: Virtual

Upstart Spring Series Session 1: Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and the Current Moment
Dates: January 21, 2021
Location: Virtual

Zoom Fatigue and Online Facilitation with Jewish Farmer Network
Dates: January 14, 2021
Location: Virtual
Hire Us
BaMidbar offers a variety of professional development workshops and community education events for synagogues, Jewish day schools, summer camps, youth groups, and more. Interested in bringing a BaMidbar staff to your community? Email Info@BaMidbarTherapy.org, or call 1 720-835-2937 x101.
Who We've
Worked With
BaMidbar has partnered with a diverse range of Jewish organizations on workshops, retreats, and educational programming. Some of these organizations include:
Jewish Organizations
- BBYO
- Hillel International
- UpStart Lab
- Jewish Addiction Awareness Network
- Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
- Mitsui Collective
- JEWISHcolorado
- Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
- Jewish Family & Children’s Service AZ
- Jewish Federation of Cleveland
- Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit
Jewish Camps
- Foundation for Jewish Camp
- National Ramah Commission
- Ramah in the Rockies
- Ramah Berkshires
- Capital Camps
Synagogues &
Rabbinic Organizations
- Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council
- Hebrew Education Alliance – Denver
- Congregation Bonai Shalom – Boulder
- Congregation Or Zarua – New York City
- Temple Chai – Phoenix
- Temple Beth Am – Los Angeles
- Mishkan Chicago