A leadership seminar for teenagers, AJProf, was held in Almaty, organized by the international project for Jewish teens Active Jewish Teens (AJT).<\/p>\n\n
Over five days, 25 teens from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia learned how to be leaders and create a future for the development of their communities in their cities. It is thanks to such leadership programs that teens realize which values are truly important to them \u2014 respect, mutual assistance, empathy, faith, creativity \u2014 and learn to put them into practice in their clubs. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cWe wanted to show the kids that leadership begins not with a position but with an inner sense of responsibility and readiness to act. AJProf is a space where teens learn to think, feel, and create together,\u201d said Ilona Ilchenko, the AJTorah coordinator.<\/p>\n\n
During the seminar, the participants studied leadership thinking, developed their own projects, conducted training sessions, took on the role of madrichim \u2014 Jewish youth leaders \u2014 and sought inspiration in Jewish sources.<\/p>\n\n
A significant part of the seminar was the sessions with a psychologist, where the teens discussed motivation, ways to find common ground in a group, and methods for maintaining an atmosphere of trust and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n
Thirteen\u2011year\u2011old Eva Pivovar from Karaganda took part in this seminar for the first time. She speaks about the programme with enthusiasm, because in addition to interesting knowledge she also gained confidence, which is very important in adolescence. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cI learned to be more open, more confident, and now I know how to run activities in the club competently and in an engaging way. This experience made me feel like a real leader,\u201d the participant told us.<\/p>\n\n
The teens were also able to fully immerse themselves in Jewish culture and traditions: the participants independently held the festive welcoming of Shabbat \u2014 Kabbalat Shabbat with songs \u2014 and organised the morning Shacharit prayer.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cAJProf left incredible impressions! In the club I feel the warmth and strength of the community, and now I want to contribute even more,\u201d shared one of the participants, 14\u2011year\u2011old Polina Andruh from Bishkek.<\/p>\n\n
According to the organisers, AJProf has become not just an educational platform but a growth point for a new generation of Jewish leaders \u2014 creative young people who will one day inspire, unite, and create a living space for development and communication among like\u2011minded people in their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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