Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
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Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
Photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller
Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
Photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller
Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
Photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller
Listen.
Learn.
Lead.
Photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller



We are a diverse community of Jewish leaders ready to encounter the complex stories, people, and places at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian reality.

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Our Programs

Encounter’s educational programming includes our signature Immersive Education programs in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and opportunities for Continuing Education, including resources of what we are reading, watching and listening to.

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Our Community

The Encounter network includes a diverse group of Jewish influencers committed to generative and constructive discussion and engagement with the most critical issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Our Impact

Over the years, hundreds of exceptional Jewish leaders have been profoundly impacted by their Encounter experiences. See and hear their stories, and discover how they’ve incorporated the lessons of Encounter into their leadership.

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I am so impressed with the staff and the culture of this organization. Debbie Cosgrove Chair, Jewish Women’s Foundation NY
It's essential for Jewish leaders. Rabbi Sharon Brous Senior/Founding Rabbi, IKAR
It's a powerful and necessary experience. Lindsey B. Mintz Executive Director, Indianapolis JCRC
I have totally opened to a new perspective on the conflict, one that I thought I understood but I now realize that I did not. Rabbi David Schuck Rabbi, Beth El Synagogue Center
Incredibly eye-opening, educational. It offers Jewish communal leaders a unique opportunity to get unfiltered facts about the current conditions. Deborah Lauter Executive Director, NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
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