Guiding Good Choices is a proven curriculum that was created and tested by researchers at the University of Washington, which focuses on the skills and tools needed to strengthen the bonding of parents and children, which is critical for lowering rates of attrition and increasing engagement.
GenAleph offers the GGC curriculum in a way that is adopted for your community. By working with community leaders, we ensure that GenAleph will work for all communities (right, left, center).
This course is not a one-off parenting course, it encompasses everything you need to know in just 5 weeks!
In order to tackle these challenges, we need to make sure we as parents are prepared to handle each level of our children’s hierarchy of needs to enable our children to become passionate and committed Jews.
The podcast is built based on the hierarchy of needs for parenting, with each month focusing on a different topic, starting with the most basic needs, and advancing each month.
Each week a new episode will be released learning from leading experts of our dor, our generation, about raising the Jews next dor, the Jews of the next generation.
The Healthy Habits hub is a feature of our weekly email. Each month we will introduce a new healthy parenting habit which is exclusive for GenAleph members, along with further guidance on how to implement this healthy habit in our weekly email.
Rabbi Phil Karesh serves as the Executive Director of the Department of Community Projects & Partnerships. This innovative department focuses on national, research-based initiatives to enhance the wider Jewish community. Phil Karesh has training in parenting courses from University of Washington’s Center for Communities that Care, and Shalom Task Force.
Among the portfolio of projects that Rabbi Karesh manages is GenAleph, an initiative that focuses on the foundational bonding between parents and children. Rabbi Karesh has been a part of the OU ecosystem for 13 years.
He obtained semichah from Yeshiva University in Israel, is a certified mohel, and earned a Master’s in Education from Loyola University Chicago.
Please reach out to learn more and say hello at phil@genaleph.org.
Aliza Pollak serves as the Executive Fellow at GenAleph, the Orthodox Union’s parenting initiative. In this role, she works closely with the Executive Director implementing GenAleph’s programs and manages many of the day-to-day responsibilities. Aliza’s dedication to helping the Jewish community drives her commitment to GenAleph’s mission of strengthening the foundational parent-child relationship within our communities.
Aliza earned her bachelor’s degree in Finance and Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Sy Syms School of Business, Yeshiva University. With a background in business and a passion for strengthening the Jewish community, Aliza is excited with the opportunity to work closely with community leaders, helping to promote the next generation of passionate and committed Jews.
Please reach out to Aliza at aliza.pollak@ou.org to connect and learn more.