Rabbi Yechiel Hoffman, EdD empowers individuals to embark on personal journeys through meaningful collective learning experiences. In co-founding JEDLAB, serving on the board of Jumpstart and as a trainer for Keshet, Yechiel bridges innovation into dynamic organizations to best serve the Jewish community. As an educational leader, Yechiel has spearheaded creative enterprises that put the Jewish learner of all ages at the center of Jewish experience. Through creativity, inclusivity and the integration of popular culture with Jewish wisdom and living, Yechiel’s educational leadership has enriched the Jewish journeys of children and adults in as diverse settings as Jewish Day Schools, community organizations and synagogues, after an early career honing his skills and craft for storytelling in the entertainment industry. Yechiel has served as an organizational, educational and spiritual leader in his role as the Director of Youth Learning in Los Angeles’ Temple Beth Am Conservative community, as well as the Experiential Educator at Milken Community High School. Yechiel is a recipient of the prestigious Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation, and the award for Outstanding Professional Achievement from the Jewish Communal Professionals of Southern California. After initially entering Jewish education as DeLeT Fellow at HUC in Los Angeles, he received his Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University, studying the value of cultivating learning networks and innovation in Jewish education.