Thirteen Exemplary Jewish Educators Celebrated at Annual Covenant Foundation Awards

Meet the Convenant Award Winners

Thirteen Jewish educators were honored for their contributions to the field at The Covenant Foundation's recent Covenant Awards dinner and Pomegranate Awards breakfast. Mayberg Foundation Executive Director Todd Sukol and Senior Advisor for Education Grants and Programs Rachel Abrahams were among those who celebrated these award-winning Jewish educators.

The Covenant Award recognizes the impact three Jewish educators have made on Jewish life through their innovative educational practices and models, and received a prize of $50,000 and an additional $10,000 for his or her home institution. This year's recipients are Sarah Atkins, director of Camp Kadimah; Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses, rabbi and director of Lifelong Learning, Romemu; and Rabbi Micah Lapidus, director of Jewish and Hebrew studies and school rabbi, The Alfred & Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta, GA.

Pomegranate award winners

The Pomegranate Award recognizes emerging leaders in the field of Jewish education by encouraging them in their pursuits and offering the resources and connections necessary to accelerate their development, deepen their self-awareness, and amplify their impact on the field.

The Mayberg Foundation applauds these innovative Jewish educators who exemplify our mission of proliferating Jewish wisdom and values in the contemporary world.

Read more about the Convenant Awards and Pomegranate Award winners.