Speaking & Keynotes
Talks that build clarity, courage, and collective direction.
Designed for communities and campuses navigating complexity
and looking for language that holds.
A keynote can do two things. It can create a moment - or it can create momentum.
My talks are framework-driven and field-tested. They are designed to help audiences name the terrain honestly, move beyond reactive thinking, and leave with language and direction that can actually be used.
All talks can be delivered as standalone keynotes or as the opening session of a longer training or consulting engagement.
Where These Talks Work Well
Conferences and communal gatherings
Board and senior leadership retreats
Hillel and campus leadership events
Synagogue scholar-in-residence weekends
Training days for staff and volunteers
Community events responding to volatility or heightened tension
Featured Topics
These signature talks and workshops explore the issues shaping Jewish life today with depth, honesty, and practical tools your community can use immediately.
Pride, Partnership, Power: A New Model for Confronting Antisemitism
A powerful, practical roadmap that helps communities understand today’s antisemitism and respond with clarity, courage, and unapologetic Jewish pride.
Events vs Organising: Why Jewish Student Activism Keeps Stalling
Why campus work often looks busy but doesn’t compound, and how to build organising infrastructure that actually shifts climate over time.
Stop Calling It “Crisis.” Call It a Season
A reframing for leaders and communities stuck in permanent emergency mode, and what a stewardship approach demands instead.
When Extremism Comes from Every Direction: Understanding Threats to Jewish Life
A grounded, non-partisan look at how antisemitism mutates across the political spectrum - and how Jewish communities can avoid blind spots while staying safer and smarter.
Mobilising Young Jewish Leadership: From Inspiration to Action
A practical guide to developing young leaders by inspiring commitment, teaching real skills, and giving them the responsibility they need to actually lead.
Courage and Hope in Times of Crisis
A values-driven session that helps individuals and communities cultivate resilience, perspective, and hope during moments of fear, uncertainty, and profound change.
Talking About Israel Without Breaking the Room
A clear, values-based framework for having honest, nuanced Israel conversations that create space for dialogue while building understanding rather than division.
Why Jewish Life Gets Better With Age: Reclaiming Jewish Adulthood
A refreshing, uplifting exploration of why engaging with Jewish life as an adult is richer, deeper, and more meaningful than many realise - and how to invite young adults into a lifelong Jewish journey.
An Honest Zionism for an Imperfect World
A session that helps young people distinguish between supporting Israel's right to exist and agreeing with every policy of the particular Israeli government of the day.
What Actually Works: Engaging Gen Z & Emerging Adults in Jewish Life
A candid, research-informed look at how to reach and retain young Jews today - what resonates, what doesn’t, and why authenticity beats “engagement tricks” every time.
Small But Mighty: Strengthening Jewish Life in Emerging Communities
A practical blueprint for building vibrant, resilient Jewish community in small or under-resourced settings, based on my frontline experience in Kingston and beyond.
Coalition-Building for a Stronger Community: Relational Advocacy in Practice
A skills-focused workshop that teaches how to build allies, develop strategic partnerships, and strengthen community influence in a fractured world.
Watch Yos in Action
My work often sits at the crossroads of teaching, advocacy, and communal resilience.
These recordings capture a few of those moments - from speaking to hundreds in times of crisis to representing Jewish students on the national stage.
Rosh Hashanah 5785: Step Up. Lean In. Pump Up The Volume.
A High Holy Day sermon reflecting on my visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz in Summer 2024 and what it meant to stand there nearly a year after October 7th. A message about loss, rebuilding, and the enduring strength of the Jewish people.
A Week After October 7th: Speaking to a Community in Mourning
Remarks delivered at Kingston's community vigil one week after the attacks of October 7th. A call for solidarity, compassion, and unwavering Jewish pride at a moment of profound fear and uncertainty.
Testifying Before Parliament: Confronting Campus Antisemitism
My testimony before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights, in May 2024, speaking to the realities of antisemitism on campus and the responsibilities of institutions to protect Jewish students.