COJECO is excited to launch its Adult B’nai Mitzvah Journey, a program for Russian-speaking Jewish adults in New York! This unique experience encourages and enables the participants to join meaningful Jewish learning, celebrate their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and bring the joy of Jewish living to their families.
The program empowers RSJ change makers to create their own community-building initiatives, with the support of a network of peers, educational workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and mini-grants for project implementation.
A customized, year-long family program for Russian-speaking Jewish parents and their children leading up to Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
The Virtual Academy of Jewish Heritage offers a series of top-notch Jewish and Israel-related educational sessions in English and Russian. Learn more on how to attend these free virtual lectures and help support the academy!
Interested in a unique Jewish learning program co-created by Russian-speaking Jewish families and leading Jewish educators? RJKrug, an Innovative Jewish Learning Program For Children and Parents, will soon begin its cohort for 2023-2024.
Bringing Russian-speaking Jewish young adults on a 9-day educational trips to Germany to explore the past and present of Jewish life in Germany, and to experience modern Germany first hand.
We have launched a successful program for adults, children, teens, and families in Northern New Jersey, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, our community is welcoming more refugees from Ukraine every day. COJECO has been working tirelessly to help people impacted by the War in Ukraine to resettle in New York and New Jersey. Read more about our efforts and Join!
Join COJECO in celebrating its annual gala honoring the RSJ Community. Stay tuned for details about the 2025 annual gala!
Thu, October 10, 2024
Tue, October 15, 2024
Miriam Brosseau is Principal of Tiny Windows Consulting, a nonprofit consultancy dedicated to helping mission-driven leaders make the world a kinder, braver, more curious place through asking bigger questions and telling smaller stories. Before launching Tiny Windows in 2018, Miriam spent 12 years working inside nonprofits including running the Jewish TED-style platform ELI Talks (as its first Program Director). As Chief Innovation Officer of See3 Communications, she consulted with a wide range of organizations including Make-A-Wish America, the BUILD Initiative, and the Alzheimer's Association. In her frequent collaborations with Lisa Colton of Darim Online, Miriam helps Jewish organizations design and implement digital storytelling that supports on-the-ground community-building. Outside of her consulting practice, Miriam is involved in Jewish arts and culture. She cohosts the podcast "Throwing Sheyd: Better Living Through Jewish Demonology," and spent five years as half of the "biblegum pop" duo Stereo Sinai (both in partnership with her husband, Alan Sufrin). Miriam is a member of the ROI Network of young Jewish innovators and was named to the New York Jewish Week's "36 Under 36" list in 2013. Miriam got her BA in Jewish Studies and Modern Hebrew at UW-Madison, her MA in Jewish Professional Studies from Spertus Institute, and holds certificates in Storytelling for Influence from IDEO and in Inbound from Hubspot. Miriam is mom to two beautiful boys and spends her free time reading, singing, and roller skating.
COJECO was formed in 2001 as an umbrella organization for grassroots community organizations of Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants in New York to make their voices heard and respected. Today we represent over 30 such network organizations, including young adult leadership groups, Holocaust Survivors, professional associations, arts & culture organizations, and social justice groups.
COJECO was formed in 2001 as an umbrella organization for grassroots community organizations of Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants in New York to make their voices heard and respected. Today we represent over 30 such network organizations, including young adult leadership groups, Holocaust Survivors, professional associations, arts & culture organizations, and social justice groups.
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