Jewish Ambassador Program
Meet a rabbi.Ask anything.
Free group meetings with rabbis and Jewish men and women from your local community, for schools, clubs, teams and communities across Europe.
Different but together Building a Better Civil Society
- Cost
No cost
No cost at all. Just provide the space and the people.
- Group
10+ people
Group meetings with a Jewish Ambassador, not one-on-one.
- Duration
45–90 min
At your place.
- Language
Yours
The local language, or English. The audience chooses.
Germany · Austria · Switzerland · France · Italy. More countries coming soon.
Everything you always wanted to know about Judaism, and never dared to ask.
- 01Group meetings with Ambassadors from the Jewish community: rabbis and Jewish men and women trained for civil-society dialogue. Meetings are held with groups of 10 participants or more, not one-on-one.
- 02Authentic, first-hand answers, straight from a rabbi.
- 03Open spaces for questions, conversation and discussion.
- 04Breaking down prejudice and discovering common ground.
- 05Active listening and honest, respectful exchange.
- The history and traditions of Judaism.
- Jewish life today: holidays, rituals and life cycles.
- Prejudice and antisemitism: how we can act against them together.
- What it feels like to be Jewish in Europe today.
- The questions you have always wondered about, discussed openly and without inhibition.
Not through the media, not through headlines, but face to face.
Book a meetingCivil-society groups of every kind.
We look forward to conversations with civil-society groups of every kind, across Europe.
- StudentsSchools and universities
- Culture ClubsClubs and associations
- Public SectorMunicipal and state employees
- TeachersEducators at every level
- ChurchesCongregations and faith communities
- Private CompaniesTeams and workplaces
- Fan GroupsSupporters and sports communities
- Security PersonnelThose who keep us safe
Three steps to your meeting.
- 1
Tell us about
your groupWho you are, how many, and where. It takes two minutes.
- 2
We match an
AmbassadorA rabbi or Jewish Ambassador in your country, in your language.
- 3
Meet
and ask45 to 90 minutes of open conversation, at your place.
Real groups.
Real conversations.
In their own words.
Thank you very much for the wonderful tour of the synagogue. It was truly outstanding. The participants—the FSJ volunteers—also enjoyed it very much.
Meine Schüler:innen waren sehr beeindruckt und fühlen sich sehr angeregt. [...] Es war wirklich toll, dass Ihr Rabbi sich so viel Zeit für uns genommen hat und so anschaulich erklären konnten.I was especially touched when many students personally came up to thank me after the talk. It made me feel that they really appreciated hearing directly from a Jewish perspective instead of just learning about Judaism from books.
Guests left with new insights into kosher practices, positive connections, and enthusiastic feedback, with some expressing interest in similar events for next year's ‘Week of Religions.’
Viele Teilnehmende zeigten sich im Anschluss tief beeindruckt und dankbar für diese intensive Erfahrung.One of the children, a Muslim one came to me after the meeting and said that he never met a Jew before and he haven’t known that we are so nice!
I was received like a ‘star’, and they were very curious about the meaning of some words and its Jewish meaning. A very intense and meaningful morning.
People were very happy and interested to see and meet a Jew and rabbi for first time, they asked questions and was meaningful
The workshop was highly appreciated by all participants for its intellectual depth and its success in addressing the most complex challenges of our modern era.
Thank you, Rabbi, for receiving us once again this afternoon... It is always a moment of great intelligence, of humanism, to talk with you ... and to tell you all it reconciles me with humanity: knowing that reflection still exists.... I admit that it impressed me ... because I can’t find this reflection anywhere else...
After the conference, several participants shared very enthusiastic feedback, expressing that the event had been intellectually stimulating, courageous and meaningful.
The students reacted with great analytical curiosity, asking insightful questions about how history continues to influence contemporary community identity.
Understanding beginswith encounter.
The Jewish Ambassador Program of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) is open to everyone who wants to learn more about Judaism.
What makes this program unique is direct, personal contact with a Jewish representative: not through the media, not through headlines, but face to face. This is a rare opportunity to meet and talk with a local Jewish person, perhaps for the first time in your life.
Our aim is an open, respectful dialogue, especially in times of growing prejudice and antisemitism. Talking with each other, asking questions, getting to know one another: these are the best paths to understanding.
The program brings rabbis and Jewish representatives into direct conversation with other people. It is not only about knowledge, but about building bridges and making Jewish life, traditions and values tangible.
Bring an Ambassador to your group.
Tell us about your group and we will arrange a personal, honest and open conversation, with 10 participants or more.