Yoshi Silverstein

Pomegranate Prize The Covenant Foundation Oct 2022 The Pomegranate Prize is a prestigious national award designed to recognize 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.

S. Lee Kohrman Award in Jewish Experiential Education Jewish Education Center of Cleveland Mar 2022 The S. Lee Kohrman Award in Jewish Experiential Educationwas established by the David and Inez Myers Foundation in honor of Lee Kohrman and in appreciation of his passion for and impact in the field of informal Jewish education. This annual award recognizes one outstanding informal, experiential "Beyond the Classroom" Jewish educator in Cleveland's Jewish Community for developing educational experiences that take place outside of a traditional classroom.

2021 Honoree — Grist 50: emerging leaders in climate, sustainability, and equity. Grist.org Mar 2021 The Grist 50 is an annual list of emerging leaders from across the U.S. who are working on fresh, real-world solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. Now in its sixth year, the list includes scientists, artists, policymakers, farmers, social-justice advocates, storytellers, entrepreneurs, technologists, chefs, clean-energy wonks — all kinds of people pointing the way toward a just, sustainable future.

Selah Leadership Program - National Cohort 14: Jewish Leaders of Color Bend the Arc & Rockwood Leadership Institute 2016 Bend the Arc’s Selah Leadership Program, in partnership with the Rockwood Leadership Institute, is designed for Jewish social justice leaders working in Jewish and secular organizations.Like social change, leadership is about engaging others, sustaining and cultivating communities and movements, inspiring others to give their best, and fulfilling your vision and your organization's mission.Since 2015, the program has been dedicated to supporting the leadership of self-identified… Show more Bend the Arc’s Selah Leadership Program, in partnership with the Rockwood Leadership Institute, is designed for Jewish social justice leaders working in Jewish and secular organizations.Like social change, leadership is about engaging others, sustaining and cultivating communities and movements, inspiring others to give their best, and fulfilling your vision and your organization's mission.Since 2015, the program has been dedicated to supporting the leadership of self-identified Jews of color to help our institutions better reflect the full diversity of the American Jewish community.Selah is the first leadership training designed specifically for Jewish leaders working across the social change field. Since its founding in 2004, Selah has trained more than 340 leaders from over 200 organizations. Show less

PresenTense NYC Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship PresenTense May 2015 Now part of Upstart, PresenTense NYC Fellowship was a 6-month accelerator course for social entrepreneurship.

ELI Talks: Speaker Series NYC ELI Talks Oct 2014 Community by Design: The Torah of Placebit.ly/ELI-Talk_Torah-of-PlaceELI Talks works with organizations and individuals to cultivate, to raise up, and to transmit inspired Jewish ideas. Through ELI’s digital media and conversations on and offline, ELI curates a canon of new Jewish thought. This living Gemara, deeply rooted in text and tradition, serves to mirror, to energize, and to enrich the entire spectrum of Jewish observance, while acting as a beacon of discourse and civility… Show more Community by Design: The Torah of Placebit.ly/ELI-Talk_Torah-of-PlaceELI Talks works with organizations and individuals to cultivate, to raise up, and to transmit inspired Jewish ideas. Through ELI’s digital media and conversations on and offline, ELI curates a canon of new Jewish thought. This living Gemara, deeply rooted in text and tradition, serves to mirror, to energize, and to enrich the entire spectrum of Jewish observance, while acting as a beacon of discourse and civility in today’s world. Inspired Jewish ideas emerge at the intersection of Jewish tradition and your unique story. Drawing on the model of Jewish discourse and the latest in digital technology, ELI captures, transmits, and nurtures these ideas. We envision a Jewish future in which every Jew feels a sense of confidence in their tradition as a rich source of creativity, innovation, and inspiration. At the heart of every ELI talk is Jewish religious engagement (E), Jewish literacy (L), and Jewish identity (I) with Israel and peoplehood at the core. Our work is driven by the values of ahavat yisrael (love of fellow Jews and the land of Israel), chidush (innovation within tradition), and machloket l’shem shamayim (argument for the sake of Heaven). Our online presence provides a platform for ideas and sources to be shared, and a home for wide-ranging voices to converse skillfully and compassionately with one another. ELI talks are not meant to be relics on a digital shelf, rather, they are conversation catalysts intended to be turned, questioned, and contradicted, in prayer spaces and offices, around boardroom tables, and in the intimacy of our own homes. Our speakers span the depth and breadth of the Jewish experience, but they aren’t individual and independent voices: they are all connected to each other and to our collective tradition. Show less

Alumni Leadership Award Dorot Foundation 2013 Mitsui Collective Launch & Pilot Project (then “Mitsui Design”)

Finalist: Sukkah Design Competition Leichtag Foundation 2nd Place Finalist – “Sukkot at the Ranch” Shmita-Themed Sukkah Design Competition