Become a GENerate Guide

How do our identities shift as we age? How can we find meaning and mark this transition with creativity and intention? What does it mean to age wisely, generatively, and soulfully, together?

GENerate, one of three BECOMING programs, is a year-long rite of passage program for Jewish adults ages 60+ transitioning from career to retirement, child rearing to empty nesting, and/or from the paradigmatic “doing” of midlife to the “being” of elderhood.

GENerate guides work in pairs to guide a small group of about twelve participants through the GENerate curriculum, including facilitating discussion, journal prompts, and creative and experiential activities that address various topics germane to active, creative aging through a Jewish lens. In addition, as the culminating “performance task” of this rite of passage, GENerate facilitators guide participants in creating an artistic reinterpretation of a Torah text using Lab/Shul’s signature Storahtelling Maven Method™.

We are seeking creative teaching artists, clergy, and educators to join the ranks of GENerate trained guides! Might that be you? This opportunity is for you if you:

• Are an experienced group facilitator, who pays close and careful attention to group dynamics.
• Have a strong background of Judaic literacy and study of Jewish text.
• Are passionate about creating inclusive Jewish community and have existing experience working with adults with varying degrees of Jewish knowledge, education, affiliation, and learning styles.
• Have existing experience working with older adults and/or are in the field of active aging.
• Are comfortable working in a co-facilitation model.
• Work with a proactive approach to addressing racism, ableism, sexism, classism, homophobia and transphobia and other forms of bias.
• Bring a compassionate understanding of a wide spectrum of views around Israel/Palestine to your work in Jewish community.
• Will commit to a year-long journey to become certified, in exchange for being considered first for facilitation of GENerate cohorts in 2026 and beyond.
• Will commit to participating in 4-6 paid virtual training sessions throughout the year.
• Will meet regularly for coaching with a BECOMING mentor.

Interested? Please review the eligibility requirements and application instructions below.

Eligibility*

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the following areas:

• Group facilitation: Adept in guiding an interactive, creative learning environment; aware of and able to apply theories of adult learning and development; attentive to group dynamics and skilled in helping groups navigate conflict.
• Facility with one or more artistic modalities: Skilled in one or more artistic modalities (theater performance, visual/graphic art, music, dance, digital technology, writing, etc.), address story/storytelling in your work, and have experience guiding others in tapping into their own creative capacity.
• Engagement with the field: Sustained engagement with the field of active aging, either through your own experiences as an adult 60+ and/or as a professional cornerstone.
• Jewish content knowledge: Judaic literacy and Hebrew skills (preference for Judaic study in a Jewish learning environment for at least a year); demonstrable experience inspiring people with Jewish wisdom, knowledge, and humor

* Often, people don’t apply for opportunities simply because they don’t check every single eligibility box included in a job description. We encourage folks from historically underrepresented or marginalized identities to apply even if you don’t check every box in eligibility.

To Apply

1. Please submit a resume and, if helpful, a description of relevant experience for the aforementioned eligibility requirements not reflected in your resume. Please be specific about the level of proficiency you have in Judaic content knowledge (Torah, Hebrew, holidays, background experience or schooling).
2. Please send either:
   • A video of a small section of a lesson/session plan for adults 60+ that connects Jewish wisdom/text/tradition with an exploration of aging (3-5 min) OR
   • A written session plan for a 15-20 minute activity connecting Jewish wisdom/text/tradition with an exploration of aging.

   Either of these can be a snippet of an existing plan you may have in your archives or something new.

We will respond within a week with either an invitation to interview or to let you know you won’t be moving on to an interview.

“BECOMING” is a new model for growing up with intention, inviting seekers of all ages and life stages to join others in small guided groups, to reflect on identity , explore legacy, and become the storytellers of their lives. Through curated tracks, Becoming journeys help make meaning of life’s milestones in creative ways, celebrating personal growth, communal belonging, and investing in lifelong commitments to what matters most.

BECOMING is a program of Lab/Shul.