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Who Should Attend

Mifgash 2026 is designed for:

• JCC Executive Directors / CEOs
• One senior professional from each JCC, invited by their executive director/CEO.  The senior professional MAY attend, even in the absence of the Executive Director/CEO.  A dedicated Senior Professional Track will run throughout Mifgash, with distinct experiences each day.

Key Focus for Mifgash 2026

Shaped Directly by the Voices of JCC Executives Across the Field

Mifgash 2026 will center the issues, challenges, and opportunities that executives identified as both urgent and transformative. These themes emerged consistently through the planning committee’s conversations, analysis, and collective experience.

JCC Organizational Alignment Across All Dimensions

Building organizations that are coherent, focused, and positioned for long-term success.

JCC Talent and the Workforce / Work–Life Reality

Real tools, real JCC case studies and scenarios, and actionable leadership practices to strengthen and sustain our people.

Financial Leadership and Operational Demand

Concrete, demystifying, executive-level financial education for today’s complex operating environment.

Understanding the AI Advantage and Applying Technology

An urgent need for confidence, literacy, and leadership clarity. Which JCCs are leading—and how can they lead others?

Leading Jewishly in These Complex Times

A uniquely challenging moment that calls for connection, courage, and clarity of purpose.

Community, Peoplehood, and External Relationships

Navigating strategic partnerships, demographic shifts, and leading with confidence in a rapidly evolving landscape.