The Jewish Leadership Academy
Gil Perl is a seasoned educational leader and consultant with extensive experience in various academic and non-profit organizations. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Ades Family Foundation and Founding Head of School at The Jewish Leadership Academy since June 2021, Gil Perl also operates Gil Perl Consulting, providing strategic guidance to non-profit leaders. Previously, as Head of School at Kohelet Yeshiva from 2014 to 2021, significant accomplishments included raising $50 million for operational, endowment, and capital needs, and achieving the first accreditation for the school. Gil Perl's prior roles include Chief Academic Officer at the Kohelet Foundation, Head of School at Margolin Hebrew Academy, and teaching at Yeshiva University. Educational credentials include a PhD and MA from Harvard University, a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and Rabbinical Ordination from Yeshiva University.
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The Jewish Leadership Academy
The Jewish Leadership Academy is a Miami-based selective Middle and High School dedicated to building the skills, nurturing the values, and igniting the passion amongst its students for a life of leadership within the Jewish community and beyond. JLA employs a unique blend of service-based, project-based, and competency- based learning to unleash the potential in each of its students to make a difference in the ever- changing world around them. Graduates of The Jewish Leadership Academy will be prepared to embrace the academic challenge of the country’s most demanding colleges and universities while infusing their campuses, workplaces, and homes with a unique set of values, ethics and ideals. Anchored by an indexed tuition model, admission to JLA is need-blind and driven by student character, academic motivation, and a demonstrated desire to live beyond one’s self. Guided by Modern Orthodox tradition, The Jewish Leadership Academy welcomes aspiring young Jewish leaders regardless of prior Jewish knowledge or practice. Apply Now for the 2024/2025 academic year: bit.ly/jlamiami