Where Jewish Values Meet Bold Ideas

Jewish Leadership Rooted in Camp and Community

Consulting, strategy, and rabbinic services driven by relationship & impact

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I work with Jewish camps and camp-centered organizations to strengthen leadership, design meaningful programs, and build communities that last.

As a rabbi and trusted partner, I support both institutions and individuals, helping leaders make thoughtful decisions, guiding teams through complexity, and weaving Jewish meaning into daily practice and pivotal moments

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About Rabbi Jill Levy

Rabbi Jill Levy is the founder of Next Door Strategies, a consulting practice partnering with Jewish camps and communal organizations to strengthen leadership, culture, and Jewish mission. With over 15 years of senior leadership in Jewish camping and education, she has exceeded camp satisfaction benchmarks, built wait-lists rivaling Taylor Swift’s, and brings strategic focus to solving long-term staff pipeline challenges.

Her work spans institutions including Ramah, JCCs, Honeymoon Israel, the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary, Federation, Hillel and more. Rabbi Levy combines strategic vision, deep Jewish knowledge, and relational leadership to help institutions, and the people within them, thrive.

Degrees/Honors

Master of Public Administration - Columbia University

Rabbinic Ordination - Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Wexner Graduate Fellow

Legacy Heritage Fellow

Board of Advisors, State of Maryland Youth Camp Safety Advisory Council

Covenant Foundation Award for Camp Ramah Sasson

Sample Publications

eJewishPhilanthropy

The ‘good problem’ highlighting a critical area for investment

Washington Jewish Week

Building sacred spaces that are also safe places