Message from Our CEO 

The events that unfolded this past month can make the world feel dark, from the shootings on school campuses to the horrific antisemitic attack on the Australian Jewish community. As 2025 comes to an end, we are continually reminded of the challenges that Jews and women face globally. 

However, I remain so proud to be leading Elluminate, a powerful community of bold, visionary Jewish women committed to equity and social change. Our flagship program, The Collective, has provided a community for over 70 women to shape a better future - and I am proud to learn from them every day. 

At Elluminate, we believe this moment isn’t just a challenge — it’s a call to rise. And that is what we are doing. It is my pleasure to share with you some of 2025's highlights: 


• IMPACT: We measured our impact through an extensive evaluation of our Collective program, produced our first impact report, as well as a video with uplifting case studies that show how this experience supports women on the frontlines of social change. To watch the video, click here. To read the impact report, click here.
  
• EDUCATION: Through our community briefings and Elluminating Conversation Webinars, we brought women's voices on important issues straight to you. Our education initiatives included our in-person Israeli women’s leadership series, briefings on Reproductive Rights (in New York, Westchester, New Jersey, and Florida), and our Annual Convening.
  
• ACTIVATION: We have our 70 Cohort members who are already making changes and have received numerous applications for consideration to be in our next cohort. These women are leading change in Israel, the U.S., and Africa. They are fighting hunger, advancing women’s rights, organizing communities, and refusing to accept injustice as inevitable. To watch the video of Cohort 6, click here. To watch the video of Cohort 7, click here.
  
• THE FUTURE: At our Annual Luncheon 2025, with more than 400 women in attendance, we announced our Global Jewish Women’s Leadership Network, launching with our first-ever Summit in April 2026. To learn more, click here.

At Elluminate, we believe that each one of us is a changemaker. As our President, Linda Yarden, stated, each of us can be the change, and together we are the change - our Board, our Visionary Circle members, and Jewish women leaders, our donors. At this time, we need your moral courage. We need your voices. We need your leadership to advance justice.

I am dedicating this newsletter to Glenn Rosenkrantz, our newsletter editor, who passed away this week. He will be missed.

Please support Elluminate to fuel bold women’s leadership and power our work to advance equity and social justice. 

Here are a few simple tips to help make the most of your year-end giving:

• Donating this month is especially valuable from a tax-planning perspective. Tax laws related to charitable giving are evolving.
• If you are age 70 ½ or older, giving directly from your IRA through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) may reduce your taxable income. 
• Contributing from your Donor-Advised Fund can enhance women’s leadership and deepen your impact. 

If you have questions about how your generosity to Elluminate can make a difference this December, please contact Pamela S. Goldstein, Chief Development Officer, at pamela@elluminatewomen.org.

Elluminate Convening 2025: Bold Leadership + Collective Impact brought together 200 attendees for a powerful day of connection, learning, and commitment to social change. Participants engaged in addressing significant issues that affect women globally, and devised solutions through a Jewish and gender lens - creating a vibrant elluminated space. We are excited to share a sampling of highlights and links to video recordings of some of the dynamic discussions from November 20th. Whether you joined us or not, we invite you back to the energy and empowerment that was The Convening 2025.

Don’t Miss it- Elluminate hosts a monthly webinar to highlight members of The Collective, our signature leadership advancement program for Jewish women leaders who focus on today’s intractable issues and innovative solutions. 

Economic Abuse as Domestic Violence:

Israeli Women Bringing Visibility and Change

Thursday, January 8, 12:00 PM ET

Featuring: Tamar Shwartz, CEO of Women's Spirit - Financial Independence for Women Survivors of Abuse

Click Here to Register

You are invited to join Elluminate as we elevate, support, and train Jewish women visionary leaders and build a global network for social change with a gender lens.

Join an Elluminate Roundtable - Choose the area that matches your passion:

Support Jewish women leaders at every stage of their professional journey.

Strengthen partnerships with Israeli women leaders and explore current issues shaping women's equality and advancement.

Join a space for Jewish women philanthropists dedicated to growing the resources and reach of women’s empowerment.

To learn more and get involved, contact Pamela S. Goldstein, Chief Development Officer, at pamela@elluminatewomen.org.

Elluminate empowers feminist Jewish women leaders and philanthropists to advance equity and social change.

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