What Better Way Than Forward?

Thank you for helping us make a tremendous impact this year!

Your support directly advances the leadership of 50 Jewish women social entrepreneurs who are building social movements to confront the climate crisis, prevent child marriage, and develop more inclusive Jewish communities. Our leaders work on achieving many forms of social change in diverse communities in the United States, Israel, and around the world.

Elluminate grows strong philanthropists who coordinate their efforts to choose a phenomenal group of visionary leaders to join The Collective.

Interested in joining this effort? We are taking applications for our next round of Visionary Circles. Email us.

Our fifth cohort was announced this year. Click here to learn about these 10 social entrepreneurs who are driving innovation through their Jewish values and with a gender lens.

Are you a Jewish woman leader who is driving change (or do you want to make a referral)? Tell us more!

Fostering community - Our Collective program supports growth and connection among Jewish women leaders. Collective members gathered for two in-person retreats to support one another through challenges, celebrate successes, and strategize on their work for social change.

Members of The Collective and Elluminate staff at the June 2023 Retreat

Video: Where Powerful Women Go To Become More Powerful

Elluminating our progress - Our May 24th gala luncheon culminated a year-long celebration of our 25th Anniversary. Three hundred people honored Past President Debbie Cosgrove and provided strong support for the future of our work.

Support us now before our fiscal year ends at midnight!

That's what your support can do. We hope you will learn more about our work and join our movement.

Collective members have achieved new levels of fundraising:

Sarah Levin of Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA) received support from UJA-Federation of New York to assess Jewish day schools in New York City as the first step toward making them more inclusive of Sephardic and Mizrahi students.

Sara Shapiro-Plevan of Gender Equity in Hiring Project and Ela Alon of Itach Ma'aki Women Lawyers for Social Justice were awarded core grants from the Hadassah Foundation.

Collective members graduated their participants

Rabba Sara Hurwitz of Maharat ordained six women at their graduation.

Elizabeth Mandel of jGirls+ Magazine graduated their senior class of leaders.

Maharat ordains six Orthodox women rabbis

Collective members advocated in the press:

Rabbi Jennie Rosenn of Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action wrote about the wildfire smoke affecting air quality in New York City in an opinion piece..

Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights wrote about the need to include more women in the conversation about Israel in an opinion piece.

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