A message from our leadership

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“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Dear Friends and Supporters

2022 was Momentum’s year to demonstrate the impact of inspiring change over the years, one step (sometimes two or three steps) at a time.

This past year solidified for Momentum:

• our growth from 8 passionate individuals to a global network of women and men around the world
• our expansion from a community of Moms to a world of leaders, partners, and change-makers
• our evolution from a provider of an Israeli trips to an international immersive experience of Jewish learning, leadership, language, and lifestyle
• our reputation as the premiere connector of women everywhere learning and living Jewish values through accessible tools, education, and resources
• our recognition as the champion of inspiring Jewish learning, sparking meaningful conversations, and enabling genuine connections to bring Jewish women around the world closer together and engage with Israel

Momentum’s embodiment of empowering Jewish women for change is our north star and guides our purpose and passion in planning, partnering, and celebrating our Jewish programs and initiatives. We are constantly evaluating and understanding the landscape for Jewish living, learning, and leading to ensure continuous support for personal, community, and global growth.

Through our work and support with our partners, community leaders, and trip participants, we implemented and achieved our initiatives by inspiring women to carry the spark off change to their families, communities, and ultimately, the world.

In this report, we’re excited to share with you how our efforts continue to deliver on our core goals of connecting to Jewish values, engaging with Israel, taking action, and fostering unity without uniformity

But this moment is not just about our past accomplishments – we’re looking toward the future of Momentum. In June 2022, we developed our first long-term Strategic Plan outlining our key strategic priorities of Partnership, Leadership, and Sustainability. Momentum is poised to be stronger than ever, thanks to the talent of our dynamic leadership and team, the generosity of our passionate and influential partners, participants, and benefactors, the power of our expanded ecosystem of program offerings and experiences.

Thank you to our partners and supporters for your steadfast and ongoing support in helping us to inspire and impact real change for Jewish women and men and their families and communities around the world.

Lori Palatnik

Founding Director

Debbie Hochberg

President of the Board

Ben Pery

Chief Executive Officer

A message from our leadership

“2022 was Momentum’s year to demonstrate the impact of inspiring change over the years, one step at a time.”

Listen to the full address from Board President, Debbie Hochberg:

Highlights from 2022

Looking to the future

But this moment is not just about our past accomplishments – we’re looking toward the future of Momentum. In June 2022, we developed our first long-term Strategic Plan outlining our key strategic priorities of Partnership, Leadership, and Sustainability. Momentum is poised to be stronger than ever, thanks to the talent of our dynamic leadership and team, the generosity of our passionate and influential partners, participants, and benefactors, the power of our expanded ecosystem of program offerings and experiences.

Partnership Growth
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Our goal to double our trip participants and partnerships in the next 3 years is one of our top priorities and we are creating programs and communications to increase awareness of, and engagement with, the Momentum mission and our programming.
Leadership Development
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Momentum’s Leadership Development Program is a new, dynamic catalyst to empowering leaders to realize Momentum’s mission. This program will support the growth of our partnerships worldwide and deliver sustainability within our organization by elevating leadership skills and cultivating leadership culture.
Israel at 75
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Momentum’s “Israel at 75” year-long celebration, including an exclusive immersive 8-day Israeli experience, honors Israel’s 75 years of statehood and 3,000-plus years of peoplehood in 2023.
Partnership Growth
Read More
Our goal to double our trip participants and partnerships in the next 3 years is one of our top priorities and we are creating programs and communications to increase awareness of, and engagement with, the Momentum mission and our programming.
Leadership Development
Read More
Momentum’s Leadership Development Program is a new, dynamic catalyst to empowering leaders to realize Momentum’s mission. This program will support the growth of our partnerships worldwide and deliver sustainability within our organization by elevating leadership skills and cultivating leadership culture.
Israel at 75
Read More
Momentum’s “Israel at 75” year-long celebration, including an exclusive immersive 8-day Israeli experience, honors Israel’s 75 years of statehood and 3,000-plus years of peoplehood in 2023.
Partnership
Growth
Leadership
Development
Israel at 75

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