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The application for WRJ’s North American Board of Directors is now LIVE! All individuals interested in promoting WRJ’s pillars of sisterhood, spirituality, and social justice, both locally and beyond, are encouraged to apply. Applications are open until October 15, 2025. Learn more and start your application: https://wrj.org/our-community/about-wrj/leadership-board/board-service-application/board-service-application

Our friends at M² The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education are asking an essential question: what gives Jewish communal professionals in their work? Through their 2025 Hope Survey, they’re gathering anonymous reflections to better understand the sources of resilience that sustain the people leading Jewish life. If that's you, take 10 minutes to share your perspective: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/hope_2025

📣 Leading Edge is ! We’re launching the search for our first-ever 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — a new role that will shape how Jewish nonprofit professionals come together to connect, reflect, and grow.

Gatherings are a cornerstone of our work. Whether it’s a small cohort retreat or our 1,500-person biennial conference, these moments spark connection, build trust, and move the field forward. This role will lead every step of that process — from high-level strategy and planning to managing venues, AV, registration, accessibility, timing, and all the logistics that make these experiences matter.

The role requires:
✔ 7+ years of experience managing events of varying scale
✔ Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills
✔ Jewish literacy (calendar, kashrut, Shabbat timing)
✔ Confidence with digital tools and remote collaboration
✔ Ability to lead, adapt, and execute under pressure

📍 Remote (U.S. based), with preference for DC or Chicago
🧳 Travel ~1x/month
🗓 Start date: September 29
Learn more & apply by August 5: https://leading-edge.breezy.hr/p/de39bfc19338-director-conferences-and-events

Our friends at M² The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education are checking in on how Jewish professionals are feeling about . Take a few minutes to share your perspective by August 4.

How hopeful are you feeling right now?

Calling all Jewish Communal Professionals!
In this challenging moment, we want to know what gives you hope in your work?

We're launching The Hope Survey 2025, a 10-minute pulse check for and about the Jewish professionals who hold our communities together.

Your voice is critical. Share your anonymous reflections on hope, resilience, and leadership to help guide strategic support for the entire field.

Take the survey here > https://bit.ly/hopesurvey2025

Leading Edge Alumni Spotlight, SooJi Min-Maranda Meet SooJi Min-Maranda, Executive Director at ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. She is an alum of the CEO Onboarding program, the predecessor to Leading Executives.

Launching this fall, Leading Insights is a new way for Jewish nonprofit professionals to be seen, heard, and informed. As a first-of-its-kind research and community initiative, it’s open to full-time and part-time staff across the sector. Join once, take two or three surveys a year, and help build the most in-depth data set the field has ever had. You’ll get early access to reports and analysis that bring clarity to what’s happening across the sector.

Get your voice in the room where decisions are made. The first annual survey goes live in September — sign up now!
https://www.leadingedge.org/page/leading-insights

What the Leading Edge team is learning this July: how 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨 is redefining Jewish leadership and demanding new mental models; why 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 is slipping again; and how leading Jewishly today means holding both 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙝 (𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙩 (𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡). We’re also learning why 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 can't be ignored, and how the 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙙𝙖𝙮 is derailing organizations’ best intentions with AI.
👉 https://www.leadingedge.org/post/what-were-learning-july-2025

Non-Jewish professionals working in a Jewish organization: If you’ve ever wanted more space to connect with peers, or more clarity around complex topics in Jewish workplaces, these sessions are for you:

🗓️ July 15 – Open Discussion and Networking
🗓️ July 31, Aug 5 & 7 – Getting Grounded in Israel and Zionism

Live only. Register now! https://jpro.org/affinity-groups/

Wishing everyone a joyful and safe Independence Day, from all of us at Leading Edge 🇺🇸🧡

Are you a non-Jewish professional in a Jewish organization, looking for real conversation and context in your work? Two live sessions are coming up:

🤝 Open Discussion and Networking – July 15
📚 Getting Grounded in Israel and Zionism – July 31, Aug 5 & 7

Designed for real-time connection and candid participation, with no recordings. Don’t miss out: https://jpro.org/affinity-groups/