Upcoming Events
March 5
12:00 PM EST
Elluminating Conversations Webinar: Advancing Gender Equity and Supporting Women in the Rabbinate
March 17
11:00 AM EST
Elluminate Israel Roundtable Event:
Status of Women’s Leadership and Gender Equity in Israel
April 29
11:15 AM EST
Annual Luncheon 2026: Bold Leadership + Collective Impact
Past Events
February 9th, 2026: Collective In Action – Building a Leadership Ecosystem for Lasting Change
On February 9, our Collective-In-Action Site Visit celebrated the relationships that sustain New York’s Jewish social justice ecosystem. The program featured Cheryl Cook, CEO of Avodah — which mobilizes Jews in service and justice work through its Service Corps and...
Celebrating Bold Leadership + Collective Impact at The Convening 2025
Convening 2025 RecapElluminate’s Convening 2025: Bold Leadership + Collective Impact — was a powerful, energizing and inspiring day of connection, learning, and commitment to social change. The room was full of 200 Jewish women leaders, advocates and philanthropists...
An Evening of Reflection with Ruth Kaddari – A Renowned Israeli Women’s Rights Activist
Elluminate co-sponsored a special briefing on the challenges facing women in Israel and across the globe featuring Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a renowned women’s rights advocate and Founding Academic Director at the Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women at...
Annual Luncheon 2025
Thank you for supporting our 2025 LuncheonMore than 400 visionary Jewish women nonprofit leaders, feminist philanthropists and advocates gathered at Elluminate’s 2025 Annual Luncheon on May 13 at Cipriani in New York City. The program honored Carol Becker, CEO of...
The Convening 2024
Elluminate’s successful Convening 2024 took place on November 21st, where more than 230 people came together as a community to grapple with today’s most emergent issues through a gender and Jewish lens. It was a moving and meaningful day of solidarity, inspiration and...
NYS ERA Briefing: Your Life, Your Rights
NYS ERA Briefing: Your Life, Your Rights "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." Nearly 100 years after its introduction, there is a renewed movement for the ratification of the...
Annual Luncheon 2024
More than 400 women — all committed to Jewish women’s leadership and the positive impact it creates across the breadth of society — gathered in NYC on May 7 for Elluminate’s 2024 Annual Luncheon.
Elluminate Series: Briefing by Israeli Women on Current Events: Tamar Shwartz, CEO of Women’s Spirit
Elluminate Series:Briefing by Israeli Women on Current EventsTamar Shwartz, CEO of Women's Spirit Join us for a briefing by Tamar Shwartz, CEO of Women's Spirit working with victims of violence in Israel. Tamar will address the unique experiences of crisis, such as...
The Convening 2023
Elluminate’s successful Convening 2023 took place on November 2nd, where more than 200 philanthropists, advocates, and individuals came together in NYC and online to grapple with how we as women must navigate our world at this time. It was a day of solidarity, inspiration, and learning!
The Whole Megillah: When Our People were the Other – March 15
How do women from different experiences and backgrounds take inspiration from the Purim story? Join us on Tuesday, March 15th, 1-2 PM ET when Rabbi Mira Rivera leads us in a riveting study and conversation on The Whole Megillah: When Our People were the Other....