(L-R) Mayberg Foundation Managing Director Amanda Mizrahi, M54 Founders Chanie and Peretz Chein, Orthodox Union Assistant Director of Talent Development Shai Kopitnikoff, Atlantic Seaboard NCSY Regional Director Rabbi Jonah Lerner, Aish Global COO Rabbi Elliot Mathias, and Aish Global Branch Coordinator Rabbi Daniel Rose at the the Jewish Professional Development Collaborative’s launch in march 2024

The Mayberg Foundation’s Jewish Professional Development Collaborative was launched in March 2024 to address a gap the field rarely talks about: Jewish outreach professionals spend their careers helping others grow, but rarely have the chance to invest in their own. The pilot program brought together practitioners from four Orthodox outreach organizations — M54, Olami, Aish, and NCSY — over six months in 2024 and nine months in 2025, giving them a shared structure for learning, experimentation, and professional growth.

What It Takes to Build a Career in Jewish Outreach

One of the Collaborative's first initiatives was a cross-organizational study asking a question the field rarely asks directly: what does a vibrant, sustained career in Jewish outreach actually look like? Drawing on 17 in-depth interviews with practitioners nominated by their organizations as best-case examples, the resulting report, What It Takes to Build a Career in Jewish Outreach, surfaces the pathways, habits, and shifts in mindset that distinguish outreach professionals who stay energized and effective for decades.

Read "What It Takes to Build a Career in Jewish Outreach" report summary