Rachel’s Reflections

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director Gratitude for Workplace Flexibility Champions November 2025 As we enter this season of gratitude and pause to give thanks, I’m reflecting on how far our communal workplaces have come, and how far we still have to go. Recent pieces like “What Women Really Want: To Not Answer […]

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director Engaging Our Core in the New Year, 5786 October 2025 A few weeks ago, I went to Sixth & I to hear Brené Brown speak about her new book, Strong Ground. She opened her talk the same way she begins the book, with a story about a

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director Reflecting on Year One: Five Lessons from My First Year at SRE Network July 2025 This summer marks one year since I stepped into the role of Executive Director at SRE Network. Over the past twelve months, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside courageous leaders, values-driven

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director Dreaming Big for a Better Future Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – We recently had the pleasure of convening a group of passionate, committed executive and philanthropic leaders to explore together what it would look like to recommit to advancing gender equity across our Jewish communal sector. It

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director April 2025 Friday, April 11, 2025 – As we approach Passover, I’ve been reflecting on the story at the heart of the holiday–a story not only about breaking free from what holds us back, but of the long journey toward a more just and hopeful future, and

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director February 2025 Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – I know these weeks, and months, have not been easy. Many of us are swirling with all that is happening around us this week, at home and abroad. But amidst it all, here is what I know to be true:

SRE Network Announces $270k in Capacity Building Grants to Foster Cultures of Belonging and Inclusion Across the Jewish Nonprofit Sector February 13, 2025 – SRE Network announced $270,000 in capacity building grants to seven organizations in the Jewish nonprofit sector to support their work fostering inclusive, welcoming workplaces where every employee can succeed and drive

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director January 2025 Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – This is a very fraught moment for the world, for our country, for the Jewish community, and for us as individuals. In less than 48 hours, we are seeing people feel unsafe and threatened for the identities they hold. We

Rachel’s Reflections: A Message from Our Executive Director November 2024 Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – This past week has been so hard, both as individual citizens and as Jewish leaders. In a week marked by divisive election results and disturbing antisemitic violence abroad, it’s hard to find words to move forward. All I can offer