Thank you to the 200 of you who joined us for this powerful gathering of Jewish professionals from across North America. We came together in NYC for two days of learning, connection, and collective commitment to advancing gender equity and cultivating workplaces rooted in safety, respect, and belonging.
This page is a space to continue that work. Here you’ll find session recordings, resources, and photos from the convening—tools to deepen learning, spark new ideas, and carry this momentum forward in your organization and across our field.
"After the digging, after the planting, after the long season of tending and growth, the harvest comes." - The Seven Of Pentacles by Marge Piercy
With gratitude to our speakers, Scott Circle Events, The Museum of Jewish Heritage event staff, Interplay Designs, and all of our partners and supporters who made this Convening possible.
Recordings
View all mainstage session recordings here.
Opening Remarks: Why Are We Here, Now?
We opened our Convening with reflection, Torah, and shared purpose from those leading SRE—grounding our time together in the values that call us to build workplaces rooted in safety, respect, and equity.
Speakers:
- Lisa Eisen (Founding SRE Advisory Board Chair and Co-President, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies)
- Robert Bank (SRE Advisory Board Member)
- Danielle Natelson (SRE Advisory Board Member)
- Rachel Gildiner (SRE Executive Director)
Courage, Accountability, and the Long Road to Justice: A Conversation with Aly Raisman
This keynote conversation centered around resilience, leadership, accountability, and the courage it takes to stand up for dignity and justice. Drawing on her extraordinary journey as an Olympic gold medalist, sexual abuse survivor and activist, best-selling author, and proud Jewish woman, Aly spoke about what it takes to claim your voice and sustain advocacy over time.
Speakers:
- Aly Raisman
- Interviewer: Rachel Garbow Monroe (The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation)
A Gendered Lens: Democracy, Talent, Antisemitism, and Technology
As democracy faces growing strain, antisemitism rises and fractures coalitions, technology quietly shapes decision-making, and workplaces continue to grapple with equity and talent, this conversation explored what these intersecting challenges mean for the future of gender equity in Jewish communal life.
Speakers:
- Dr. Meredith Broussard (Author, More Than a Glitch)
- Aviva Jacobs (Leading Edge)
- Laura Livingston (Over Zero)
- Kara Wilson (Project Shema)
Closing Remarks: From This Room to Our Organizations
Speakers:
- Orly Michaeli (SRE Advisory Board Member)
- Rachel Gildiner
Download the poem Rachel shared: The Seven of Pentacles by Marge Piercy
Resources
Note: Links for several of these resources are coming soon. Please check back for updates.
Why Are We Here, Now?
- 'The Work of Noticing' (abridged version of Rachel's opening remarks)
- SRE's Focus Areas in Action Worksheet
In Conversation with Aly Raisman
Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything (Aly Raisman's book)
- Darkness. to Light (nonprofit organization empowering adults to prevent and recognize child sexual abuse)
Morning Meditation
- Daily Online Meditations (Institute for Jewish Spirituality)
A Gendered Lens: Democracy, Talent, Antisemitism, and Technology
- Gender and Democracy
- Gender and Talent
- Gender and Antisemitism
- Gender and Technology/AI
- More Than a Glitch by Dr. Meredith Broussard
- Artificial Unintelligence by Dr. Meredith Broussard
Belonging While Longing: A Workplace Training for Jewish Leaders Around Fertility Benefits
Affirming Trans-Inclusive Feminism
Recognizing Abuse: How It Shows Up in Our Workplaces and Communities
Exploring Gender-Expansive Jewish Learning
About SRE Network
Launched in 2018 during the #MeToo movement, SRE is an impactful network of 200+ organizations committed to creating workplaces and communal spaces that are safe, respectful, and equitable for all. SRE Network guides Jewish organizations to advance gender equity and cultivate inclusive workplaces and communal spaces where all individuals can thrive and drive change.
SRE Network is deeply committed to supporting the dignity and belonging of all individuals across our diverse Jewish community. This includes our radical acceptance of LGBTQ+ folks, Jews of Color, and Jews of all abilities, backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and sexual and gender identities.