The future of the Jewish People is in the hands of those carrying it.​

Core connects, develops, and supports frum women in vital communal roles so that our communities thrive and our nation flourishes.

What Core Offers

Supporting the Women at the Heart of Klal Yisroel.

Mashpia-Mentor-Counselor (MMC) Fellowship

Over 2.5-year training women whom others routinely turn to as communal pillars build the skills, Torah framework, and peer relationships to guide others and sustain that work across a career.

Communities of Practice

14+ global networks connecting women who serve in specific areas of Jewish communal life. Members learn from leading voices in their field and from each other, deepening both their knowledge and their capacity to sustain the work.

Field Initiatives

Each MMC participant completes an annual practicum with the purpose of bringing her and her community forward. These initiatives identify and address communal needs from local Jewish infrastructure to communal spiritual development and beyond.   

Conferences

Each MMC participant completes an annual practicum with the purpose of bringing her and her community forward. These initiatives identify and address communal needs from local Jewish infrastructure to communal spiritual development and beyond.   

Core’s Global Reach

Core powers the women who illuminate others

6 Continents

Core currently reaches communities in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe, and Asia.

100+ Cities

Wherever you go, you'll find Core women dedicating their talents to their communities and those around them. 

2.5k+ Women

Over 3000 women currently engaging in conversations, learning, and community building, all with an eye toward improving themselves and others as communal supports.
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Aliza Bulow
Founding director
Why We Are Here

Women sustain our communities.
We sustain them.

Women sustaining Jewish communal life need more than goodwill and dedication; they need training, support, mentorship, and connections with colleagues.

Core helps women see their gifts, develop them, and deliver them to their communities, fostering more resilience, connection, and strength for the Jewish People and the world.


Officially launched in 2018, Core operates on 3 Levels: 

  • Training women through the MMC Fellowship
  • Connecting women in global Communities of Practice
  • Bringing women together with cross-field conferences
  • Facilitating field initiatives that identify and meet communal needs
  • Providing ongoing support, supervision, and resources


The Torah has always recognized Jewish women as the engine that drives the Jewish People.
Core is invested in ensuring that engine runs smoothly.

Our goal: 
bring extraordinary Jewish women forward.

...Core has given me new tools for my toolbox, and introduced me to tools I never knew existed... My thinking has been expanded, as have my listening skills. Both have given me agency to do and be more, and are constantly being implemented. ...Through Core I have gained a greater comprehensive understanding of Lhalaos Ner. It involves how to focus in ways that bring out the best in others by creating space for them to flourish, especially as it relates to strengthening other Jewish women. 
MMC Graduate
Over the last few days there have been incredible meaningful conversations on a few of our groups [communities of practice]. Here we are, across the globe, sharing the same struggles, and offering ideas and experiences.
community of Practice member
Now, if I’m stuck and need advice, I have an arsenal of women to turn to, whose experiences can inform my work. Similarly, I can be there for them, sharing the knowledge and learning I’ve gained.
Community of Practice Member
What an extraordinary undertaking to bring so many of us in the field under one roof! I’ve met people who will absolutely impact my work and impact the families I get to interact with.
Core Conference Attendee

Who does Core turn to?

Core's Vaad Harabanim includes:

HaRav Elya Brudny

HaRav Aaron Lopiansky

Rabbi Yaakov Robinson

Core also turns to:

HaRav Yizchak Breitowitz

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky