Senior Program Officer Naftali Ejdelman reflects on his summer piloting Camp Enga Benga, a Yiddish immersion day camp for families from across the Jewish spectrum, and on why raising children in Yiddish can instill Jewish values early and help connect Jews connect across the religious spectrum.

Rabbi David Aaron's new book, Blessed, is the latest project of his Kavana Legacy Foundation, a Mayberg Foundation partner. It turns ideas from the inner dimension of Torah into a practical guide for building a personal, God-centered inner life, written for readers of every background and level of learning.

The 2026 Lamplighter Awards drew a diverse crowd of Washington's philanthropic, communal, corporate, and political circles to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on September 23rd, where American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) honored Jeff Miller, Chairman of the US Holocaust Memorial Council, and gave Senator Ted Cruz the evening's Leadership Award. The Mayberg Foundation was well represented, with Rising Trustee David Mayberg, fellow members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's Young Leadership Cabinet, staff from the Foundation and JEIC, and other guests in attendance, reflecting support for Chabad's work drawing Jews from across the spectrum closer to their heritage and helping Jewish life flourish in Washington and beyond.

Mayberg Foundation Executive Director Todd Sukol is entering the home stretch of his doctoral journey. Learn about his final summer residency at IU's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy — a week of mentoring newer cohorts, learning from top scholars, and advancing his own research — plus a look at the research behind the leadership methodology he's been building for years.

Stephen Markowitz, project manager of the Mayberg Foundation's Maalot Collab (formerly known as the Jewish Outreach Professional Development pilot program), spent months in deep-dive interviews with 17 practitioners across M54/Chabad, Olami, Aish, and NCSY, each nominated by their organization as a best-case example, to find out what makes a career in Jewish outreach last. Building on the pilot cohort Mayberg Foundation Managing Director Amanda Mizrahi first convened in 2024, his new piece for eJewishPhilanthropy digs into questions the field rarely asks directly.