May 24, 2021
Topic: Making
Thoughtful & Meaningful
Impact
Guest:
Manette Mayberg
Bio:
Mrs. Mayberg’s passions are her family and philanthropy. When
asked if she works, she answers, “I invest in the Jewish people,”
which has been the case since she traded working for salary to
volunteering her time for fulfillment 20 years ago.
With her husband, Louis Mayberg, Mrs. Mayberg serves as a trustee of the Mayberg Foundation. In this capacity, she founded the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC) in 2012 and MyZuzah in 2017. She also is a co-founder of Momentum (formerly Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project) and conceived and developed over a decade ago the annual Shalva Celebrity Chef event.
Mrs. Mayberg is a
national vice president of the Orthodox
Union, and she
serves on the Mosaic United Steering Committee. Mrs.
Mayberg also sits on the executive committee of the Berman Hebrew Academy. As a thought leader in the Jewish
philanthropic sector, Mrs. Mayberg has authored opinion pieces on
Israel and Jewish education, published in eJewish Philanthropy,
Washington Jewish Week and Aish.com.
In this wide ranging interview, we
cover: