By Emily Messinger
“Leadership is not about telling people what to do but inspiring people to come together to create amazing results because you facilitate the living of their deepest, most meaningful passions and purpose!” –The Charmm’d Foundation
The inaugural Dana Gershon and Rabbi Jonah Pesner Northeast Leadership Summit focused on creating a new and innovative structure to enable Jewish teens to find their purpose and bring it to life. Attended by more than 250 teens and 60 faculty members and staffers from 20+ organizations, we came together to learn, ideate, and elevate a new cohort of Jewish teen leaders.