Being Jewish at work is harder than ever. Since October 7th, many of us feel sad, hurt, angry, frightened, and a range of other emotions that we’ve been left to handle on our own. This is impacting our mental wellbeing, our psychological safety, our engagement, and our productivity. We’re not sure whether to speak out or withdraw, to reveal our experiences or hide our identities, to ask for help or go it alone.
This is a community where you’re invited to speak out, reveal your experiences, and ask for help.
My first goal for creating this site is give you a space to tell your story of being Jewish at work.
My second goal is for you to know you’re not alone.
My third goal is to have a repository of collective experiences to help us advocate at work for formal support for Jewish employees.
My requests are:
Share your story about being Jewish at work in a way that makes you feel comfortable.
Support other people’s stories with empathy, compassion, and without judgement, blaming, or shaming.
Stay away from political debate here. There are plenty of other forums for that.
*Image above: Vector Illustration of Decorative Mosaic Star of David Shield of David Symbol of Jewish Identity and Judaism
About me
My name is Deborah Grayson Riegel. I am an executive coach, speaker, and facilitator who focuses on leadership communication. I’ve taught at Wharton Business School, Duke’s Fuqua Business School, Columbia Business School’s Women in Leadership Program, and the Beijing International MBA Program at Peking University. I write on leadership communication for Harvard Business Review, Inc., Psychology Today, Forbes, and Fast Company, among others. I used to be the Director of Education and Training for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), and now work with organizations ranging from JFNA, JCCs, Federations, and agencies, to companies like Amazon, Bloomberg, Google, L’Oreal, and NASA.
And I am proud to be Jewish.