The MOMentum
Yearlong Journey
Before our world changed on October 7, the MOMentum Yearlong Journey was poised to welcome more Jewish individuals in one year than ever before. The MOMentum Yearlong Journey is an immersive experience that empowers women to connect to Jewish values, engage with Israel, and take action in their homes and communities, all while fostering unity without uniformity. It includes a profound, personal eight-day experience in Israel – during which women explore our shared homeland, take in inspiring Jewish wisdom, and join a global sisterhood – and continues with a year of Jewish learning and growth.
Following October 7, the MOMentum Trip to Israel paused while Momentum mobilized Unity Missions to Israel. We’re proud that Momentum was one of the first tour organizations to return to Israel after the terror attacks, and we look forward to resuming MOMentum Trips to Israel in 2024.
A Snapshot of Our Momentum Trip
To Israel
During each day of our invigorating journey,
we explore one of our Core Jewish Values.
Peace & Wholeness
In the Home
Shalom Bayit
Gratitude
Hakarat Hatov
Human Dignity
Kevod Habriyot
Unity & Mutual Responsibility
Achdut v’Areyvut
Generosity
Chesed v’Tzdakah
Courage
Azut De’kedusha
Learning & Growth
Limud v’Hitlamdut
Faithfulness & Trust
Emunah
Measuring Our Impact
For ongoing evaluation, Momentum engages an external firm, Evaluate for Impact, and partners with the Israel Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism. We surveyed participants prior to their trip to Israel, three months post-trip (for 2023 trips) and one year post-trip (for 2022 trips).
88%
88%*
82%
Strongly agree or agree that Momentum helps connect them and their family to Jewish life
Say their Momentum experience has enabled them to bring more meaning to their Jewish practice
Feel extremely or very connected to the land of Israel
80%
80%*
75%
Strongly agree or agree that the post-trip learning sessions help them to further their Jewish journeys
Find ways to help their children connect to Jewish values
Strongly agree or agree that the Year of Growth book is helping them to further their Jewish journeys
*This data is from participants surveyed 3 months following the 2023 Momentum trips to Israel.
How We Do It
MOMENTUM YEARLONG JOURNEY FUNDING MODEL
60%
20%
20%
Covered by the Momentum Scholarship, funded through donations and contributions
Covered by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs
Covered by the local Partner Organization
If you have a child 18 and under, my best advice is to grab the opportunity and go on the MOMentum Yearlong Journey! Momentum empowers you and fills your soul, it’s cathartic and inspires you to be a better version of yourself. It gives you a greater understanding of Judaism, gratitude, and parenting. It makes you proud to be a part of Israel, and along the way you develop amazing friendships with women from your home and around the world.
Juli Matusoff Skusky, Wilmette, IL
Since 2014, Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs has partnered with Momentum to bring women to Israel. It is deeply invested in Momentum’s vision that women can and will positively transform the world through Jewish values.
Momentum is a leader in the Israel Educational Travel Alliance (IETA), a collective of immersive Israel experience organizations hosted by Jewish Federations of North America. The IETA – upon whose steering committee Momentum CEO Ben Pery sits – acts as a voice for participants and providers, works to establish standards for safe travel, and innovates in this growing field. In 2023, IETA hosted three leadership trips to Israel.