Youth for Change —
This Is What We Do

Aluma has been working for over 40 years to ensure genuine opportunities for growth and development for every young person in Israel, so they can become active and influential members of society. To us, social mobility is an individual’s ability to take charge of their future through their skills, choices and proper guidance. In this way, individual opportunities are leveraged into broader societal change.
This vision is led by Aluma’s management and board of directors.

Sustained Leadership

Aluma’s work is rooted in a long-term vision: combining accumulated experience with constant innovation. Our management and board are committed to Aluma’s vision, values and public accountability, and believe that true social leadership happens when everyone has a seat and a say at the table.
At the core of Aluma’s operations is a management philosophy of balancing stability with change, pairing proven experience with innovative thinking. The management and board are responsible for strategic planning, oversight and public accountability, and believe that true social leadership happens when everyone has a seat and a say at the table.

Mevaseret Nevo
Chair of Aluma

Mevaseret has years of experience as co-owner of Republic Consultants and extensive expertise in guiding strategic processes across the public, municipal and nonprofit sectors. Having lived in a religious kibbutz and served as a company commander at the IDF’s Havat Hashomer education and training base for at-risk populations, she is deeply familiar with Aluma’s core focus areas of service, education and employment. Mevaseret leverages her experience working with government ministries and the Knesset to amplify Aluma’s impact and build strategic partnerships that expand circles of action for youth across Israel.

Dr. Shai Weil
Board Member

Shai is a businessman and executive in leading Israeli companies, including Milgam and Enlight Renewable Energy, among others. He brings over 15 years of experience on the boards of infrastructure, health care, technology and transportation companies. Alongside his business career, Shai dedicates a significant portion of his time to social initiatives aimed at improving access to essential services and strengthening community resilience in Israel. His sharp business acumen, combined with the values that drew him to Aluma, enable him to help Aluma continuously create new opportunities for Israel’s youth.

Adv. Efrat Rosenberg Shapira
Board Member

Efrat is a media personality, attorney, chair of Ne’emanei Torah Ve’Avodah-Kolech, and lecturer and commentator on philosophy, values, history, governance and gender. She is also a prominent and longstanding activist on gender equality and social change in Israel. She brings a deep understanding of decision-making crossroads in Israeli society. Her unique experience and perspective on driving change across the diverse communities Aluma serves helps the organization remain attuned to the precise needs of youth at key crossroads in their lives.

Amitai Porat
Board Member

As a social entrepreneur and co-founder of the Yonatan Pre-Military Academy, Amitai brings years of experience working with youth and leading growth processes in kibbutzim and within the Religious Kibbutz Movement. From 2016-2021, he served as secretary-general of the Religious Kibbutz Movement and later became chair of Aluma until 2025. Amitai embodies the values that Aluma strives to instill in the younger generation: a pioneering spirit, a focus on community and an unwavering bond to Israel.

Adv. Yossi Dermer
Board Member

As an expert in management and corporate governance, Yossi brings varied legal and professional experience advising public entities and third-sector organizations. His strategic insight ensures our organizational resilience and ability to work toward Aluma’s goals in the most effective way possible. Yossi is a colonel (res.) in the IDF.

General Assembly
Yair Reinman
Board Member

Chair of the Union of Kibbutz Economic Organizations

Adv. Naama Sultanik
Board Member

CEO of Tzahali Pre-Military Academy and Midreshet Roni

Amos Safrai
Board Member

Former CEO of the Academic College of Art and Education in Jerusalem

Yaron Rosenthal
Board Member

Head of Gush Etzion Regional Council

Noa Lau
Board Member

Deputy Head of Midreshet Nishmat

Sarah Evron
Board Member

Secretary-General of the Religious Kibbutz Movement

Adv. Meni Neeman
Board Member
Deputy CEO and General Counsel at The Phoenix Insurance Company

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