Core Competence
“Who is Temech? And what on earth is networking?” That was Shlomit Hazzan’s initial reaction when her husband showed her a Temech networking group ad. Both she and her husband, R’ Dovid, were salaried employees. They regularly lectured on financial empowerment, usually on a volunteer basis. Shlomit sings professionally and occasionally gave interactive workshops accompanied […]
Money Wise
“Earning a good income is just the first step in financial freedom. If you don’t know how to manage that money, you can’t enjoy it.” That’s the core principle behind Imahot Ma’ashrot, one of Temech’s new programs. Nechama Perl, a financial coach, and a marital counselor, leads the group. She had her own journey to […]
Metallic Grandeur
“I never imagined that the artwork my husband and I created for our home would become a business, but it’s exploded.” Naama Goldberg is a web developer. Back in 2005, she set up Temech’s website before their first conference. “I attended the initial meetings of the team and was excited at their plans. But then […]
Memory Matters
“I have this great idea for a business but have no clue how to make it happen.” That’s what Rena Yudkowsky shared at her first Temech networking meeting. Within a year, her amorphous idea was a robust business. Rena’s a geriatric social worker and a memory coach. For years, she worked part-time as the director […]
Fun Inc.
“Who here has a teenage daughter?” Hands shoot up around the room. “When was the last time you did something fun with your daughter, just the two of you? No errands, no siblings, just the two of you.” The hands slink down. There are some embarrassed laughs, some helpless shrugs. Yaffi Carmel, a petite dynamo, […]
Stoking the Fire
“Every woman has a fire within her, something she wants to share with the world. And when she makes that happen, she’ll feel happy and fulfilled.” Dana Gabbai’s eyes flash with passion as she says this. Dana is a life coach, and she also runs one of Temech’s networking groups. This one has an interesting […]
Early Nurturance
Some seeds have become towering trees. Others are small saplings, the first buds appearing on their slender boughs. Odelia Zilcha describes the seeds Temech helped her nurture — and what’s emerging. Twelve years ago, Odelia graduated nursing school, and got a job in the cardiac surgery ward at Shaare Zedek. She got married, had a […]
No Longer Alone
During the long, lonely years when Tzivia Hendelsman was a young divorcée, she had no idea that her challenges were planting the seeds of what would become her life’s mission. Tzivia had a brief, untenable marriage, then divorced. It took over a decade of dating and disappointments before she remarried. “I learned a lot during […]
Arrows and Smiles
“When I launched Kivun, my branding business, thirteen years ago, I didn’t have a single friend or relative who was a business owner,” says Perry Aush. “I felt so alone.” A few years later, she saw an ad for Temech’s third annual conference. “I eagerly attended — and found dozens of women just like me. […]
Meet Our Seeds
“Fruit of Her Future” was the slogan of our recent fundraising campaign. It took place on Tu B’Shvat, an obvious connection to trees and growth, but the link goes far deeper. At Temech, we sometimes feel like farmers, sowing seeds of potential, watering them, then watching them burst out of the ground. They begin as […]
Tech Triumphs
When Shifra Chadad majored in computer programming, she dreamed of landing a lucrative, fulfilling job. That’s not quite how it panned out. “For my first two years out of school, I couldn’t find a job in my field,” she admits. “I worked in customer service.” Finally, after two years of job hunting, Shifra found an […]