Our Team

Irit Gross, OneTable’s first chief advancement officer, has more than 15 years of experience in the Jewish non-profit sector and an additional eight years of experience in finance.

Formerly the associate vice president of fundraising initiatives at the Jewish Federations of North America, Irit orchestrated high-impact fundraising events, trained professionals, and served as a national liaison to over 35 Federation chief development officers. She began her non-profit career at the Birthright Israel Foundation, starting in grassroots fundraising and later becoming the chief of staff to the president, focusing on substantial revenue generation.

Irit loves to match philanthropic passions to programs and believes in implementing a culture of philanthropy at every non-profit. Many people assume Irit is Israeli because of her name but in fact she is not — and no, she doesn’t speak Hebrew. She is, however, half Puerto Rican and fluent in Spanish, ask her more about this! She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Brendan, and their two children, Gibson, and Taylor (yes, named after the guitars).

Ask Me About: how to deepen engagement in the practice of Shabbat through philanthropic resources. Also, how I made home movies as a young cook, trying my best to be the next Julia Child.

Shabbat Is: a moment in time to pause + reflect, to embrace and savor the stillness of this ancient tradition.

Ask Me About: our amazing field team, baking challah, all things LA.

Shabbat Is: the very best way to kick off the weekend. Just good feelings, and good for you!

Ask Me About: how your community can partner with OneTable, baking challah and making homemade jam!

Shabbat Is: disconnecting, reconnecting & challah.

Ask Me About: how your foundation can partner with OneTable, Jewish life in Seattle, raising bilingual kids

Shabbat Is: connecting with family and friends, good food, relaxing