Dr. Sarah Abramson is President + CEO of OneTable, bringing Jewish joy, connection, and a deep sense of peoplehood to Shabbat tables all across the United States and Toronto. Previously, Sarah served as the Executive Vice President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston’s Jewish Federation. In that role, Sarah oversaw all of CJP’s work as a strategic grantmaker and CJP’s work in Israel including their groundbreaking $60m Israel Emergency Fund after October 7. Sarah was also responsible for crisis management for CJP, and much volunteer and donor interfacing work. Prior to her ten years at CJP, Sarah was the first professional Executive Director of Yad Chessed, a cash assistance organization in Boston.
Sarah holds a B.A. in religious studies from Wesleyan University, and a master’s in policy and Ph.D. in sociology from the London School of Economics. Sarah lives in Boston with her soccer obsessed family — husband Steve, their two children Amelia and Henry, dog Poppy and cat Max, all of whom look forward to Shabbat together each week.For Sarah, Shabbat is the beginning, the middle, and the end. It means being full — full tummy, full heart, and full home!
