Sustaining Long-term Change with Shana Aaronson

Just Leading

How can we turn landmark moments into long-term progress? Shana Aaronson is the Executive Director of Magen for Jewish Communities, an Israel-based non-profit providing advocacy, awareness, and support around sexual abuse. She and her team do vital work that requires patience and resilience. Shana sits down with Elana to share her vision of community safety and the promising turning points she’s seen over the last couple of years. Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse.

Follow our hosts on Twitter:

• Gali Cooks, @galicooks
• Ilana Kaufman, @fogtownie
• Elana Wien, @ElanaWien

Learn more about our organizations:

• Leading Edge influences and inspires dramatic change in how Jewish organizations attract, develop, and retain top talent. Learn more at https://www.leadingedge.org/, and follow them on Facebook, and Twitter.
• The Jews of Color Initiative is a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational and communal field for Jews of Color. Learn more at https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/ and follow the Initiative on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• SRE Network is a Jewish network of over 150 organizations committed to creating safe, respectful, equitable workplaces and communal spaces in North America. Learn more at, https://srenetwork.org/, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Special thanks to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for their support of this podcast! To visit them, go to https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/, and follow the foundation on Facebook, and Twitter.