Adrienne Gold Davis speaks with Tanya Tsikanovsky, known online as Highly Jewish, about what it means to center Jewish identity in your life, especially after October 7. Tanya shares the painful moment when a community she trusted began to see her differently, and how that experience deepened her commitment to Israel, Jewish values, and speaking up against antisemitism. This episode is a reminder that pride, resilience, and continuity begin at home and extend into every room we enter.
Israel is our shared Jewish homeland – and, for many Jews, it is the only place where we can truly feel at home.
In this heartfelt conversation, Adrienne Gold Davis and Momentum Founding Director, Lori Palatnik explore how unity, kindness, and personal growth become spiritual lifelines in moments of crisis.
Commitment begins when we want to leave.
The darkest part of the night is just before the sun comes up.
What does Jewish tradition actually teach about unity, disagreement, and love?
Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined.
What can Tu B’Shvat teach us about healthy parenting?
Is it possible to celebrate our accomplishments not as a chapter closing, but instead as a promise of what’s to come?
For Jewish mothers with children age 18 and under
Participants only pay their acceptance fee and airfare
To participate in the Momentum Yearlong Journey, women must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
Mainly for the husbands of Momentum sisters
$900 for Momentum husbands
Each man get a scholarship of $2,100-$2,400
Partner Organization contributes $700 per man
The Israeli Government does not contribute to the Men’s Trips
To participate, men must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
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