Shira Abramowitz

Shira teaches on Or HaLev retreats and stewards Or HaLev's new Brooklyn Hub, a local community of wisdom and practice for Jewish mindfulness and meditation.  Her work primarily explores collective learning - the neurological, psychological, and philosophical underpinnings of how we learn, together.  

As co-founder and producer at Up & Up Creative, Shira designs events and programs that increase our capacity for complexity, compassion, honesty, and action. Formerly the director of programming at Summit Series and founder of its nonprofit arm, Summit Impact, Shira spent years experimenting with how groups connect, learn, and activate toward positive social change. She studied social neuroscience and adult learning in the Harvard Mind, Brain, and Education master's program, and has completed teacher training programs with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Or HaLev. She is currently a student in the Oxford Winter Neuroethics School and shares a quirky, personally reflective newsletter on neuroscience, philosophy, and social good.