Julia Weekes joined JLV in 2021. She loves learning and loves to share how learning can be joyful, playful, innovative, and inclusive of all people. Julia has over thirty years of experience in education leadership and management with a focus on professional development in creating responsive and inclusive learning environments, experiential education, play-based learning, arts education, curriculum development, early childhood education, and other progressive education practices. She also has decades of experience in family and community engagement through her various roles in school, institutional, and community-based education. Julia is a Philadelphia-area native and resides in the Mt. Airy section. [...]

Molly Wernick joined JLV in 2023. She leads the jkidphilly team at Jewish Learning Venture, with nearly two decades of expertise as a Jewish community builder and experiential educator. She’s worked with top national Jewish organizations like Jewish Federations of North America and Repair the World, as well as local favorites like Habonim Dror Camp Galil and Tribe 12 in Philadelphia. Molly‘s creative work has been published in the pages of Hey Alma, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Lilith Magazine, and the 2014 textbook Experience and Jewish Education. She holds an MA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the Hebrew [...]