Rabbi Angela Buchdahl (she/her) is the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, one of the largest Reform congregations in the world, and the first woman to lead Central in its 180-year history. Born in Korea to a Jewish American father and Korean Buddhist mother, Rabbi Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as a cantor or rabbi in North America. She was invested as a cantor in 1999 and ordained as a rabbi in 2001 by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where she was a Wexner Graduate Fellow, and holds a bachelor of arts in religious studies from Yale University. Rabbi Buchdahl has been nationally recognized for her innovations in leading worship, drawing large crowds both in Central’s historic sanctuary and via livestream to viewers in more than 100 countries. She has been featured on the Today Show, NPR, and PBS, and was named one of Newsweek’s “America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis.” Her memoir, Heart of a Stranger, released in October 2025, became an instant New York Times bestseller. Rabbi Buchdahl lives in New York City with her husband Jacob and their three children.

Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Chief of Program & Strategy (she/her/hers), guides and supports Moving Traditions’ strategy, program development and partnership work in collaboration with her fabulous colleagues. Tamara, a recipient of a 2023 Covenant Award for exceptional Jewish educators, is especially proud to have initiated Tzelem, a collaboration with Keshet to serve LGBTQ+ Jewish teens, Kol Koleinu, our fellowship for Jewish feminist teens and Kumi, our Jewish justice focused retreats. Tamara is a trained facilitator of Resetting the Table’s Speaking Across Difference Program. Tamara is a past participant in the Selah Leadership Program, Gen Now Fellowship and Rabbis without Borders and a former Barbara Bick Fellow at The Shalom Center. Her liturgy can be found in the Lev Shalem Siddur and on ritualwell.org.  Tamara was ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and earned an MA in Women’s History from Sarah Lawrence College and a BA in Women’s Studies and English summa cum laude from Barnard College. When Tamara isn’t moving traditions and the Jewish community, she can be found reading and writing poetry, organizing community ritual, walking in the woods, or having fun with her partner and their two children (preferably off screen but also, often, on).

Rebecca Ezersky (she/her), Kumi Senior Manager, supports Moving Traditions by empowering Jewish teens to deepen their understanding of justice, identity, and community through experiential learning. Rebecca believes that teens carry insight, curiosity, and courage to transform communities. Prior to Moving Traditions, she worked at Jewish Life at Duke as their Assistant Director for Student Engagement, where she oversaw student engagement strategy, managed student-facing communications, and advised student groups. Rebecca holds a Master of Public Administration and a B.S. in Public Policy from the University of Southern California. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys exploring local coffee shops, listening to live music, and watching competitive cooking shows.