Malka Shaw

Malka Shaw, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice with over 25 years of experience treating trauma, specializing in work with adolescents and their parents. She is the founder of Kesher Shalom Projects, where her work sits at the intersection of clinical trauma treatment, Jewish cultural humility, and antisemitism education. She developed the BRIDGE Protocol, a framework for working with youth and adults affected by indoctrination and radicalization, and ORAH, a parent-facing framework for raising resilient, proudly identified Jewish children amid rising antisemitism. She has written for Sapir, The Times of Israel, and The Jerusalem Post. She holds an MSW from Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work and is licensed in New Jersey, New York, and Florida. She is interested in connecting with researchers and practitioners working to translate emerging evidence into practice for Jewish students in K through 12 settings.