 In 2005, the Palatniks relocated to Washington, D.C., where Rabbi Palatnik became executive director of Aish Washington, D.C.In 2008 Lori was one of eight founders of the Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, now called Momentum, an outreach effort dubbed "Birthright for Women".As of 2020, Momentum has brought more than 20,000 women to Israel on a free, eight-day tour and learn program; participants only pay for their airfare.