Supporting Jewish youth since 2005
Moving Traditions creates Jewish educational experiences that help youth understand who they are and who they want to be. We make Jewish education and community more engaging for teens while giving them the tools they need to navigate a world that is constantly changing.
What We Do
Moving Traditions’ proven programs create brave spaces where youth can engage with their Jewish identities, grounded in the realities of today’s world and shaped by their evolving sense of self.
Curricular Programs
A diverse suite of curriculum for 5th-12th graders with expert training and ongoing support for synagogues, schools, and camps. Moving Traditions Curricular Programs help youth explore their Jewish identity in context with their relationships and their values.
Meyer-Gottesman Immersive Teen Experiences
Transformative programs, run by Moving Traditions, that help Jewish high schoolers develop identity and belonging at the intersection of community, Judaism, social justice, and feminism. Applications open on March 2!
Community Learning
Timely and accessible content, events and resources for anyone seeking to understand what Jewish preteens and teens need today. Whether you want to read jGirls+ Magazine, attend a webinar, or bring Moving Traditions expertise to your organization, we have content for you.
Upcoming Events
Join us for educator events, parent webinars, and other opportunities to learn and build community.
Events
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Supporting Belonging & Building Identity for CITs, Campers & Staff
As a camp director, are you… We’ll talk through some best practices in building healthy cultures around relationships, mental health, personal boundaries, gender and consent, and discuss the current climate […]
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Partner Reorientation: Get More @ Moving Traditions
Join us to explore how all of our current partners can Get More with our brand refresh and new subscription model!
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Partner Reorientation: Get More @ Moving Traditions
Join us to explore how all of our current partners can Get More with our brand refresh and new subscription model!
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Supporting Your Teen’s Jewish Identity: Insights from an Unlikely Rabbi
How do we help our teens develop a strong, meaningful Jewish identity in today’s complex world? What can we learn from someone who found their own path to Judaism in […]
Recent News & Resources
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An Announcement: Get More @ Moving Traditions
By Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions CEO It is a truism of parenthood that you are always looking for new clothes or hand-me-downs: as soon as you buy new jeans, your…
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Purim: Courage in the Face of Adversity
As we approach Purim, a holiday story filled with characters who take courageous action, Moving Traditions encourages you and the Jewish youth in your life to take a closer look at how …
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Jewish Women’s Foundation’s largest-ever grants docket to empower women across generations
JWF’s multiyear grant to jGirls+ Magazine, a program of Moving Traditions, helps foster the next generation of strong feminist leadership. Pictured are the publication’s teen editors. (Photo credi…
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Jewish Reproductive Justice
From jGirls+ Magazine Pro-Choice: An Interview Series We offer you this series of interviews written by teen staff writers for jGirls+ Magazine following the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v….
How You Can Help
Your gift to Moving Traditions helps Jewish youth discover who they are through the pursuit of personal wellbeing (shleimut), caring relationships (hesed), and a Jewish and feminist vision of equity and justice (tzedek).