Tzedek League
Tzedek League is a community service program that empowers Jewish teens to design and lead volunteer initiatives for younger students preparing for their B-Mitzvah. Founded by Danielle Boodman & E…
Fight wildfires and other climate crises with this spiritual guide to catastrophe
In the Forward | It’s not the first year rabbis have linked the climate crisis to Tisha Ba’av. More than a decade ago, Rabbi Tamara Cohen, chief of program and strategy at the Jewish youth group M...
Your Prayer for America
The central Jewish prayer, the Amidah, can be framed as a series of “Wow – Please – Thanks.” The Amidah starts off with statements of “Wow” (or Shevach, praise) – we express wond…
State of the Union – July 2026
By Shuli Karkowsky, CEO of Moving Traditions One of the things that has remained consistent through Moving Traditions’ 21-year history – through leadership transitions, board successions, strategi…
Resources from Pride and Joy In the Face of Backlash
On June 16, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth. In Pride and Joy In the Face of Backlash, co-sponsored by Keshet, we talked about how to show up for the que…
Kumi: Addressing Antisemitism and Racism, Both Outside and Within Jewish Spaces
By Rebecca Ezersky for Evolve | On the last night of Moving Traditions’ most recent Kumi Justice Retreat, I sat with the teen participants in the hotel lobby in Washington, D.C., and debriefed the w...
They Read ‘Night’— So I Read ‘Nobody’s Girl’
By Elizabeth Mandel for Lilith Magazine | I had been avoiding Nobody’s Girl : A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Giuffre. I felt I should read it. I knew I should read ...
Promotional Toolkit for Pride and Joy
On Tuesday, June 16 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, Moving Traditions will host Pride and Joy In the Face of Backlash, a webinar for parents of Jewish youth, cosponsored by Keshet. Please help us sprea…
2026 Training Dates
Jump to: Register for Training No matter which program you’re offering, or whether you are new to Moving Traditions or a returning partner, our training sessions are a required resource to help faci…
Turning crisis into care: A Korczak-inspired approach to Jewish youth education
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner for eJewish Philanthropy | As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal: “Pe...