Chai Benefit Moving Traditions
Join us to celebrate our “Chai” anniversary and Tami Astorino’s unparalleled passion and commitment to the work of Moving Traditions as, together, we help Jewish youth thrive. chai benefit...
Covenant Foundation Grants: Kulam
How does the Kulam program differ from other Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah programming? Kulam is a post-b-mitzvah education program for Hebrew High School settings, which aims to continue the successful...
White House Dispatch
By Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions’ CEO I am writing this email on the train home from the White House, where I joined a group of incredible leaders at the first-ever Jewish Women’s Forum a…
Tami’s Teens & Parents of Tami’s Teens at 2023 Benefit
Join us in honoring Tami Astorino and supporting Moving Traditions’ growth by participating as a Chai Benefit Committee Member. ...
A Feminist Midrash for Purim
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen As we prepare to celebrate Purim, which is coming up on March 6-7 this year, Moving Traditions offers you an interesting perspective to discuss at your Purim seudah (meal), to sh…
Antisemitism, Teen Wellbeing & the Pedagogy of Difficult Conversations
On February 15, 2023, Moving Traditions hosted Antisemitism & Teen Wellbeing, a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish teens. Watch the recording: These are the key takeaways and related reso…
Teen Perspectives: Antisemitism & Teen Wellbeing
In preparation for our Antisemitism & Teen Wellbeing webinar, we asked five Kol Koleinu fellows who are part of a new Teen Board to share their advice for adults about how to support teens in resp…
Where Judaism and Relationship Skills Meet: Daniel Brenner
By Suzanne Kling Langman, The Jewish Theological Seminary
“Being teen-focused doesn’t mean giving up on Jewish literacy, it just means you have to start with the teens,” said Rabbi Daniel Br...
Planting for Change with Teens
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen and Jennifer Anolik
As we approach Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for the Trees, we are thinking about Jewishly-rooted social change and how we keep nurturing it among teens even in...
Planting and Replanting for Change
A Tu B’Shvat Ritual for Teens and the adults in their lives This year, Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the trees begins at sundown on Sunday, February 5, 2023 and ends at nightfall on Monday…