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…
You Should Know…Jennifer Anolik
By Sasha Rogelberg, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Jewish teens today are going through a lot, Jennifer Anolik, fellowship director for Kol Koleinu at Moving Traditions, an Elkins Park-based nonpro...
Reflecting on an Amazing Year
By Shuli Karkowsky As we begin 2023, I can’t help but reflect on what an incredible year Moving Traditions had in 2022 thanks to supporters like you. And while it’s nearly impossible to make a lis…
Why Kumi? Why now?
Moving Traditions recently launched a new program called Kumi: An Anti-Oppression Teen Leadership Experience. We invite you to learn more about the inspiration, motivation, and goals of this new excit…
Hanukkah 2022
Talking with your teens is a gift. As our gift to you this Hanukkah, please enjoy these discussion starters and resources from Moving Traditions’ past year of programming. May the gift of conversati…
Light the Way: Parenting for Wellbeing – Resources
On December 14, 2022, psychologist Dr. Betsy Stone and Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Chief Program Officer at Moving Traditions, discussed key themes to help “parent for wellbeing.”...
Icebreakers & Active Games
Group games and icebreakers that Moving Traditions recommends to help your teen participants get to know each other....