New Beginnings at Moving Traditions
I am so excited to write my first newsletter as CEO of Moving Traditions. My initial plan was to write about new beginnings, namely, my first week at Moving Traditions. And my first days have exceeded…
Moving Traditions Honors Deborah Meyer, Founding CEO
On March 15, 2022, Moving Traditions hosted an evening of celebration, learning, and inspiration to honor founding CEO Deborah Meyer as she passes the torch....
‘They mitzvahs’ are the gender-neutral trend sweeping the Jewish community
By Doree Lewak, New York Post
February 4, 2022
But others in the Jewish community said they liked the “Sex and the City” sanctioned term. “[‘They mitzvah’] is clever,” said Rabbi Tamara R...
Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Case for Support
Gender has always been critical to Jewish text and spiritual practice, and in contemporary culture, preconceptions about its expression have enormous power to shape who we are and can become. By build...
Moving Traditions, Jewish teen dialogue organization, taps Shuli Karkowsky as CEO
January 21, 2022
Moving Traditions, which guides Jewish teens through questions surrounding adolescence, gender and di...
Moving Traditions Appoints Shuli Karkowsky as New CEO
January 21, 2022. Moving Traditions announced today that Shuli Karkowsky has been appointed the new CEO of the national nonprofit organization. An experienced senior leader who helped build influentia...
Supporting Our Communities: Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX
We are grateful for the safety of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the others taken hostage on January 15 from Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX. We send blessings to them as well as to the eff...
Risky Business: Helping Jewish Teens Make Good Choices
On December 15, 2021, Moving Traditions hosted Risky Business: Helping Jewish Teens Make Good Choices, a webinar featuring Dr. Jess Shatkin, MD (NYU Child Study Center) in conversatio...
Annual Report 2021-22
Together with you, we are making a difference in the lives of preteens and teens across North America—which we hope comes through loud and clear in this 
Shine Bright – A Hanukkah Ritual
When Shabbat and Hanukkah coincide on December 3 this year, we have the opportunity to light candles for both holidays and take a moment to bless our children, a Shabbat tradition. We offer you an upd…