Ascending
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen in eJewish Philanthropy
The Torah portion for this week, Tzav, begins its list of the rules of various sacrifices with one called an “olah” translated by Everett Fox as ...
Kol Koleinu: An inclusive space for teen feminists to learn, connect, and grow
By Stacy Bernstein, NFTY Midwest Area Manager
Five years ago, Moving Traditions and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) partnered to create Kol Koleinu – A Teen Feminist Fellowship. Over the years, ...
Demystifying Teen Language Around Gender
Are you having a hard time deciphering the gender language of the preteens and teens in your life? Are you confused as to what it represents and why it matters so much to teens of all genders?
Movi...
‘Judith Kaplan wasn’t ancient history’
By LARRY YUDELSON, The Jewish Standard
March 9, 2022
Moving Traditions, an organization focusing on Jewish teens, is incorporating the Instagram account and the bat mitzvah centennial into its B-Mitz...
What Does it Mean to Be a Gender Inclusive Camp in Summer 2022?
Join Moving Traditions for a strategic conversation for Jewish camp professionals about gender and gender expansiveness as it relates to staff, campers, and camp culture.
In the last five years, many...
Moving Traditions Welcomes New CEO
By Jarrad Saffren, Jewish Exponent
She’s never been a CEO before. She’s taking over for the woman who built the nonprofit organization, Moving Traditions, from nothing. And the task before her, f...
Moving Traditions at TBE
Special to the Washtenaw Jewish News, March 2022
Throughout this school year, Temple Beth Emeth has expanded how they prepare their families for the Bar and Bat Mitzvah journey, or, as Movin...
Celebrating 100 Years of Bat Mitzvah in the age of B Mitzvah
A Workshop, Curriculum and Conversation for Educators and Clergy On March 18-19, 2022, Jewish communities across North America celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the first American Bat Mitzvah, and …
Meet Moving Traditions
Join Rabbi Daniel Brenner, VP of Education, and Pamela Barkley, VP of Program for a session or more of our "Meet Moving Traditions" webinar series.
Clergy Webinar for Family Education @ B-Mit...
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…