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Guidance for Group Leaders Leading Teen Groups the week of November 6-14, 2020

Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before Leading Your Group This Weekend For those of you who are leading teens this weekend, here are a few questions to consider with reflections from our education…

Paige Florin
November 6, 2020

Statement on the Swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

As Jewish feminists of many genders, across generations, who are queer and straight, white and of color, today we give each other comfort and stand together as we prepare for a Supreme Court likely to...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
October 27, 2020

Responsive Curriculum: May Her Memory Be A Revolution

Here is an activity you can use with teens to consider the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, z”l. The full session can be found in the Current Events section of our password protected …

Sarah Fox
October 15, 2020

Kol Koleinu Fellowship Develops Change-Making Jewish Teen Feminist Activists

By Esther D. Kustanowitz, Jewish Journal October 12, 2020 Founded by Moving Traditions, Kol Koleinu is open to Jewish high school students nationwide. Fellows learn about gender analysis, feminism an...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
October 14, 2020

Voting with a Feminist Lens: A Workshop for Teens

By Danielle Gruber, Kol Koleinu Fellow Personal values play a large role in deciding which issues are meaningful to you as a voter and which decisions you make on election day. The purpose of this wor…

Sarah Fox
October 8, 2020

Taste of Rosh Hodesh – Los Angeles

Please join us for a unique event on Zoom for Jewish 8th grade girls and their parents in Los Angeles to get a “taste-of” what Rosh Hodesh is all about....

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
October 1, 2020

Jewish Federation Emergency Relief Funding Benefits Numerous Organizations in Area

September 3, 2020 For people of all ages, finding meaningful ways to connect with others during the pandemic has been challenging. For pre-teens and teenagers, who have been rocked by the pandemic an...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
October 1, 2020

Philly Tzelem Open House

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Moving Traditions and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia are excited to partner and bring you Tzelem, in collaboration with Keshet, a monthly program LGBTQ+ teens in Philad...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
September 29, 2020

Voting with a Feminist Lens: A Workshop Created by and for Teens

Voting with a Feminist Lens is a workshop series to educate soon-to-be voters and newly registered voters on the importance of not only voting but also making their votes meaningful. Over the course o...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
September 24, 2020

Is This the Fast You Want This Year?

This Yom Kippur, Moving Traditions is lifting up the voices of three young people who participate in our programs to call our collective attention to the many ways in which our society is broken and i...

Jillian Finkelstein Brownstein
September 17, 2020