Moving Traditions 2021 Benefit Honoring Renée Sackey
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Moving Traditions celebrated Renée Sackey and our work emboldening Jewish youth to “Connect, Challenge, and Change.”...
How to Have a Virtual Bar or Bat Mitzvah
By Kara Baskin, Jewish Boston
February 8, 2021
Virtual bar and bat mitzvahs have become de rigueur thanks to COVID-19. Happily, Moving Traditions, which r...
Family Education @ B’nai Mitzvah: A Moving Traditions Convening
Now, with data collected from over 1,300 parent and preteen pairs who have participated in our family education program, on June 10, 2021, Moving Traditions will gather a select group of scholars, edu...
Fund for the Future continues to fuel innovation
Better serving day school students with lea...
Novel ideas to celebrate bar/bat mitzvahs during continued COVID restrictions
(January 22, 2021 / JNS) As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep Jewish services and life-cycle events smaller in size, many Jewish families are...
Zoom-Mitzvah 101: A Moving Traditions Guide
With the pandemic, many Jewish families are having to let go of long-held expectations about the b-mitzvah they imagined for their child to embrace the unique possibilities of the moment—and Moving …
Learning from Grantee-Partners: A Series on Insights from Leaders in the Field
By Jim Joseph Foundation
December 10th, 2020
While the field of Jewish education and engagement today sees building mental health as essential, Moving Traditions has been pioneering this appr...
Moving Traditions’ New National B’nai Mitzvah Program, for Families – The Covenant Foundation
If one were to survey Jewish parents about what they think the most pivotal moment is in their child’s Jewish journey, chances are a majority would answer the B’nai Mitzvah. But whereas the ritual...
A New Pedagogy for Parents and Children in Bar/Bat/Benai/B’ Mitzvah Education The Lookstein Center
By Daniel Brenner, Jewish Educational Leadership Journal
November 2, 2020
With an understanding that there have been both seen and unseen generational shifts in parent-teen relationships, five years...
Envisioning a 2021 B’nai Mitzvah: A Webinar for Parents and Grandparents About the Highs and Lows of Pandemic Celebrations
On December 7, 2020, Moving Traditions brought together parents, grandparents, and educators to explore zoom mitzvahs, car mitzvahs, and other creative ways that the Jewish community is letting go of ...