Episode 3 – I Want To Fit In
In this episode, Sara explores the pressures pre-teens face to fit in - the social pressures and gender norms that impact today's pre-teens. We hear about the pressures on girls, boys, and the compell...
Congregational Leaders Train with Moving Traditions
Jewish Exponent, September 10, 2018
Moving Traditions, based in Jenkintown, nationally launched its new B’nai Mitzvah program, with a training for congregational leaders on Oct. 4...Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault
Heard on Morning Edition, October 10, 2018
Moving Traditions founder and CEO Deborah Meyer says the goal is not to tell teens how they should behave, but to give them the space and ...Moving Traditions’ New B’Nai Mitzvah Traditions
By Oren Peleg, Jewish Journal October 3, 2018
As pre-teens get older, communication gets more difficult. When the Jewish community can create a framework for dialogue and a space whe...Why Gender Still Matters Webinar
Join Rabbi Tamara Cohen from Moving Traditions as she shares her expertise on the most important issues surrounding gender and sexuality issues facing teens today....
Taste of Rosh Hodesh Boulder
Please join us for a unique afternoon for Jewish 8th and 9th grade girls and their parents in Boulder to get a “taste-of” what Rosh Hodesh is all about. This intimate gathering will be fun…
#MeToo goes to Jewish summer camp, a traditional place for teenage romance
By Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post, July 14, 2018
This summer, in the #MeToo era, the Foundation for Jewish Camp is conducting a nationwide training program to prevent sexual har...Episode 2 – Being Incredibly Nervous
Sara’s guests reflect on self-esteem and performance anxiety and how gender codes influence ideas about public speaking, concerns about social media, and attitudes about perfection....
Episode 1 – At Thirteen
Host Sara Ivry begins her exploration of the developmental and social realities of today’s b’nai mitzvah students through the eyes of parents, psychologists, experts, journalists, and rabbis...
Helping Teens Thrive in a Polarized World
Rabbi Daniel Brenner will offer an expert’s perspective on issues facing teens today (stress, anxiety, social isolation, technology, conflict with authority, etc.) and what tools Jewish wisdom offer...