Testing a model for teenage empowerment
By Johanna Ginsberg, New Jersey Jewish News, July 2, 2014
Vered Idan, 23, has fond memories of the young women’s empowerment group she joined in middle school.
Led by Rabbi Pa...
Training Teaser: Using College Humor to Address Judaism and Gender
One of the highlights of the Shevet Achim training is the opportunity to peek into the vast world of YouTube comedy videos that middle and high school boys are consuming and to reflect on the...
Getting Real with Teens
How are online interactions impinging the development of healthy teen relationships?
What role can mentors play in fostering a teen culture that rises above snap judgments and instant gratification?
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Inspiring the Next Generation: Barbra Berley-Mellits
Barbra Berley-Mellits helped create Moving Traditions’ program, Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
It was our dream that the girls would be empowered to become contributing leade...
Meet The Trainer: Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood’s David Lieberman
David Lieberman, a documentary film editor, spent most of this past year in a film studio in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn working on his latest full-length feature, We Could Be King. Airing now on ...
Moving Traditions Launches National Evaluation of Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
How Does Experiential Jewish Education Impact Girls and Young Women? Now that 14,000 middle and high school girls have participated over 12 years in its experiential education program, Rosh Hode...
Are Investments in Experiential Jewish Education for Teens Worthwhile?
Is it possible to have successful, ongoing Jewish engagement experiences that also enrich the participant’s Jewish education?...
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! Evaluation
The multi-year study determined that, through Rosh Hodesh, Moving Traditions is helping Jewish institutions engage more effectively with teenage girls and helping them grow into confident young women ...
Miriam and Elijah – Two Cups for Your Seder
Moving Traditions encourages you to add a Miriam’s cup to your seder table alongside that of Elijah....
A Table-less Tisch — Moving Traditions’ 2014 Benefit In Honor of Jeffrey Schwarz
Moving Traditions' Benefit in honor of Jeffrey Schwarz was held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 in New York. People were in high spirits at our "Table-less Tisch" where we enjoyed the shared experience of ...