Teen Boys and Homophobia: A Jewish Approach to Some Underlying Issues
How does Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood address the challenge of teen boys and homophobia?
By applying Jewish texts and challenging commonly held assumptions....
Boston Training Conference 2013
85 Jewish educators participated in Moving Traditions National Training Conference in Boston July 28-30, 2013. Moving Traditions is thrilled to announce its largest East Coast training conference to …
Group Leader Spotlight: Terry Wunder
Terry, a Shevet Achim leader at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles, says Moving Traditions' National Training Conference was "enormously helpful" in preparing him to lead his group....
Moving Traditions Hires Sara Laver as Philadelphia Director
“As a lifelong Philadelphian, I am most excited about working for Moving Traditions because the work we do on the topics of 'gender' and 'Jewish' both speak to me and how I identify as a Jewish woma...
Hallel Abramowitz-Silverman Calls for Change
In this 41 second video, Israeli teenager Hallel Abramowitz-Silverman reflects on her activism in support of the rights of women and girls to pray at the Western Wall.
My dream is that...o...
Staying Present: Adult Mentors are Essential to Teens’ Lives and to Effective Jewish Teen Engagement
By Deborah Meyer, eJewishPhilanthropy, May 9, 2013.
I was lucky. When I was 13 and trying to figure out the world around me, I had a camp counselor who really “got” me. She ...
One Moon, One Wall, One People — Contest Announcement
Moving Traditions is launching the One Moon, One Wall, One People campaign in support of 
Four things to emphasize when presenting the issue of Women of the Wall to American teenagers
1- What the wall is and is not. The Western Wall is a place of historic and religious importance to Jewish people all around the world. The last remaining remnant of a sacred religious site that our a…
Three Best Practices for Discussing Women of the Wall with Teens
Many Jewish teens have seen photographs of women being arrested at the Western Wall and are wondering what they can do to ensure that all people can practice Judaism freely at the Wall. If you are a p…
What Jewish texts do we turn to after a tragedy?
There are many Jewish sources that provide a sense of healing and peace. Yet, after a violent act by a human being that erases the life of another human being, it is our ethical literature that clarif…