The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction
For years we have blamed teens’ behavior on their “raging hormones”– which do in fact affect teens. With more sophisticated brain imaging, researchers now understand that underlying many notor…
Exhibit at Jewish Museum Traces History of Bat Mitzvah
By Paradise Afshar and Sabrina Rodreguez, Miami Herald, September 1, 2013 When it came to preparing for her son’s bar mitzvah, Julie Pronesti took a more active approach than most parents. Read More…
Re-Imagining the Coming of Age Journey
By Lisa Gersten, eJewishPhilanthropy, August 29, 2013. What if the bar or bat mitzvah signaled a teen’s entry into an ongoing gathering of Jewish peers led by an inspiring mentor who helped them dis…
Shana Tova 5774
A powerful message from Hannah and
Teen Calls on Peers to Join the Women of the Wall Campaign
Shevet Achim participant Bennett Decker from Philadelphia speaks out about why he supports Women of the Wall — and why he hopes you will join him. Hi! I’m Bennett Decker. I’ve been i…
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...