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 ...
Moving Traditions is launching the One Moon, One Wall, One People campaign in support of
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…
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…
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…
I’m working with a group of seventh graders. As Brooklyn girls, they are, I believe, forced into a more adult world than the average seventh grader. They have more independence and more autonomy. As...
Three Insights from the Tale of a Young Egyptian Woman
This Passover, we suggest adding the story of a courageous woman to round out your seder – that of Bat Paro, the daughter of Pharaoh. Adding r...
Moving Tradition’s Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing! and Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood utilize three modes of learning—sensory, cognitive and emotive—during eac...
A boy is tricked into being part of a game with other boys only to find out that he is the target of mockery and abuse. A girl is happy to be included as a “friend” at a lunch table until she find...
By Rachel Heller, Tablet Magazine, February 25, 2013
On a recent Sunday evening in Los Angeles, five eighth-grade girls lounged in armchairs or sat on the floor, talking with a r...
