Bar Mitzvah, and Then What?
By H. Glenn Rosenkrantz, for The Covenant Foundation, September 3, 2012
For the nearly 900 families belonging to Congregation Beth El in Voorhees, New Jersey, programming to engag...
Moving Traditions National Training Conferences 2013
2012 National Training Seminar
110 educators from across the United States gathered in Philadelphia for three days of intense learning with the Moving Traditions training team. 70 women were trained to lead Rosh Hodesh: It's a ...
Insights on Gender and Teens
Do Parents Influence Teen Behavior?
The conventional wisdom around teens is that as they distance themselves from parents, their peers become their primary influence. But a closer look at research on...
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Welcome to image alignment! The best way to demonstrate the ebb and flow of the various image positioning options is to nestle them snuggly among an ocean of words. Grab a paddle and let’s get s…
Engaging Jewish Teenage Boys: A Call to Action
Engaging Jewish Teenage Boys: A Call to Action We now have the tools to reverse the loss of Jewish boys after bar mitzvah. Moving Traditions’ comprehensive report, Engaging Jewish Teenage Boys: …
Family Matters: Where the Boys Are
By Rahel Musleah, Hadassah Magazine, October, 2012
Robert Riemer, 16, went reluctantly to the first meeting of Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood at his synagogue. The prog...
Boy to Mensch
By Meredith Jacobs, Washington Jewish Week, August 1, 2012
It starts with a game. One that's cooperative and not competitive.
Or it starts with food preparation. Food is always ...
Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age Benefit Event Honoring Karen Adler and Phyllis Teicher Goldman
The Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age exhibit was launched in the Laurie M. Tisch Gallery at the JCC in Manhattan March 6, 2012 and ran until April 27, 2012.
A benefit event honoring Karen Adler an...
Is Drake’s ‘Re-Bar Mitzvah’ Video a Mockery of Judaism?
Rabbi Daniel Brenner writes in the Huffington ...