Talking about drinking at Purim
Tradition teaches that we are supposed to drink on Purim until we cannot tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman — which is not such great messaging for teens....
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Sparking Resistance: Women Risk-Takers In Those Days and These
When we come to Hanukkah with a gender lens we enable ourselves to see more of the holiday’s complexity and richness....
Passover, #MeToo, and a Mirror on Your Seder Plate
This year, to address the #metoo movement and our societal need for deep reckoning around gender, sexuality, and power, it is time to take a step further. I propose that we do so by adding mirrors to...
Teens, Purim, and #metoo
This year, given the #metoo movement we should talk with kids of all genders about the powerful actions of Vashti and Esther, different as they are on the surface....
A Hanukkah Meditation
Bringing Light to the Darkness Let us stand together as we light the candles this Hanukkah, connecting to each other and to the Jewish tradition of recovering the light and what is holy from the darkn…
We All Make The Seder
The practice in many families is for one person, often a male head of household, to lead the seder. This year, we are thinking about leadership differently than in past traditions. The story of Passov...
Such a Time as This
When it is time to act, will our youth believe that they have the power to speak up for what is right?...
Hiding and Finding the Matzah—and Ourselves
If you want to bring something different to your Passover this year, this is the only place where you can find all of the seder supplements Moving Traditions has created over the years....
Bring Moving Traditions to Your Passover Seder Table
If you want to bring something different to your Passover this year, this is the only place where you can find all of the seder supplements Moving Traditions has created over the years....
Deep Reflection: An Accounting of the Soul
This year, we suggest that you use the questions below to guide your own heshbon hanefesh. You can read and consider them during High Holiday services, or take turns answering questions with ...