Announcing Our Newest Board Members
We’re delighted to welcome three remarkable individuals to the Moving Traditions Board! Lilly Claar, Dr. Sara Levine, and Eric Schlezinger each bring invaluable expertise, diverse perspectives, a sh…
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Mental Health In Modern Times with Pamela Barkley and Daniel Brenner
The Jewish Review Podcast by Rockne Roll | On this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Pamela Barkley and Rabbi Daniel Brenner at Moving Traditions, a non-profit focused on improving Jewish teen well...
A Message of Support
By Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions CEO | When people ask me how I’m doing, especially since October 7, I have answered something along the lines of, “Personally, wonderful; Globally, concerned....
Support Jewish Youth this Hanukkah
A message from Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions CEO As 2024 draws to a close and we have our menorahs at the ready, I am thinking about the hope that comes with Hanukkah. After what has been a year …
Observing Transgender Awareness Week
By Shuli Karkowsky As we step out of Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19), I find myself thinking about how it is always important to mark this week – and how its significance rose this year …
Heartfelt Congratulations to Beckee Birger
By Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions CEO I am so excited to share with you, Moving Traditions’ friends, supporters, and stakeholders, two honors bestowed on our beloved colleague, Beckee Birger, la…
Finding Balance on Rosh Hashanah
A reflection by Stacy Shapiro, Northeast Regional Director I love the tradition of having apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah. Apples, to me, are a little sour, and, of course, honey is sweet. We combin…
Why invest in CIT programs?
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner for eJewishPhilanthropy | I was speaking with my friend’s daughter the other day about her experience as a counselor-in-training (CIT) at a local Jewish day camp when she gav...
Reflections on Juneteenth
by Beckee Birger, Director of DEIJ Initiatives My daughter and I read a book called Juneteenth For Mazie. It’s a sweet story about how a young girl named Mazie learns about her great-grandpa Mose an…
Holding Two Truths This Yom Ha’atzmaut
By Pamela Barkley, Chief Growth Officer “Once you hit Purim, the school year is basically over!” That’s what one of my teachers used to say to me when I was Director of Education at a suburban r…