2026 Kumi: Foundation Retreat Recap
Nineteen of the 2026 Kumi Justice Retreat Participants and three staff members (Rebecca, Tamara, and Elizabeth) came together Oct. 9-12 in Oconomowok, WI for Kumi: Foundation. As the first retreat out…
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jGirls+ Fall 2026 Retreat Recap
Fifteen members of the 11th cohort of jGirls+ Magazine, three alums, and three staff (Elizabeth, Bex, and Sophie) came together for a joyous and meaningful four-day retreat over Labor Day weekend in …
State of the Union – July 2026
By Shuli Karkowsky, CEO of Moving Traditions One of the things that has remained consistent through Moving Traditions’ 21-year history – through leadership transitions, board successions, strategi…
Turning crisis into care: A Korczak-inspired approach to Jewish youth education
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner for eJewish Philanthropy | As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal: “Pe...
An Announcement: Get More @ Moving Traditions
By Shuli Karkowsky, Moving Traditions CEO It is a truism of parenthood that you are always looking for new clothes or hand-me-downs: as soon as you buy new jeans, your kids’ ankles start to show; as…
Navigating Challenges Together
Our teens are navigating a lot. They are facing a dual burden – all of the trials and tribulations that come with adolescence are compounded by the rising antisemitism they are encountering in schoo...
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 …
5 lessons on mergers in this moment of change
By Shuli Karkowsky & Elizabeth Mandel for eJewish Philanthropy | We’ve been living through a period of significant transition in the Jewish nonprofit world, with executive shake-ups announced across...
Yahrzeit: Remembering October 7th
To help Jewish youth process the upcoming two-year anniversary of October 7, Moving Traditions has released a new curricular session to help teens mark the moment. We are continuing to develop new mat…
Introducing: jGirlsMag.MovingTraditions.org
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news with you! Earlier this year Moving Traditions welcomed jGirls+ Magazine into our suite of programs, a partnership that is allowing us to help more Jewi…