Tackling Male Body Image: An Alternative Approach
Rabbi Ben Zeidman, at Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-El, has been pioneering a unique approach to Shevet that takes advanta...
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Heroines of Hanukkah and Our Own Times
This year, Hanukkah is being linked to important activism around many issues, particularly racial injustice and police violence. As many of us join these struggles, let us also use this holiday to fo…
Genderosity: Becky
Becky spent her teenage years attending a Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing program through her synagogue. Over the years, her group discussed issues from dating and divorce to sex and sexuali...
Why We Need to Talk to Our Jewish Teens About Sexting
Writing sexually explicit messages or sending explicit photos is now part of the “normal” development cycle of teens. Jewish teens in particular, who have smartphones earlier than the average Amer...
Talking to Teens about Social Media
The internet has a memory. Even deleted posts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter can be archived or screen-grabbed and shared—so it’s important that teens are encouraged to be thoughtf...
Welcome Melanie Gruenwald
Moving Traditions First Full-time Colorado Director Melanie has extensive experience in informal Jewish education. From working on college campuses and at the international level for Hillel: The F…
Welcome Beth Tigay
Beth Tigay, Moving Traditions' new California director, has extensive experience in adolescent education in both secular and Jewish contexts....
Inspiring the Next Generation: Barbra Berley-Mellits
Barbra Berley-Mellits helped create Moving Traditions’ program, Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
It was our dream that the girls would be empowered to become contributing leade...
Are Investments in Experiential Jewish Education for Teens Worthwhile?
Is it possible to have successful, ongoing Jewish engagement experiences that also enrich the participant’s Jewish education?...
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! Evaluation
The multi-year study determined that, through Rosh Hodesh, Moving Traditions is helping Jewish institutions engage more effectively with teenage girls and helping them grow into confident young women ...