Insights, news, and information to help Jewish teens thrive.
I am so excited to write my first newsletter as CEO of Moving Traditions. My initial plan was to write about new beginnings, namely, my first week at Moving Traditions. And my first days have exceeded expectations in…
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When Shabbat and Hanukkah coincide on December 3 this year, we have the opportunity to light candles for both holidays and take a moment to bless our children, a Shabbat tradition. We offer you an update to this…
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By Alisha Pedowitz, California Director On Rosh Hashanah, we circle around to the new year. This year, we are still emerging from the pandemic, figuring out what to return to, what to leave behind, and how to move…
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Bethany Leinweber is the Director of Youth Education, Outreach & Engagement at Temple Sinai in Sarasota, FL. She has been with Temple Sinai since 2006 first founding the Gan Preschool Program and eventually transitioning into her current position. In 2020, outreach and engagement was added to her portfolio.
Continue Reading →Choose one or more of the following poems to read or listen to together and discuss. As you will see these poems are intended to make space for emotions and empathy, not to spur a political discussion. Then, consider inviting participants to write a poem or prayer in…
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By Rabbi Daniel Brenner, eJewish Philanthropy
How will a year plus of touch depravation change the way adolescents and young adults interact in large groups of their peers? What are the possible dangers, as well as the clear benefits, connected to this return to physical contact and touch?
Our 2021 seder resource offers you—and others around your table or online—the opportunity to consider the weight of the challenges you have been carrying over the past year, and the burdens shouldered by so many others who have helped us persevere and arrive at another Passover.
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With the pandemic, many Jewish families are having to let go of long-held expectations about the b-mitzvah they imagined for their child to embrace the unique possibilities of the moment—and Moving Traditions has a new guide to facilitate…
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Introducing Moving Traditions’ Thanksgiving Discussion Guide. The guide prompts you to consider your values and hopes for society.
Continue Reading →Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before Leading Your Group This Weekend For those of you who are leading teens this weekend, here are a few questions to consider with reflections from our education and training team: 1. How…
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