Reflecting on an Amazing Year
By Shuli Karkowsky As we begin 2023, I can’t help but reflect on what an incredible year Moving Traditions had in 2022 thanks to supporters like you. And while it’s nearly impossible to make a lis…
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Why Kumi? Why now?
Moving Traditions recently launched a new program called Kumi: An Anti-Oppression Teen Leadership Experience. We invite you to learn more about the inspiration, motivation, and goals of this new excit…
Hanukkah 2022
Talking with your teens is a gift. As our gift to you this Hanukkah, please enjoy these discussion starters and resources from Moving Traditions’ past year of programming. May the gift of conversati…
Light the Way: Parenting for Wellbeing – Resources
On December 14, 2022, psychologist Dr. Betsy Stone and Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Chief Program Officer at Moving Traditions, discussed key themes to help “parent for wellbeing.”...
Annual Report 2022
Moving Traditions recently released a new strategic plan, Moving Forward: Our Next Generation, which announced our ambitions to double our impact over the next three years. We invite you to read the p...
What is “Embodied Consent Education” and how can Jewish summer camps benefit from it?
Embodied consent takes its name from somatic practice –emphasizing the idea that consent is part of a mind-body connection where our bodies send signals to our minds and our minds are directing our ...
I Don’t Want My Jewish Son to Listen to Kanye — But I Want Him to Decide That Himself
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen for Kveller
Last weekend, as I was giving a ride to my son, a junior in high school, and one of his closest buddies to their first real high school party, his friend hooked h...
Last weekend, as I was giving a ride to my son, a junior in high school, and one of his closest buddies to their first real high school party, his friend hooked h...
Moving Forward: Our Next Generation
Moving Traditions has just released a new strategic plan with an ambitious goal to double our impact on Jewish teens over the next three years – and we are asking you to join us....
Rosh Hashanah Meditation
As you prepare to welcome in the New Year, to listen once again to the ancient sounds of the shofar, you might want to find a few moments of quiet. In the month of Elul, before the new moon appears, w...
Resources for Talking with Teens: Reproductive Rights & Sexual Health
Teens today have questions, concerns, and feelings about their rights and health. Join Moving Traditions on July 14 for a webinar: Talking with Teens....