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...
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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....
Facing This New Reality Together
Last week, ironically under the façade of an originalist interpretation that honors history, the conservative justices of the United States Supreme Court spat upon legal precedent, upon decades and d...
Closing With Connection: Finding Space for Reflection at the End
As many of our teen groups and B-Mitzvah groups' time together ends for the year, group leaders may be looking for a way to imbue the final sessions with a sense of reflecti...
Never Again? Reflecting on the War in Ukraine this Passover
Many teens have watched the war in Ukraine unfold on social media—on Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. They have seen remnants of razed buildings, Ukrainian refugees crowding onto trains, men hugging t...
Demystifying Teen Language Around Gender Resources
From our “Demystifying Teen Language on Gender” webinar, we offer the following resources for parents and educators for understanding teen language on gender: what it represents, and why it matter...
New Beginnings at Moving Traditions
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…
Shine Bright – A Hanukkah Ritual
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 upd…
Circle Ahead – A Rosh Hashanah Ritual
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, an…
Partner Spotlight: Bethany Leinweber
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 even...