Antisemitism Resource Guide
A timely resource to help Jewish youth look at the roots of antisemitism, explore their feelings, and think through how they might respond....
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One Year After Pittsburgh
We approach the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh with deep sadness about the terrible loss of life and the terrifying resurgence of anti-Semitism...
Second Generation Teen Mentor
An acting instructor and director, Tal is following in the footsteps of both of his parents, Marti Arnold, who led Rosh Hodesh groups and Rabbi Jamie Arnold, who led Shevet groups. This makes Tal the ...
Teens, #MeToo, and Summer Camp
Moving Traditions is helping challenge sexism and prevent sexual harassment and assault at camp through our latest initiative, CultureShift. We are drawing on our comprehensive, Jewish sexuality curri...
How Kol Koleinu Gave One Teen a Stronger Sense of Self
I applied to Kol Koleinu with the hopes of turning my limited knowledge of feminism from RBG being a cool woman to a broader understanding of feminism. I quickly achieved these goals through slideshow...
A New Program Offers A Space For Non-Binary Mitzvahs
By Simone Somekh, Forward, April 25, 2019
After coming out, Kollin thought it would have been great if the organization had an LGBTQ-oriented variation of its programming. “They h...Healthy Debate: How This Night Can Be Different
Moving Traditions believes that when we come together face-to-face to honestly explore challenging issues, we bring meaning and joy to our lives. This is the beauty of our programs, from b’nai mitzv…
Key Learnings from Moving Traditions Teen Groups, Rosh Hodesh and Shevet
2018 Year End Evaluation
Moving Traditions works with Informing Change to evaluate our teen groups on an annual basis to measure our impact and to identify ways to improve our progra...
Talking about drinking at Purim
Tradition teaches that we are supposed to drink on Purim until we cannot tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman — which is not such great messaging for teens....
Reflection 2020: A Moving Traditions Election Toolkit for Teens
Moving Traditions has created this toolkit with