Finding Jewish Joy in the Quiet Moments
By Hannah Gumpert, jGirls+ Magazine Editor in Hadassah Magazine | It wasn’t until b’nei mitzvah season a few years ago, when I attended dozens of celebrations at several different congregations, t...
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Fight wildfires and other climate crises with this spiritual guide to catastrophe
In the Forward | It’s not the first year rabbis have linked the climate crisis to Tisha Ba’av. More than a decade ago, Rabbi Tamara Cohen, chief of program and strategy at the Jewish youth group M...
Kumi: Addressing Antisemitism and Racism, Both Outside and Within Jewish Spaces
By Rebecca Ezersky for Evolve | On the last night of Moving Traditions’ most recent Kumi Justice Retreat, I sat with the teen participants in the hotel lobby in Washington, D.C., and debriefed the w...
They Read ‘Night’— So I Read ‘Nobody’s Girl’
By Elizabeth Mandel for Lilith Magazine | I had been avoiding Nobody’s Girl : A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Giuffre. I felt I should read it. I knew I should read ...
Turning crisis into care: A Korczak-inspired approach to Jewish youth education
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner for eJewish Philanthropy | As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal: “Pe...
Moving Traditions: Refreshed Brand and New Offerings Support Educators and Teens Today
In Jim Joseph Foundation's Blog | As Jewish teens face the dual burden of the trials and tribulations that come with adolescence and rising antisemitism in school and online, Moving Traditions continu...
Jewish Women’s Foundation’s largest-ever grants docket to empower women across generations
JWF’s multiyear grant to jGirls+ Magazine, a program of Moving Traditions, helps foster the next generation of strong feminist leadership. Pictured are the publication’s teen editors. (Photo credi...
Don’t overlook the denominator in the Jewish talent pipeline crisis
…Although these strategies may be as important (if not moreso) in local communities, some recent examples on the national and international stages include Moving Traditions’ absorption of JGirls+ ...
5 lessons on mergers in this moment of change
By Shuli Karkowsky & Elizabeth Mandel for eJewish Philanthropy | We’ve been living through a period of significant transition in the Jewish nonprofit world, with executive shake-ups announced across...
A New Approach to Raising Jewish Teens
By Shuli Karkowsky and Elizabeth Mandel for Hadassah Magazine | We are Jewish feminist leaders dedicated to supporting the emotional development of Jewish teens, helping them grow into their fullest s...