Big-Mouth Bar Mitzvah
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Lilith, Spring 2020
In the months leading up to the bar mitzvah of our eldest child—a cisgender, so-far heterosexual, prank-loving son of two femini...
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How to Have a Kid-Friendly, Meaningful Virtual Seder
The holiday is about resilience. Now’s the time to show it.
If you’re trying to figure out how to balance Passover with teaching grandma how to use Zoom, you’re not alone.
Rabbi Tamara Cohen of...
Moving Traditions Builds On Impact With New Offerings
Challenges facing youth are greater than ever—and anxiety rates are spiking. From growing pressure on academic achievement, to the 24/7 cycle of social media, to the rise of hate speech and violence...
At Moving Traditions, a space for teens to confront today’s issues
By Shana Goldberg, Intermountain Jewish News, September 26, 2019
At Moving Traditions, not all those leading the educational programs are professional Jewish educators. Rabbis, cant...
‘CultureShift’ Initiative Helps Camps Create Safe Environments in the #MeToo Era
By Esther D. Kustanowitz, Jewish Journal, August 14, 2019
While Moving Traditions had already been working with camps since 2015 on issues around harassment and consent, “#MeToo r...
Camps Embrace Training in #MeToo Era
By Eric Schucht, Jewish Exponent, July 12, 2019
Summer camp has always been an opportunity for teens to have an impactful experience during a formative period of their lives. And in ...
How a New Model of Family Education Places the Parent-Child Relationship at the Center of the B’nai Mitzvah Experience
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner, eJewish Philanthropy
March 18, 2019
Today, as we face a generational “Crisis of Connection,” Jewish educators are beginning to expand the scope of that dialogue to addres...
Turning Jewish Boys Into Mensches
Jewish Groups Take On Masculinity, Consent Education
Once a week, Isaac Santelli makes his way to a public school on Chicago’s South Side, where he volunteers teaching high school students about some of the most freighted words imaginable for young pe...
Thinking Differently About B’nai Mitzvah
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner, eJewishPhilanthropy, October 30, 2018
In the wake of #metoo, many families are questioning the practice of hiring young women to fawn over thirteen-year-old ...