Women of Vision Foundation Awards $110,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Women of Vision has issued grants to four programs for the 2016-2017 fiscal year to expand opportunities for Jewish women and girls and promote social...
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JUF awards more than $1 million to encourage smart growth and innovation
For the third year in a row, the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's Breakthrough Fund is giving a boost to innovative, leading-edge initiatives that meet local human needs, engag...
Where We Find the Best Stress Relief for Teens
By Beth Tigay, URJ Blog, May 17, 2016.
We believe it is our responsibility as a Jewish community to offer our teens guidance in developing stress management skills as they grow in...
A Guide to Recognizing Creative Jewish Nonprofits
Moving Traditions “keeps Jewish teens healthy and Jewish and gives them meaningful opportunities to explore fundamental questions of identity and society.” Read about our inclusion in the Slingsho...
$4 million matching grant aims to engage L.A. Jewish teens
With the support of a more than $4 million matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is developing the Los Angeles Jewish Teen Initiative as part of a...
Women of Vision Foundation Awards Transformative Grants
Moving Traditions is thrilled to announce that Women of Vision, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Greater Philadelphia, has awarded a grant of $36,000 to help us develop and test “Healthy Sexualit...
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! Has Arrived in Israel
The largely popular Moving Tradition’s Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! has hit the Israeli scene. Known by many throughout North American Jewry, Moving Tradition’s program has captivate...
Aly Raisman’s Nude Photoshoot Isn’t As Scandalous As You Think
Though the shoot may be suggestive, it suggests not only 21-year-old Raisman’s potential sex appeal as gymnast-Jewess, but also a triumph of body positivity amidst industries — both gymnastics and...
Meaning-Making for Teens: An Interview with Deborah Meyer
A new interview with Deborah Meyer in the Covenant Foundation’s online magazine, Sightline, looks at how Moving Traditions helps teens find and stay connected to their kol dmama daka, the s...
It’s a Girl Thing! Helping To Develop Jewish Pride, Identity
It’s a precarious world for Jewish girls — in addition to the angst of adolescence, they are at risk for depression, eating disorders and risky behavior. And Jewish girls, post-...