Majority of American Jews in Full Page New York Times Ad: “Unequivocally: Black Lives Matter.”
Joint letter signed by over 600 multiracial Jewish denominations, organizations, and synagogues represents over half of Jewish people in America....
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Four Local Teens Among 2020-’21 Kol Koleinu Fellows
Jewish Exponent, August 28, 2020
Four Philadelphia-area teens were named 2020-’21 fellows for the Kol Koleinu program established by Moving Traditions, the Union for Reform Judaism and Unit...
Statement in Memory of George Floyd and in Solidarity with those Fighting Racism
Let us teach our youth to recognize that the world rests on “justice, on truth and on peace” (Pirkei Avot 1:17). May we cease standing on the blood of our neighbors (Leviticus 19:16), instead doin...
5 Tips for Holding a Successful Online Rite-of-Passage Celebration
By Jen Anolik, Jim Joseph Foundation Blog, May 27, 2020
At a time when in-person graduations and end-of-year events have been cancelled, teens are missing out on important rite-of-pa...
Moving Traditions Adapts to Pandemic
Jewish Exponent, May 21, 2020
While Moving Traditions programming is usually centered on in-person gatherings, virtual meetups and training sessions were becoming more common before ...
Israel, ‘chill pills’ and masculinity: the new Jewish education
The Jewish News of Northern California, January 22, 2020
In a session led by Deborah Meyer of Moving Traditions, a Pennsylvania-based organization that creates b’nai mitzvah progra...
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...
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...