The Same, Yet Different at Passover
I love how the calendar of Jewish holidays lends structure to my year. Passover epitomizes this more than any other holiday – replete with strong childhood memories; ritual before, during, and after...
Category Passover
Urchatz: A Deeper Dive into Handwashing at the Seder
This year, Moving Traditions invites you to slow down while you wash your hands at the start of your seder; and contemplate the depth contained in this underappreciated ritual. Handwashing has t…
Never Again? Reflecting on the War in Ukraine this Passover
Many teens have watched the war in Ukraine unfold on social media—on Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. They have seen remnants of razed buildings, Ukrainian refugees crowding onto trains, men hugging t...
Yerushah: A Reimagined Passover Haggadah
Yerushah (“inheritance” in Hebrew), is a reimagined Passover Haggadah created by Julia White, a 2021-2022 Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship. Download the sneak peek resources be...
Never Again? This Passover Share Thoughts on the War in Ukraine
Moving Traditions invites you to use our new 2022 Passover Seder supplement to explore the power of narratives this year by asking the following questions at your Seder, making sure that young people ...
Acknowledging and Releasing the Burdens: An Old/ New Ritual for Breaking the Middle Matzah
Our 2021 seder resource offers you—and others around your table or online—the opportunity to consider the weight of the challenges you have been carrying over the past year, and the burdens should...
A Meditation for Educators for Passover
by Jen Anolik I invite you all to close your eyes if you’re comfortable. Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth. Give your mind permission to think whatever it wants to …
#SederStory
Telling the story at #Passover of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery has inspired generations to work for a better world. This Passover, in this challenging time, we invite you to download our ...
Passover and the “Multi-Generational Self”
So much about Passover is likely to be different this year for most of us—and yet, this fundamental idea will be exactly the same. We are commanded to tell our children and to remind ourselves of wh...
This Passover, Share Your Story and Inspire Resilience
Youth who know more family stories—including about overcoming challenges—show higher well-being, with higher self-esteem, academic and social competence, and fewer behavior problems....