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Moving Traditions to double its impact on Jewish teens

“Our Next Generation” strategic plan outlines how the organization will reach twice as many teens nationwide by 2025 October 20, 2022 – At a time when teens are struggling with persistent sadnes…

Jillian Finkelstein
November 10, 2022

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Announcing the 2022-23 Cohort of Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellows

Moving Traditions is proud to announce 52 newly selected 2022-2023 Kol Koleinu Teen Fellows from across the United States. Moving Tradition’s Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fello...

dmichael@movingtraditions.org
July 22, 2022

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Meyer-Gottesman Kol Koleinu Case for Support

Gender has always been critical to Jewish text and spiritual practice, and in contemporary culture, preconceptions about its expression have enormous power to shape who we are and can become. By build...
Jillian Finkelstein
January 28, 2022

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Moving Traditions Appoints Shuli Karkowsky as New CEO

January 21, 2022. Moving Traditions announced today that Shuli Karkowsky has been appointed the new CEO of the national nonprofit organization. An experienced senior leader who helped build influentia...
dmichael@movingtraditions.org
January 21, 2022

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Supporting Our Communities: Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX

We are grateful for the safety of Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the others taken hostage on January 15 from Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX. We send blessings to them as well as to the eff...
dmichael@movingtraditions.org
January 18, 2022

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Annual Report 2021-22

Together with you, we are making a difference in the lives of preteens and teens across North America—which we hope comes through loud and clear in this
dmichael@movingtraditions.org
November 19, 2021

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“Family Education @ B-Mitzvah” Offers Meaningful New Engagement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amid Challenges Facing Jewish Preteens and Parents Today, Family Education @ B-Mitzvah Offers Meaningful New Engagement Moving Traditions calls on communal leaders to strengthen …

dmichael@movingtraditions.org
September 23, 2021

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Moving to B-Mitzvah (from B’nai)

Moving Traditions is adopting the term b-mitzvah in place of b’nai mitzvah in all of our materials, including changing the name of our program to the “Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah Family Education ...
dmichael@movingtraditions.org
August 6, 2021

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Annual Report 2020–2021

Thank you for making it possible for Moving Traditions to innovate and to meet the needs of Jewish youth in the face of the pandemic. Building mental health, resilience, and wellbeing Creating safe sp…

Jillian Finkelstein
November 17, 2020

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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...
Jillian Finkelstein
June 2, 2020

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