Reflect & Repair
A High Holiday Reflection Supporting, mentoring, and raising teens can be rewarding yet challenging, especially at a time when so many teens are in crisis. This year, we took inspiration from th…
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Summer Reading List
Check out our summer reading list, full of recommendations for parents and educators of Jewish youth, books by our recent event speakers, and what we’re reading at Moving Traditions. Timely…
Dobbs v. Jackson: One Year Later
Watch the Recording In the News Teens consider Jewish stake in abortion battle one year after Dobbs decision BY MICOLE FRIEDMAN JUNE 16, 2023 5:26 PM This article was produced as part o…
Shavuot Text Study: We All Stood Together
On this Shavuot, we invite you and the teens in your life to take some time to read and discuss an iconic Jewish feminist poem by Merle Feld. This poem is one that we use both with our Meyer-Gottesman…
The Science & Power of Spirituality for Teen Mental Health – Resources
On our May 22, 2023 webinar, Rabbi Daniel Brenner and Dr. Lisa Miller discussed the neuroscience research that illustrates how experiences of spirituality strengthen important areas of the brain prote...
Stand With Transgender Teens: Discussion Guide
We invite you to read and share this article published in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent on April 26, 2023. You can use it as a jumping off point with your teens for discussion. Ask them: Stand With…
Mental Health Awareness Month Resources
Resource topics: At Moving Traditions, we seek to enhance teens’ sense of connection—to themselves, to their peers, to mentor adults, and to their Jewish community—as the same studies that ident…
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…
A Feminist Midrash for Purim
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen As we prepare to celebrate Purim, which is coming up on March 6-7 this year, Moving Traditions offers you an interesting perspective to discuss at your Purim seudah (meal), to sh…
Antisemitism, Teen Wellbeing & the Pedagogy of Difficult Conversations
On February 15, 2023, Moving Traditions hosted Antisemitism & Teen Wellbeing, a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish teens. Watch the recording: These are the key takeaways and related reso…