Prompting Discussion on Yom Ha’atzmaut
By Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Chief of Program Strategy For many Jews in North America this year, it is particularly important, poignant, and/or challenging to mark Israeli Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut…
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Community Learning Resources from Moving Traditions include content to use with the teens in your life on Jewish holidays, to help process recent events, and more.
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…
Finding Joy: A Weekly Jewish Ritual
At a time when it may be hard to find joy, the Hebrew month of Adar is when we are called to increase our happiness, as we build up to the celebration of Purim. What if we could weave a part of the Pu...
Our New CIT Training Program
A new Moving Traditions program for counselors-in-training (CITs) will help guide future staff members through eight essential conversations regarding their role in promoting the wellbeing and emotion...
Recovering the Lost Sisterhood of Vashti & Esther
A resource for educators This discussion guide invites students to create feminist Midrash by considering: What if Esther and Vashti from the Purim story had met and were in a community together? Read…
Resources to Help Your Teen Navigate Toxic Friendships
On February 21, Moving Traditions hosted From “Mean Girls” to Menschy Teens, a Raising Up Teens Webinar for parents and educators of Jewish teens. We offer you these actionable takeaways and relat…
Want to Support Teens in 2024?
Moving Traditions invites Jewish professionals, educators, and clergy to join us for one of our upcoming webinars, where we will share insights and resources to engage the preteens and teens in your c…
Resources from Rethinking Your College Gameplan
On December 18, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar, Rethinking Your College Gameplan, for parents and educators of Jewish teens. Thank you to our panel of speakers, including: We offer you these resou…
Growing Together Through Conflict
Growing Together through Conflict is a short but powerful guide to foster dialogue with the teen in your life that helps you grow together, rather than apart....
Israel at Your Kitchen Table: Resources
On November 2, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar, Israel at Your Kitchen Table: Strategies for Talking with Teens, about how parents and teens can keep talking even as we may find ourselves with very…