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Parent You Should Know: Shuli Karkowsky
MetroKids Magazine | In March 2022, Shuli Karkowsky became CEO of Moving Traditions in Elkins Park, a Jewish nonprofit that empowers teens through self-discovery and social connection. It was her firs…
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SRE Network announces recipients of $575K in grants
By Rachel Kohn for eJewishPhilanthropy | Twelve Jewish nonprofits have been awarded a total of $575,000 in “field building grants” from SRE Network, the organization announced today. Connecting…
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Why invest in CIT programs?
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner for eJewishPhilanthropy | I was speaking with my friend’s daughter the other day about her experience as a counselor-in-training (CIT) at a local Jewish day camp when she gav…
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Reflections on Juneteenth
by Beckee Birger, Director of DEIJ Initiatives My daughter and I read a book called Juneteenth For Mazie. It’s a sweet story about how a young girl named Mazie learns […]…
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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 […]…
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Decoding Distress: Jewish Parenting for Teen Mental Health Resources
On May 21, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar, Decoding Distress: Jewish Parenting for Teen Mental Health, for parents and educators of Jewish teens. Thank you to our panel of speakers, […]…
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ShalomLearning and Moving Traditions Partner on B-Mitzvah Family Education
May 15, 2024 – ShalomLearning and Moving Traditions are now working together to enable synagogues to offer deeper support of Jewish pre-teens, teens, and their families. ShalomLearning provide…
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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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Holding Two Truths This Yom Ha’atzmaut
By Pamela Barkley, Chief Growth Officer “Once you hit Purim, the school year is basically over!” That’s what one of my teachers used to say to me when I was […]…