Raising Up Jewish Teens with Moving Traditions is a series of free webinars geared toward parents, educators, and all those who guide Jewish preteens and teens. These free webinars are held quarterly, and feature experts speaking on a variety of topics including reproductive rights, antisemitism, demystifying gender language, navigating risky behaviors, and more.
Previous Webinars
Miss a webinar? Watch the recording and access related resources with actionable takeaways.
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Resources from Israel Campus Conflict
On Thursday, October 15, Moving Traditions hosted Israel Campus Conflict: Radically Reasonable Watch Party & Teen Panel, a webinar for parents of Jewish youth. Thank you to our featured speakers a…
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Resources from Pride and Joy In the Face of Backlash
On June 16, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth. In Pride and Joy In the Face of Backlash, co-sponsored by Keshet, we talked about how to show up for the que…
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Resources from Supporting Your Teen’s Jewish Identity
On Tuesday, March 24, Moving Traditions hosted Supporting Your Teen’s Jewish Identity: Insights from an Unlikely Rabbi, a webinar for parents of Jewish youth. Rabbi Angela Buchdahl shared h…
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Resources from Six Ways Teens Respond to Israel
On Wednesday, December 10, Moving Traditions hosted Six Ways Teens Respond to Israel, a webinar for parents of Jewish youth. Dr. Jonathan Krasner, Chair of Jewish Education Research at Brandeis U…
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Resources from Parenting Anxious Teens
On Sept. 11, Moving Traditions hosted Parenting Anxious Teens: Jewish Approaches to Resilience, a webinar for parents of Jewish youth. Together with a panel of experts, we discussed strategies parents…
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Resources from Raising a Mensch
On May 28, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar for parents of Jewish youth: Raising a Mensch: Helping Our Boys Navigate Masculinity Today. Together with a panel of experts, we discussed how to encourag…
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Resources: Supporting Our Trans & Queer Youth Now
On March 24, Moving Traditions hosted a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth. In Supporting Our Trans & Queer Youth Now, co-sponsored by Keshet, we talked about how to support Jewis…
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Resources from In Their Words: An Inside Look at Jewish Teen Wellbeing
On January 15, Moving Traditions hosted In Their Words: An Inside Look at Jewish Teen Wellbeing, a webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth, where we dove into preliminary findings from a nat…
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Resources for Navigating Politics with Your Teen
Moving Traditions hosted Navigating Politics with Your Teen, a nonpartisan webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth….
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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, including: Mov…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Who’s Invited to YOUR B-Mitzvah? Resources
On Monday, August 29, 2023, Moving Traditions’ Rabbi Daniel Brenner, and the screenwriter of You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Alison Peck, explored the spiritual and ethical dilemmas that f…
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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…
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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…
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Light the Way: Parenting for Wellbeing – Resources
On December 14, 2022, psychologist Dr. Betsy Stone and Rabbi Tamara Cohen, Chief Program Officer at Moving Traditions, discussed key themes to help “parent for wellbeing.”…
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Resources to Help Boys Thrive
Raising Up Teens with Moving Traditions – a webinar for parents and educators Hosted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 @ 8 – 9:15 p.m. ET / 5 – 6:15 p.m. PT The following tips & resourc…
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Resources for Talking with Teens: Reproductive Rights & Sexual Health
Teens today have questions, concerns, and feelings about their rights and health. Join Moving Traditions on July 14 for a webinar: Talking with Teens….
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Demystifying Teen Language Around Gender Resources
From our “Demystifying Teen Language on Gender” webinar, we offer the following resources for parents and educators for understanding teen language on gender: what it represents, and why it matter…
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Risky Business: Helping Jewish Teens Make Good Choices
On December 15, 2021, Moving Traditions hosted Risky Business: Helping Jewish Teens Make Good Choices, a webinar featuring Dr. Jess Shatkin, MD (NYU Child Study Center) in conversatio…
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Advancing Menstrual Justice
On Sunday, October 10, 2021, Moving Traditions hosted a conversation with Anita Diamant, author of Period. End of Sentence., featuring two Kol Koleinu teen feminist fellows advocating for menstrual ju…
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