Moving Traditions and Keshet are excited to partner and bring you Tzelem, a monthly group for Trans, Nonbinary, Gender Expansive, and LGBTQ+ Jewish teens, in Chicagoland.
Tzelem offers a safe, supportive space to make new friends and explore issues like:
- Life transitions
- Healthy Relationships
- Body Positivity
- Self-Compassion
- Mental Health
- Jewish Identity
- And much more!
Dates (additional dates may be added):
- September 10
- October 29
- December 10
- February 18
- April 14
- May 19
Location:
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
303 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60202
Cost:
$200, scholarships are available
Returning Group Leader: Rivka Yeker
Rivka Yeker (They/Them) is a writer, cultural organizer and creative consultant in Chicago. They are the founder of Hooligan Creatives and Hooligan Mag, a passionate community-builder and a lover of somatic healing. They are very excited to be a Tzelem group leader this year!
For more information, please email Andi Kaufman: akaufman@movingtraditions.org.
This program is a collaboration between Moving Traditions and Keshet with the support of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago – Fund for the Future and Springboard—a project created with the support JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Jim Joseph Foundation.
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