Looking for fun and safe spaces for Jewish teens? You can still join a program with Moving Traditions this year, including:
- The Moving Traditions B-Mitzvah Family Education Program for preteens and their parents
- Teen groups including Rosh Hodesh for girls, Shevet for boys, and Tzelem for trans, nonbinary, gender diverse and LGBTQ+ teens
- Kulam for everyone, a classroom program for all genders
- Community Groups for teens that are not affiliated with a synagogue (see below).
Moving Traditions Contact:
Andi Kaufman,
Midwest & Canada Regional Director
If you don’t see your community listed, please contact me!
Chicago Region
- Belleville: Camp Ben Frankel — Tzelem
- Chicago: Chicago Sinai Congregation — B-Mitzvah
- Chicagoland: Tzelem Community Group
- Evanston: Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation — B-Mitzvah
- Highland Park: North Suburban Synagogue Beth El — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- Long Grove: Congregation Beth Judea — B-Mitzvah
- Naperville: Congregation Beth Shalom — B-Mitzvah, Tzelem & Kulam
- Northbrook: Temple Beth-El — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- Northfield: Temple Jeremiah — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- Vernon Hills: Congregation Or Shalom — B-Mitzvah
Indiana
- Fort Wayne: Congregation Achduth Vesholom — B-Mitzvah
Kansas
- Overland Park: Congregation Beth Shalom — B-Mitzvah
Michigan
- West Bloomfield: Temple Israel — B-Mitzvah
- East Lansing: Congregation Shaarey Zedek — B-Mitzvah
Minnesota
- Mendota Heights: Beth Jacob Congregation — Kulam
- Minnetonka:
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation — Rosh Hodesh & Shevet
Missouri
- St.Louis:
- Congregation Shaare Emeth — B-Mitzvah
- Kol Rinah — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- United Hebrew Congregation — B-Mitzvah
Ohio
- Cincinnati: Adath Israel Congregation — B-Mitzvah
- Columbus:
- Congregation Beth Tikvah — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- Columbus: Congregation Tifereth Israel — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee:
- Congregation Shalom — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
- Congregation Sinai — Kulam
- Waukesha: Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha — B-Mitzvah
Canada
Ontario
- York: Beth Tzedec Congregation of Toronto — B-Mitzvah
- London: Congregation Or Shalom — Kulam
Saskatchewan
- Regina: Beth Jacob Synagogue — B-Mitzvah & Kulam
Chicago Tzelem Community Group
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
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!
Funding Partners
The Chicago Tzelem Community Group 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.
Jack and Golde Wolfe Miller Fund
