Engaging Jewish youth since 2005
Moving Traditions emboldens Jewish youth to thrive through the pursuit of personal wellbeing (shleimut), caring relationships (hesed), and a Jewish and feminist vision of equity and justice (tzedek). Combining positive psychology with Jewish values, we partner with Jewish institutions across North America to engage Jewish teens, families, and communities.
What We Do
Moving Traditions’ innovative programs provide safe spaces for youth to connect and grow, providing a circle of support for Jewish teens.
B-Mitzvah
A framework for preteen family education, for 5th-7th graders and their parents to explore what it means to become and to parent a teen
Teen Groups
Transformative communities where youth explore who they are through Jewish and gender lenses, together with a trained mentor using a dynamic curriculum
Kulam
A plug-and-play curriculum for educators to use in Hebrew High Schools and camps, where teens explore themselves, their relationships, and their communities
CultureShift
Training for staff who work with Jewish youth at camp and elsewhere about how to navigate gender, healthy boundaries, and more
jGirls+ Magazine
An empowering online magazine and community for self-identifying Jewish girls and nonbinary youth
Kumi
A unique opportunity for 10th-12th grade Jewish teens to interrupt racism, antisemitism, and other manifestations of oppression
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Kol Koleinu
A fellowship for 9th-12th grade teens to gain confidence, build community, and develop agency as Jewish feminist changemakers
Insights
All things current from Moving Traditions, including news, resources, responsive curricula and more
Upcoming Events
Join us for parent webinars, educator events, and other opportunities to learn and build community.
Kol Koleinu Mentor Info Session
Moving Traditions is seeking passionate and talented cis- female, non-binary and trans adult mentors interested in social change and from a variety of backgrounds to support our Kol Koleinu fellows. […]
Latest News & Insights
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Yahrzeit: Remembering October 7th
To help Jewish youth process the upcoming two-year anniversary of October 7, Moving Traditions has released a new curricular session to help teens mark the moment. We are continuing to […]…
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Tashlich with Teens
Tashlich is a High Holiday ritual of throwing into a river breadcrumbs (or an ecologically friendly alternative, such as rice paper), as a symbolic casting out of our misdeeds from the past year….
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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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Introducing: jGirlsMag.MovingTraditions.org
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news with you! Earlier this year Moving Traditions welcomed jGirls+ Magazine into our suite of programs, a partnership that is allowing us to help [……
How You Can Help
Your gift to Moving Traditions emboldens Jewish youth to thrive through the pursuit of personal wellbeing (shleimut), caring relationships (hesed), and a Jewish and feminist vision of equity and justice (tzedek).