Today I’m an Adult . . . Okay, Really, A Teen
7 COLORADO JEWISH INSTITUTIONS USE NEW B’NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM TO ADD CONTEMPORARY MEANING TO ANCIENT COMING OF AGE RITUAL Jenkintown, PA–(November 15, 2018)—Seven Colorado Jewish organizati…
Annual Report 2018 – 2019
Jewish Teens and #metoo Safety, Respect & Consent Responding to #metoo and its backlash, Moving Traditions is leading a cultural shift to break patterns and ensure the next generation does not rep…
Episode 4 – A Moment of Blessing
In this episode, host Sara Ivry examines the spiritual side of the b'nai mitzvah process. Listen in as Sara explores both the moments of blessing that occur in the ceremony and around it - and the une...
Webinar: Thinking Differently about B’nai Mitzvah
Join us online! Wednesday, November 17, 2018 9:00 p.m. EST Parents, please join us for a conversation about the @13 podcast Moving Traditions and PJ Our Way, the latest chapter of PJ Library, invite t…
Thinking Differently About B’nai Mitzvah
By Rabbi Daniel Brenner, eJewishPhilanthropy, October 30, 2018
In the wake of #metoo, many families are questioning the practice of hiring young women to fawn over thirteen-year-old ...
Guidance for Jewish educators and parents: Helping teens in the wake of Pittsburgh
We share in the grief and pain being experienced in the Jewish community and beyond from the devastating shooting in Pittsburgh. Moving Traditions and other Jewish educators have a unique opportunity …
A Jewish group builds community for transgender and nonbinary teens
By Josefin Dolsten, JTA, October 22, 2018
When Rabbi Tamara Cohen started working four years ago as the chief of innovation at Moving Traditions, she was seeking ways to cater to tra...
Episode 3 – I Want To Fit In
In this episode, Sara explores the pressures pre-teens face to fit in - the social pressures and gender norms that impact today's pre-teens. We hear about the pressures on girls, boys, and the compell...
Congregational Leaders Train with Moving Traditions
Jewish Exponent, September 10, 2018
Moving Traditions, based in Jenkintown, nationally launched its new B’nai Mitzvah program, with a training for congregational leaders on Oct. 4...
Coming To The Right Answer By Themselves: Talking With Boys About Sexual Assault
Heard on Morning Edition, October 10, 2018
Moving Traditions founder and CEO Deborah Meyer says the goal is not to tell teens how they should behave, but to give them the space and ...