Together, we can help Jewish youth thrive

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 a 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 where teens explore themselves, their relationships, and their communities

Kol Koleinu

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
A fellowship for 9th-12th grade teens to gain confidence, build community, and develop agency as Jewish feminist changemakers

Kumi

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
A unique opportunity for 10th-12th grade Jewish teens to interrupt racism, antisemitism, and other manifestations of oppression

CultureShift

Training for staff who work with Jewish youth at camp and elsewhere about how to navigate gender, healthy boundaries, and more

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All things current from Moving Traditions, including news, resources, responsive curricula and more

Learn more about us

Find out what drives Moving Traditions through our mission, vision, values, and approach

Upcoming Events

Join us for parent webinars, educator events, and other opportunities to learn and build community.

Moving Traditions @ The Outsiders

"An impressive new musical, with a talented cast, dynamic performances, and choreography. You'll want to see THE OUTSIDERS now." BroadwayWorld.com Join Moving Traditions for the most anticipated Broadway show of the new season, lunch, and a dynamic pre-show experience. Educational Program & Lunch 12 - 2 p.m.Manhattan Theatre Club, 311 W. 43rd Street, 8th Floor, New York Friendship, Identity, and Risk: A Moving Traditions Educational Experience Based on The Outsiders: A New Musical Outsiders: A New Musical 3 p.m. MatineeBernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th Street, New York The story that defined a generation, reimagined as a groundbreaking musical…

Latest News & Insights

  • The Shalom Center Chapter 9 Project: Rabbi Tamara Cohen
    The Shalom Center Chapter 9 Project: Rabbi Tamara Cohen

    This Purim, The Shalom Center invited writers, dreamers, and seekers, to reimagine Chapter 9 of the Book of Esther as an exercise in dreaming new worlds, new responses, and new endings into existence….

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  • Finding Joy: A Weekly Jewish Ritual
    Finding Joy: A Weekly Jewish Ritual

    At a time when it may be hard to find joy, the Hebrew month of Adar is when we are called to increase our happiness, as we build up to the celebration of Purim. What if we could weave a part of the Pu…

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  • Our New CIT Training Program
    Our New CIT Training Program

    A new Moving Traditions program for counselors-in-training (CITs) will help guide future staff members through eight essential conversations regarding their role in promoting the wellbeing and emotion…

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  • What Moving Traditions has learned about teens and Israel
    What Moving Traditions has learned about teens and Israel

    By Shuli Karkowsky for eJewishPhilanthropy | Moving Traditions learned that many teens didn’t feel they had permission to talk about Israel. They felt they weren’t sufficiently informed about the…

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Our Work in Action

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).