FJMC

Young Men

Moving Traditions

With Liberty, comes opportunity; today our teenagers arguably have more liberty than ever. In fact, the inscription on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia quotes from the Torah [Lev. 25:9-10]; “And proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.

Concern for our children is age old and biblical - Abraham actively searched out a wife for his son Issac; Jacob, despondent and concerned on his deathbed heard his children proclaim; “Shma Yisroel, . . .

At the 2009 FJMC Biennial Convention, Deborah Meyer, Executive Director of the extraordinary agency Moving Traditions will help us wrestle with the hot topic of engaging teens. “In this day and age, adolescents drop out of Jewish Life. Boys drop out in even greater numbers than girls,” says Meyer. “If we really want to engage teens, we need to draw on Judaism to help them grapple with the issues they care about most. We need to be tuned into what they think and care about as they mature into men.”

“The Jewish Community is beginning to understand this. Unfortunately, the Conservative Movement is lagging behind.” says Meyer. “We have the opportunity to inspire teens with the richness of Judaism.”

Moving Traditions was chosen for the 4th year as one of the “50 most inspiring and innovative organizations" in the Jewish community according to Slingshot 08/09. See www.movingtraditions.org.

Moving Traditions is a national organization located in Philadelphia, PA, same as America's Liberty Bell and the FJMC Biennial Convention Philadelphia Loews Hotel July 1 - 5th , 2009.

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