We are very excited to announce that Bet Torah's Shevet group for the class of 2025 will be led by Louis Kail!
Our Shevet groups for young men are powered by Moving Traditions. Through Shevet (and Rosh Hodesh for young women), we bring together Jewish teens in small, single-gender groups with a trained adult mentor to speak freely about relationships, gender, stress, school, and the world—while having a good time with great friends.
Even in the best of times, teens need guidance from trusted adults, in addition to their parents, as they explore their own identity and connection to Jewish community.

There is a great deal of research showing that Moving Traditions groups keep teens healthy by helping them deal with stress and build their resilience. The key is to forge community to connect our teens to the reality of their experiences, to supportive peers, to our shared Jewish values, and to our trusted adult mentors, in addition to their loving families. Led by Louis, our young men will explore the challenges and joys of teens’ lives, drawing on social-emotional learning, an understanding of teen culture, and Jewish wisdom and values. 
The group's first gathering will be 
Sunday, November 22, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

We will be meeting in large spaces indoors or outside at Bet Torah, observing all the Kulanu/TLC Health Protocols.
If you have registered for TLC, there is no need to full out the registration again. Email Loen Amer and we will add Shevet to your existing registration.
Louis Kail will be joining us for his first year in the Shevet program. He is excited to get started and is looking forward to this experience. During the year, Louis is a physical education teacher and basketball coach. In the summer, Louis and his wife Chelsey, own and operate Camp Wildwood, an all boys sleepaway camp in Maine.

Louis loves anything to do with athletics, and spends his free time enjoying family and friends. Louis and Chelsey have two boys, one of which attends Bet Torah Nursery School which he absolutely loves!
Not sure if Shevet is the right fit? Tzelem is the Moving Traditions group for transgender, nonbinary, gender fluid, or gender questioning teens. Please be in touch if you'd like to get involved.