Template.flexboxLayout.events({ 'transitionend .sidebarMenu'() { handleResize(); }, 'transitionend .sidebar-option'(event) { // Prevent this event from bubbling event.stopPropagation(); } }); Template.flexboxLayout.helpers({ leftSidebarOpen() { return Template.instance().data.state.get('leftSidebar'); }, rightSidebarOpen() { return Template.instance().data.state.get('rightSidebar'); } });