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By MeredithPolsky
In Curriculum and lessons
Posted September 30, 2014

Teaching Diversity AND Inclusion: The Egg Activity

There’s a terrific image on Pinterest for teaching diversity: photo credit: KidsActivitiesBlog.com It speaks for itself, right? Here is an activity based on the above image that will not only [...]

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By Benay Josselson
In A Parent's Perspective
Posted September 23, 2014

Back To School

Our sons attend a vibrant new community day school in Rockland County, New York. With smaller classes than in the public school, energetic and motivated teachers and staff, and a friendly and [...]

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By Guila Franklin Siegel
In Original Articles
Posted September 19, 2014

Holding My Father’s Machzor

My recollections of childhood High Holidays in Brooklyn are suffused with images of my parents’ cerebral palsy disability, and how that impacted our celebration of the New Year. Although I [...]

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By Rabbi Shelley Kniaz
In Reflections from the Matan Institutes
Posted September 16, 2014

Matan, Inc. (No Relation!)

This is the first post in our new series, Reflections from the Matan Institutes. We are thrilled to feature this post by Rabbi Shelley Kniaz of Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley. My son Matan [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Cross-posted article
Posted September 12, 2014

Building Trust in a Classroom

How can we build this kind of trust in our classrooms? Rarely use the word “wrong” Students need to know that you won’t press a buzzer every time they make a comment or ask a question, no matter [...]

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By OrleeKrass
In Original Articles
Posted September 9, 2014

Starting the School Year on the Right Foot

Written by Orlee Krass, Matan’s Director of Education As another new school year gets underway, we can commit ourselves to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to grow and [...]

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By Rabbi Charles S. Sherman
In Cross-posted article
Posted September 5, 2014

The Student Becomes The Teacher

The following post originally ran on Zeh Lezeh, the blog of The Ruderman Family Foundation. By: Rabbi Charles S. Sherman For a lot of us, August is a month of transition — still trying to squeeze [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Original Articles
Posted September 2, 2014

How Can #BlogElul Help Us To Increase Inclusion In The Jewish World?

We are currently a few days into the Hebrew month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. It is traditionally a time of renewal and reflection as we look toward the High Holy Days and the [...]

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