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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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