Written by Jodi Samuels, this post originally appeared on MetroImma – an online community for Jewish moms. Last week I attended the Matan Educators conference. Matan’s mission is to ensure [...]
Jacob Artson is a young adult who communicates by typing. He has been a keynote speaker at Jewish community inclusion conferences across the United States and has also published articles about [...]
Although Jewish Disability Awareness Month got an extra day thanks the the leap year, we can all agree that 29 days is still not enough time to explore inclusion in the Jewish community. [...]
Written by Jason Lieberman As a new father, I know there is nothing scarier than your child’s first doctor’s appointment with a specialist. Unlike visits with the pediatrician, which [...]
Written by Rabbi Faith Friedman Cantor Originally published on her blog, “Musings: A Little Bit of Everything,” February 24, 2012 I thank God every day. I am blessed with an amazing [...]
Though I was an English literature major in college, I concentrated the bulk of my credits on the study of film. I have always felt that film was the modern equivalent to literature insofar as a [...]
In my family we like to say we spell our last name with the Jewish spelling. My husband became a Jew by choice after 18 years of marriage (my parents finally got that Jewish son-in-law)! We [...]
Written by Leah Krakinowski Originally published as the cover story in the New Jersey Jewish Standard, February 17, 2012 More than 13.5 million children under the age of 18 in the United States [...]
Various communities have run disability awareness programs for a number of years. However, in 2009 the idea of creating a month in which these programs could be united into a national Jewish [...]
Dream Big Y’All – by Rob Eshman This article originally appeared on JewishJournal.com In synagogue last Friday night, just after her sermon, the rabbi announced she had invited a [...]