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Written by Susan Wiener, Westchester Reform Temple, Chair, Inclusion Task Force This post originally appeared on the Union for Reform Judaism blog. I can still remember the day, my daughter [...]

Jewish Disability Awareness Month is a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to use common programs to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities, their [...]

Can you believe that it’s time to begin teaching about Chanukah?  This school year is flying by!  Below is the first of many Chanukah activities & resources we will be posting over the [...]

On November 5th, 2011, students from Matan’s Shaare Torah program in Gaithersburg, Maryland came together with staff from Camp Ramah in New England’s Tikvah program. The Tikvah [...]

“Changing Gears… Changing Lives” We are so proud of Jacob of Scarsdale, New York for celebrating his Bar Mitzvah in such a meaningful way!  Jacob chose to hold a Bike-A-Thon for [...]

“Okay, here I go!” our son Mickey said. He stood at the bimah, beaming a mega-watt smile at the fifty gathered friends and relatives who had come to celebrate this bar mitzvah day with him. He [...]

When Jennifer Levine was given the opportunity to participate in a three-year Leadership Institute for supplementary school education directors, she felt both honored and hesitant.  A joint [...]

Surrounded by more than one hundred dedicated Jewish educators from all sized congregations – from the smallest serving two Jewish families to those with memberships of more than five [...]

This article was originally published in Tablet Magazine, August, 2010 – By following the link to the actual article, you will also find many worthwhile comments. As I write this, kids are [...]

Matan was a proud contributor in PresenTense Magazine’s Social Action Issue:  Special Needs, Surpassing Expectations.  Read the full article here!