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By Judy Horowitz
In Guest Bloggers
Posted February 15, 2013

My Grandson, Sam

Written by Judy Horowitz, grandmother of a Matan student Sam is almost eleven years old, and he is my only Jewish grandson. He’s also an amazing kid working his way through the challenges [...]

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By Jason Lieberman
In Guest Bloggers
Posted February 14, 2013

Parshat Trumah – Value in G-d’s Eyes

Written by Jason Lieberman, Matan Board Member In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Jason is the third contributor to our weekly D’var Torah (word of Torah) blog post, where [...]

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By Benay Josselson
In Guest Bloggers, Original Articles
Posted February 13, 2013

For My Son on the Autistic Spectrum, Where Does He Fit into the Jewish Community?

Written by Benay Josselson, February 13, 2013, this post originally appeared on Kveller.com as part of a joint series with Kveller & Matan during February’s Jewish Disability Awareness Month. [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Original Articles
Posted February 12, 2013

5 Tips from Leslie Josel, Founder, Order Out of Chaos

Top 5 Tips For Religious School Educators February is recognized as Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, and therefore time for us to remember that our students with disabilities need tools and [...]

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By Neal Katz
In Guest Bloggers, Original Articles
Posted February 11, 2013

Inspired by the Shema – To Listen

Written by Neal Katz I can not speak.  For whatever reason, G-d has intended for me to be mute.  Many people might believe that I can not think, but despite their thinking, I can.  What’s [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In Guest Bloggers
Posted February 8, 2013

A Bar Mitzvah Boy, Anne Frank, and Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Executive Director, Matan Recently, a young man in my community, Sam Singer, became a Bar Mitzvah and used his rite of passage to teach all of us an invaluable [...]

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By Rabbi David Englander
In Guest Bloggers, Original Articles
Posted February 7, 2013

Parshat Mishpatim – Isn’t It Obvious?

Written by Rabbi David Englander, B’nai Torah Congregation, Boca Raton, Florida. In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Rabbi Englander is the second contributor to our [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Original Articles
Posted February 6, 2013

8 Tips for Choosing a Hebrew School for Children with Special Needs

Written by Meredith Polsky, Matan’s Director of Training and Advocacy This post originally appeared on Kveller.com, February 6, 2013 When your child has special learning needs–or any kind [...]

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By OrleeKrass
In Curriculum and lessons
Posted February 5, 2013

Sometimes It Gets Noisy On Purim

Social Stories are short stories written to help an individual understand and behave appropriately in social situations.  The goal of a Social Story is not to change an individual’s behavior but [...]

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By Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
In Guest Bloggers
Posted January 31, 2013

Parshat Yitro – They Are Not Perfect for Long

Written by Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner, Temple Emanu-El, Closter, New Jersey In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Rabbi Kirshner is the first contributor to our weekly D’var [...]

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