Dvar Torah

  A former Matan Board member and accomplished self-advocate, Jason Lieberman, believes that contained within EVERY Torah portion is a message of inclusion. We have have published several of [...]

During the month of February (Jewish Disability Awareness Month) Matan shares a weekly d’var torah linking inclusion to the upcoming Torah portion. We say often that JDAM may only be one month, [...]

During the month of February (Jewish Disability Awareness Month) Matan shares a weekly d’var torah linking inclusion to the upcoming Torah portion. We say often that JDAM may only be one month, [...]

During the month of February (Jewish Disability Awareness Month) Matan shares a weekly d’var torah linking inclusion to the upcoming Torah portion. We say often that JDAM may only be one month, [...]

This is one of those torah portions that you hope you don’t draw for your bat mitzvah. Yes, of course, I know there is no “bad” parsha. But nonetheless, when we reach tazria-m’tzora as we do this [...]

The Chasidic Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav tells of a king’s son who goes mad: he believes he is a turkey. The boy removes all his clothes, spends all his time under a table and refuses to eat [...]

In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Rabbi Jonah Layman is the fourth contributor to our weekly D’var Torah (word of Torah) where guest bloggers will link the week’s Torah [...]

In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Rabbi Rebecca Schoor is the third contributor to our weekly D’var Torah (word of Torah) where guest bloggers will link the week’s Torah [...]