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From Matan’s Executive Director

10 Reasons to Attend #MatanEvent17
By Emily Goodstein
In From Matan's Executive Director, Matan Programs and Products
Posted May 16, 2017

10 Reasons to Attend #MatanEvent17

Our Annual Event is quickly approaching on June 8 and we’re so excited to see you there. In case you’re on the fence about joining us, we’ve put together a quick list of reasons you won’t want to [...]

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Bison Have Inclusive Instincts
By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director
Posted October 26, 2015

Bison Have Inclusive Instincts

  This summer, my family took an eight-hour tour of Yellowstone National Park. We saw flora and fauna, smelled sulfur coming from geysers, got rained on, took many photos and heard more [...]

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Words to Live By: Matan’s Divrei Torah Initiative
By MeredithPolsky
In Dvar Torah, From Matan's Executive Director
Posted October 2, 2015

Words to Live By: Matan’s Divrei Torah Initiative

  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 [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director
Posted February 28, 2015

Let’s Get Started!

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Matan’s Executive Director Do you trust your GPS? Have you ever relied on its navigational advice only to find yourself nowhere near your intended destination? [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director
Posted December 1, 2014

Good Will Hunter

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Matan’s Executive Director Another invitation to a bar mitzvah arrived in our mailbox. I envisioned a typical service followed by the usual photo montage [...]

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By Dori Frumin Kirshner
In Cross-posted article, From Matan's Executive Director
Posted January 30, 2014

Take the Leap

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, this post was originally published on Zeh Lezeh, the blog of the Ruderman Family Foundation. I read recently about a young man with Asperger’s employed at a [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director
Posted November 27, 2012

Giving Thanks – A Good Thing to Do No Matter the Date!

A package arrived today…10 copies of the 2012-2013 Slingshot Guide – the Zagat-like guide to the 50 most innovative non-profits in the Jewish community.  On page 31 is the most [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director, Original Articles
Posted July 28, 2012

Spectacles of History and A New Prescription for the Future

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Executive Director, Matan Originally published in The New York Jewish Week, Friday, July 27, 2012 On Jan. 20, 2009 our 4-year-old daughter forced my husband and [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In From Matan's Executive Director
Posted February 10, 2012

Adele – Rolling in the Deep and Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Executive Director, Matan I just returned from a FLAME concert. What is FLAME, you might ask? FLAME is a collection of talented souls who don’t let any [...]

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By DoriKirshner
In Cross-posted article, From Matan's Executive Director
Posted June 23, 2011

What “The King’s Speech” Can Teach Us About Disabilities and Leadership

Written by Matan Executive Director Dori Frumin Kirshner, this article was originally published in the New Jersey Jewish Standard. If you have not yet seen the film “The King’s Speech,” don’t [...]

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