Original Articles

Originally published by Max’s mom, on her blog, Love That Max: A BLOG ABOUT KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO KICK BUTT. Monday and Tuesday were the Jewish New Year. I went to temple and prayed [...]

Originally published in the New Jersey Jewish Standard, July 27, 2012 Written by Larry Yudelson Participants in the Matan Institute for Congregational School Teachers in Montclair next Sunday [...]

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 [...]

Written by Meredith Polsky, Matan co-founder It has been a challenging week in the world of Jewish Special Education, as news of a blind camper asked to leave Camp Ramah in Canada spread at [...]

Written by Malina Saval, this article originally appeared in the Huffington Post, April 2, 2012 Thin envelopes in the mail never fail to remind me of senior year in high school, when flimsy [...]

Written by Michelle Wolf, this post originally appeared on her blog, Jews With Special Needs Which comes first, the decision to disclose sensitive personal information, or the fear of stigma that [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]