Written by Meredith Polsky, Matan’s Director of Advocacy and Training Last month, Matan kicked off its Inaugural Matan Institute for Early Childhood Educators. There were several really [...]
My recollections of childhood High Holidays in Brooklyn are suffused with images of my parents’ cerebral palsy disability, and how that impacted our celebration of the New Year. Although I [...]
Written by Orlee Krass, Matan’s Director of Education As another new school year gets underway, we can commit ourselves to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to grow and [...]
We are currently a few days into the Hebrew month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year. It is traditionally a time of renewal and reflection as we look toward the High Holy Days and the [...]
As part of Matan and Kveller’s month-long series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month, Lisa Friedman, a Jewish Special educator and advocate for inclusion, shares her guiding [...]
Written by Rabbi Michael Levy, this post was originally published in the New York Jewish Week’s New Normal, February 13, 2014. The New Normal is a blog dedicated to issues of inclusion in [...]
As part of Matan and Kveller’s month-long series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month, Sally shares how a Jewish Day Camp diligently worked to make sure her daughter with special needs [...]
Written by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham, Congregation Sons of Israel, Upper Nyack, NY. In recognition of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Rabbi Abraham is the first contributor to our weekly D’var [...]
Five Federations Selected for Groundbreaking Disability Employment Initiative January 28, 2014 After years of working to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in the community and [...]
Written by Jan Jaben-Eilon, this post originally appeared on eJewishPhilanthropy, November 18, 2013. The Jewish community is 20 years behind the rest of American society when it comes to [...]