Parashat Shemini begins with the ordination of Aaron and his sons. Almost without warning or fanfare, they are brought before the entire community, washed with water, dressed up with appropriate [...]
In Parshat Vayechi – we find the following encounter. Yaakov (Jacob) is on his deathbed and his children and grandchildren come near to receive his last blessing. Yosef (Joseph) – his [...]
One of the “greatest hits” of Parashat Naso is a well-known passage that is both completely inclusive and also fraught with divisiveness. In Numbers Chapter 6, verse 22, we see one of only two [...]
Written by Lisa Friedman, Matan’s Manager of Social Media and Alumni Networks. It’s not hard to teach our children to be accepting of disabilities. Children are naturally eager and excited to [...]
I never remember playdates being a “thing” when I was growing up. Now, as a parent, it is all the rage. My children frequently wonder aloud why they have playdates on certain days and not on [...]
Sitting in a café, waiting for my next meeting, slowly sipping coffee, playing on my phone, while actively trying not to listen to the two women sitting next to me. That quickly proved [...]
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 [...]
This article was originally published in Tablet Magazine, August, 2010 – By following the link to the actual article, you will also find many worthwhile comments. As I write this, kids are [...]
This letter, written by Matan Executive Director Dori Frumin Kirshner, appeared in the Washington Jewish Week on June 16, 2010. “The news of the planned collaboration between Yeshiva [...]
Rockmitzvah was really an accident… an accident waiting to happen. One late evening four years ago, Marc Jacoby was scouring the Craigslist Community pages and fell upon a family in search of a [...]
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