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Recognizing God’s Presence In Our Life – Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
By Rabbi Jonah Layman
In Dvar Torah
Posted March 22, 2017

Recognizing God’s Presence In Our Life – Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei

Near the end of this week’s portion, Moses blesses the people on a job well done. For the previous three and half weekly Torah readings we read about the design and subsequent construction of the [...]

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Seeing One Another As We Truly Are – Parashat Ki Tisa
By Rabbi Avraham Bronstein
In Dvar Torah
Posted March 15, 2017

Seeing One Another As We Truly Are – Parashat Ki Tisa

Last year, the Washington Post listed fourteen common suggestions from people with disabilities collected from a popular Reddit thread. First on the list was, “Don’t tell someone with a [...]

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By Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern
In Dvar Torah
Posted July 13, 2016

Faith-Based Communities – Parashat Chukat

There is no question that Judaism is a religion that believes, first and foremost, in action and behavior that eventually leads to faith in something greater than ourselves – an [...]

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By Rabbi Yair Robinson
In Dvar Torah
Posted January 20, 2016

Take a Leap of Faith – Parashat Beshallach

If you want a spiritual high, watch someone take a leap of faith. Again and again, I have watched students—adults and children alike—step forward and push far beyond anyone’s expectations for [...]

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Inclusion is Not a Favor – Parashat Ha’azinu
By Rabbi David Wolpe
In Dvar Torah
Posted September 24, 2015

Inclusion is Not a Favor – Parashat Ha’azinu

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, [...]

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Tiny Grains of Sand – Now I Am Here
By Guila Franklin Siegel
In Guest Bloggers
Posted September 7, 2015

Tiny Grains of Sand – Now I Am Here

The beach —- virtually any beach — has always been a quasi-spiritual experience for me. The open skies, crashing waves, warm air and soft sand beneath my feet trigger in me a sense of [...]

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By Rabbi Ami Hersh
In Guest Bloggers
Posted February 5, 2015

Parashat Yitro – God’s Varied Faces

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

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By Stacy Rosenthal
In Guest Bloggers
Posted January 20, 2015

What I Have Learned…

You never know what you’re going to get with Jared. Some days he barely utters a peep as he chews on a straw. Other days, Jared has no interest in sitting with his parents or, for that matter, [...]

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By Rabbi Michael Levy
In Original Articles
Posted February 14, 2014

Ki Tissa: Awareness is Necessary, Not Sufficient

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 [...]

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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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