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By Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr
In Dvar Torah
Posted February 10, 2016

Every River Has Its Own Course – Parashat Terumah

While in rabbinical school, I spent a year as the student rabbi at Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf in Arleta, CA. It was a deliberate choice on the part of the rabbi in charge of student [...]

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By Cantor Faryn Kates Rudnick
In Original Articles
Posted January 25, 2016

Look Through An Inclusive Lens

Within any synagogue community it is common to find many sub-communities. Throughout the year you are likely to find the entire community gathered together for any number of reasons – [...]

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Choosing a Path of Greater Resistance for Inclusivity – Parashat Vayishlach
By Rabbi Daniel Dorsch
In Dvar Torah
Posted November 24, 2015

Choosing a Path of Greater Resistance for Inclusivity – Parashat Vayishlach

When I was a rabbinical student living in New York City, I was once a Shabbat guest at the house of a lovely Orthodox family living on the Upper East Side. Yet as I sat down to dinner, I couldn’t [...]

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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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By Rabbi Joan Glazer Farber, RJE
In Original Articles
Posted April 2, 2015

The Four Children of Our Passover Seder

We are about to celebrate Pesach. In many of our homes, we have been cooking and cleaning and preparing to read the story of the Exodus from Egypt. We will share stories and memories of seders [...]

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By Michelle Steinhart
In Guest Bloggers
Posted February 16, 2015

8 Tips for Creating Inclusive Synagogue Schools

Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to mentor educational directors from various parts of the country through my work with MATAN. The goal of these mentorships, as a component of [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Original Articles
Posted July 23, 2012

The Bigger Picture

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 [...]

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By MeredithPolsky
In Curriculum and lessons
Posted March 25, 2011

Shabbat Shalom, Grover!

Matan’s first OPEN SESAME! program features the episode “Shabbat Shalom, Grover!” Everything you need for this screening can be found here!  If you would like to conduct your [...]

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