A Seder for the Whole Family
Helpful ways to include people with disabilities and their families in holiday events With Passover shortly upon us, it’s easy to hold festivities where all guests — with and without Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Inclusion
JCC Programming – Teen and Young Adult Center
The JCC offers programming in the mainstream of the Jewish community for individuals with special needs. We encourage every interested person with a disability to participate in our programs. The Continue Reading →
Applause with a Grain of Salt
I applaud community inclusion for all those with disabilities but I have concerns for those with complex needs when I read the proposed changes to Waiver Funding. As a family Continue Reading →
How To Build A More Inclusive Jewish Community
Judaism values inclusion. Yet, according to a study conducted in 2013 by RespectAbilityUSA and JerusalemU, most American Jews with disabilities feel excluded from their own gathering places. National Jewish Disability Continue Reading →
Maimonides’ Wish for Others
In his Sefer haMitzvot (Book of the Commandments), the great sage Maimonides elaborates on the meaning of the commandment “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18) Maimonides’ take Continue Reading →
Disability Advocates take to Capitol Hill
On February 2, nearly 200 professionals and volunteers for Jewish organizations around the country gathered on Capitol Hill for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) – a day filled with insight Continue Reading →
I am Here; Hear Me Bark: Comedy, Disability, and the Inclusive Synagogue
Does inclusion come at the cost of limiting ourselves for the sake of accommodating the needs of only a few individuals? Pamela Schuller challenges this assumption by presenting a new Continue Reading →