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How To Build A More Inclusive Jewish Community

Posted on 02/13/2017 by Admin

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 →

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Maimonides’ Wish for Others

Posted on 02/10/2017 by Admin

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 →

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The Jewish Value We Need To Remember

Posted on 02/03/2017 by Admin

It is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). Let’s begin with a story from the Talmud, (Taanit 20:a-b). “Rabbi Elazar was coming from the house of his teacher, elated Continue Reading →

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Shore-Whitehill Award Nominations Open

Posted on 01/13/2017 by Admin

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Shore-Whitehill Award. The Shore-Whitehill Award, created in 1996, is named for Robert Whitehill and the late Barbara Shore and celebrates volunteers who promote Continue Reading →

Posted in Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Jewish Residential Services | Tagged Advocacy, award, disability, Jewish, Life, Recognition, Shore-Whitehill, volunteer | Leave a reply
Presentation of the trophies for early Stoke Mandeville Games

World War II Jewish Neurosurgeon pioneer of Paralympic Games

Posted on 09/05/2016 by Admin

This year, September 7 – 18, marks the 15th Paralympic Games, hosted in Rio de Janiero. The Paralympic Games is “about transforming our perception of the world. We are all Continue Reading →

Posted in General Information, Outside Sources | Tagged Athletes, Jewish, Paralympics, Rio, Stoke Mandeville | Leave a reply

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