Disability

Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave

My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...

“Would Life Have Been Better Without Your Son?”

The call came the other day from our son Jonah’s sleep-away summer camp. Registration was almost completed and we hadn’t ...

Being Included

ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the country. We present films by and ...

Share the Word to End the Word Day

Today is Share the Word to End the Word Day. The word “retard” that is. It was once acceptable to ...

Home is Where Your Values Are: Or How Salem, Massachusetts has Come a Long Way Since 1692

When you think “Salem, Massachusetts” understanding and equality probably aren’t the first things that come to mind.  My guess is ...

A Miraculous Baseball Team

“Spring training” has just opened up. America’s favorite past-time signals warm weather, longer days, family outings, the good times. T-ball, ...

23 Years of Mitzvah Corps

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. The gates of camp will open in ...

Pushing Jewish Day Schools to Be More Inclusive of Special Needs

The recent Kveller post by Benay Josselson on her son’s positive and enriching experience at Rockland Jewish Academy made me ...

Born Superstars

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Each year the most talented dancers and ...

The Childhood Friendship That Set My Life’s Course

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Everyone has a passion and a calling. ...

Reflections by a Camper with Down Syndrome

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. In the fall of 2013, the Foundation ...

Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities

We are a group of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New ...