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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. ...
Arizona’s Need for Freedom from Religion
Is religious freedom of greater importance than the constitutional right of equality? Arizona’s state law SB 1062, which has passed ...
Infertility Is Not A Disease
Infertility is so difficult to talk about since it is such a personal struggle and everybody experiences it in a ...
Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities
On Keshet, an anonymous group of parents reflects on their difficult journeys accepting their children—and the challenges their communities pose. ...
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 ...
Jewish Camp Trendspotting: 10 Ways a Summer Ritual is Changing
By Julie Wiener Nostalgia about summer traditions notwithstanding, Jewish camps have changed dramatically from a generation ago. Camp’s value for ...
The Power of Allies
The excitement in the halls was palpable. Was the enthusiasm because of the record-breaking number of attendees (1,000), the new venue ...
The Importance of Going to a Jewish Camp
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. When I was seven years old, I ...
Rambam and Medicine
Maimonides, popularly known as Rambam, was born on March 30, 1135. Maimonides is best known as a philosopher, prolific author and jurist: ...
From the South to Spain: Surprising Jewish Connections
This blog post comes from Linnea Hurst, who interned in the ISJL’s Community Engagement department last summer. I wasn’t raised ...