autism

Inclusion at Jewish Camp

Last week, the Foundation for Jewish Camp hosted our biennial conference, Leaders Assembly, in New Jersey.  The topic of inclusion ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Born Superstars

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

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 ...

Jewish Disability Awareness Month

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month (JDAM), which brings a topic that is very important to us at the Foundation ...

The What-if Moment

There’s no point pretending this blog post is going to be about camp or summer, especially summer. Montreal in February ...

We Hereby Resolve

On New Year’s Eve, my wife, Cynthia, our son, Jonah, just turned fifteen, our new puppy, Phoebe, five months old, ...

My Son, His Autism, and My New Appreciation for Hanukkah

Last August, when my son, Jonah, returned from sleepaway camp with a sunburn, an array of nasty-looking mosquito bites, and a ...

The Truth about Pink

When my 14-year-old son Jonah returned from sleep away camp this past summer it was with some surprising new interests. ...