inclusivity

Please Consider My Case

“You’ll see, he won’t want to leave in the end,” my wife, Cynthia, said. “He’s going to have the time ...

Summer Camp, Life Skills and Confidence

In partnership with The Jewish Week’s “The New Normal” blog, FJC is pleased to present a series of blog posts ...

Togetherness Squared

For the last four summers, whenever my wife, Cynthia, and I have put our son, Jonah, on the bus to ...

Inclusion at Jewish Camp

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

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 ...

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 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. ...

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 ...

5 Reasons Parents Should Send Their Children With Disabilities to Jewish Camp

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. I must confess. When I first started ...