A Word of Caution Before Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month
By Lisa Friedman There’s a buzz in the Jewish Disability World. Can you feel it? A few weeks from now will mark the beginning of yet another Jewish Disability Awareness [...]
A March of the Living Leader’s visit to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
March of the Living Leaders at the entrance to the POLIN Museum in Warsaw, Poland. By Ali Newpol It was a Friday morning in early May – I had taken [...]
Making Sense of Behavior
By Lisa Friedman When we run Matan Institute inclusion training sessions for educators and synagogue professionals, we are frequently asked to provide specific ways to help classroom teachers recognize the [...]
A Way Forward for Educators and Leaders in Jewish Early Childhood Education (ECE)
By Janet Harris, Denise Moyes-Schnur, Dawne Bear Novicoff, and Seth Linden - As more communities around the country recognize both the need for, and potential of, Jewish early childhood education [...]
When It Comes to Inclusion, Does Your Community “Get It”?
By Lisa Friedman Some communities just get it: They understand that inclusion a mindset, a way of thinking about how we treat one another, ensuring that everyone has a place. [...]
Empowering Jewish young adults to lead peer-led Jewish educational programs
By Adam Rossano - There is so much depth, diversity and beauty in Jewish tradition. The Jewish people are blessed with a vast and rich history, culture and canon of [...]