By Rabbi Steven Wernick and Jay Ruderman Happily, the world has become more inclusive of people with disabilities. Within the not too distant past, the prevailing notion was that people with disabilities should remain separate and out of sight, in institutions or sheltered workshops. It is now widely understood that people with disabilities have the right to learn, work, and live in the community. While we still have work to do to ensure that … [Read more...] about Prioritizing Inclusion Across All Faiths
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A Response to “Jewish Bathrooms and Unicorns”
By Shana Brouder “Oh my gosh, you guys are the bathroom people, right?” The Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA) has lovingly been called the “bathroom people” since 2001 when we published our first, now famous (or infamous depending on your view) outreach signs. We asked synagogues, Jewish community centers, and other communal organizations to hang our signs in the bathrooms - male and female - and once they did, our outreach … [Read more...] about A Response to “Jewish Bathrooms and Unicorns”
Caregiving – The Big Issue No One is Talking About
By Michelle K. Wolf We are living in a time in which the Jewish community is divided on many topics, from the best path forward for peace and security in Israel to the debate if the greatest anti-Semitic threats are coming from the extreme left or the extreme right. But there is one huge and growing societal problem that cuts across all religious denominations and political affiliations that almost no one is talking about - family caregiving … [Read more...] about Caregiving – The Big Issue No One is Talking About
#OnwardHebrew Takes Off
By Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz “Almost everyone I have spoken to at our temple, thinks it is a phenomenal idea. Most comments (from them) include, ‘Why did no one think of this before?’” Respondent, #OnwardHebrew 2018 survey #OnwardHebrew burst onto the Jewish educational scene in the Fall of 2017 with the goal of radically transforming the decades-old, less-than-effective approach to teaching Hebrew in part-time/congregational settings. In … [Read more...] about #OnwardHebrew Takes Off
Engage, Empower and Experience with us at the JTFN Summit 2019
By Wayne Green The New Year is the start of conference and summit circuits. As the Jewish Teen Funders Network finalizes its programming for the JTFN Summit 2019 in San Francisco, I reflect on the importance of how we as professionals learn and why this JTFN Summit is taking on a new approach to understanding how we impact Jewish teen engagement and identity. In Jewish teen philanthropy programs today, professionals are tasked not with the … [Read more...] about Engage, Empower and Experience with us at the JTFN Summit 2019
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