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Inclusion and Disabilities: Hebrew and English Texts
For Jewish Disabilities Awareness month in February of 2014, Rabbi Michelle Greenfield, RRC ’12 examined the Torah readings found that month with an eye toward issues of inclusion and disability. She also included “Some Biblical and Rabbinic Sources on Disability: An Honest Look,” in which she examines the use and misuse of Hebrew texts that are often quoted when talking about inclusion of people with different abilities. Her English commentary provides a deeper understanding of these texts' strengths and limitations.
Posted on: 2016/04/18 - 4:03pm
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Jewish Values and People With Disabilities: Appreciating the Variety of Life
This compilation of quotes from various text sources conveys Jewish values regarding people with special needs.
Posted on: 2017/04/13 - 1:28pm
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1994 Report on Inclusion
This report, issued in 1994, was the work product of JRF's Task Force on Inclusion for People with Disabilities. What follows is the statement upon its release.
Posted on: 1994/07/01 - 12:00am
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Parenting And Cognitive Disabilities: Looking To My Son’s Future
In an June 11, 2018 article for the New York Jewish Week, Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer describes the challenges families face in planning for the future of children with cognitive disabilities. She explores the many interlocking supports that will be necessary, and examines ways that the Jewish community can become part of these support structures.
Posted on: 2018/06/13 - 5:29pm
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Reconstructionist Communities Make Disability Inclusion a Top Priority
Celebrations program at Ner Shalom Posted on: 2018/06/28 - 9:47am
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Facing Death, Rabbinical Student Teaches Others About Living Life
Update: Emet Tauber passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019. May his memory be a blessing.Posted on: 2019/01/11 - 10:00am