Special needs
Gift Baskets Offer Multiple Mitzvahs
Yachad gift baskets will delight the recipient, support the work of a non-profit and employ special needs individuals.
A Photo-Journalist Exposes the Pain of Otherness in the Jewish Community
In front of Shira’s camera, Jewish women open up about infertility, single-hood, divorce, and the pains of being excluded.
Meeting Meltdowns With Mindfulness
Carla Naumburg’s book, “Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness With Your Children For Fewer Meltdowns And A More Peaceful Family”, delivers on its subtitle.
When The Cues Don’t Come Naturally—How Special Needs Orthodox Daters Learn the Game
As facilitator of the Simcha Program, Ohel’s dating initiative, Sarah Kahan acts as a relationship coach and matchmaker for a population that would normally be consigned to the bottom tier of eligible singles.
Special Needs Couple Requests Permission to Wed at the Knesset
A Knesset worker and his fiancee, both with special needs, have petitioned Speaker Yuli Edelstein for permission to be married there.
How Judy Brown Learned To Love Her Little Brother
Judy Brown used to call her brother ‘crazy as a bat.’ Turns out he was just autistic — and in a new memoir, the ex-Hasidic author recounts learning to love him.
Disabled Needs Grow Even as Jewish Groups Focus on Issue
The issue of disabilities is enjoying greater prominence than ever in the Jewish communal world.
Should Every Disabled Child Get a Jewish Education?
As the number of children diagnosed with disabilities grows, Jewish schools face two vexing questions: Do parents have a right to expect those children to be served? And at what price?
Welcoming Special Needs Students
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Parents of special needs students often complain that Jewish day schools fail to serve them. One school in Norwood, Mass., has found an answer.