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Isabella’s Bat Mitzvah: A Mother’s Reflections

By Gateways: Access to Jewish Education

“Bereishit/In the Beginning: A Tactile Meditation on Genesis 1:1-2,” alcohol paint and ink on tile (Courtesy photo)

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Creativity at the Center: Cultivating My Autistic Joy

By Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

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A School Librarian Recommends Books on Inclusion

Displeased female teens student bullied by her classmate standing alone in a hallway.

Plus Kids

“Alfred’s Journey To Be Liked” Teaches Kids Social Cues

Judy Heumann speaks in San Francisco in 1977 at a demonstration on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Courtesy photo)

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How International Disability Rights Advocate Judy Heumann Changed Our World

By JewishBoston

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12/26/2018 Top Pick

Be the Change You Wish to See

Two change-makers inspire us to think about how change can start at home and no act of good is too small to make a meaningful impact.

By Laura Handler & Allie LevyFor Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship

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12/13/2018 Top Pick

Celebrating Mental Health Awareness

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

REFERRAL: Historian Alex Green, left, and Gann Academy teacher Yoni Kadden point to a grave marker in Waltham's Metfern Cemetery. (Eve Zuckoff for WBUR)

12/12/2018 Top Pick

Hundreds Buried in Nameless Graves ID’d by Historian and High-Schoolers

By WBUR

A CHAI Works participant volunteering at The Rashi School (Courtesy photo)

12/7/2018 Top Pick

It Takes a Village: CHAI Works Partners With The Rashi School

Otis Dean of JF&CS CHAI Works South contributed this thoughtful reflection on a memorable volunteer outing to The Rashi School.

By Otis DeanFor Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Sofia during her bat mitzvah weekend (Courtesy photo)

10/30/2018 Top Pick

The Story of My Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah

A key goal in my parenting journey has been inculcating a love of Judaism in all my children, especially my daughter, who has Down syndrome.

By Francine Ferraro Rothkopf

Ashley DeNoble at her bat mitzvah (Courtesy photo)

10/22/2018 Top Pick

Reflections on a Special Bat Mitzvah

By Allyson DeNoble

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9/11/2018 Top Pick

Embracing Inclusion During the High Holidays

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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