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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

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“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

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Judah Leblang in “It’s Now or Never: My Life in the Late Middle Ages”

6/29/2021 Top Pick

Storyteller and Writer Judah Leblang Mines His Life for Material

Judah Leblang of Medford writes about his life as a Jewish gay man.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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6/21/2021 Top Pick

My Chronic Illness Kept Me Isolated. The Pandemic Helped Me.

By Rivka SolomonFor The Washington Post

“Not Going Quietly” (Promotional still)

5/3/2021 Top Pick

ReelAbilities Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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4/5/2021 Top Pick

CJP’s Amanda Hadad on Mental Health in the Jewish Community

Hadad recently joined Jordan Rich of WBZ NewsRadio on air.

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Naomi Levov, Nir Majar and Ben Yosipovich in “On the Spectrum” (Promotional still: Yes Studios/HBO Max)

4/5/2021 Top Pick

HBO Max’s “On the Spectrum” Fails as Both Entertainment and Representation

By Reuben BaronFor JewishBoston

Sunlight falls into the winter deciduous forest on a foggy morning. Photo taken in December.

2/16/2021 Top Pick

Connecting Mussar and Mental Health

Mussar, the practice of transforming the soul and finding holiness in the everyday through Jewish values, can support mental health.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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