Wheelchair-bound Yoav Kreim—a well-known leader and spokesperson for people with disabilities in Israel for more than 20 years—has led demonstrations, lobbied members of Knesset to
The Ruderman Family Foundation recently announced that Dr. Michael Ashley Stein, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and an internationally recognized expert on disability
Miami—Calling themselves “Team Power,” 14 counselors and two children fighting cancer who attended Camp Simcha, the renowned international camp for kids with cancer and other
Friendship Circle (FC) offers access to those who may feel they are living on the fringes of the Jewish community due to the unique challenges
Over the past few years, OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services have developed their incredible Sibshops program for children with siblings who have a developmental
(JNS.org) The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Ruderman Family Foundation plan to place young adults with disabilities in internships and fellowships at
The term “special needs” has become society’s way to describe a person/and or child who years ago was referred to as brain damaged, retarded, and
Rockaway Township—It has been one heck of a ride for Harry Ettlinger, who fled Germany with his parents to the U.S. in 1938, was drafted
Hong Kong—A taxi ride to 70 Robinson Road in Hong Kong, the address listed for the Ohel Leah synagogue, ends with a simple question: Where
“If you want to guide your children away from the hypnotic and probably less-than-beneficial effects of the shoot-’em-down combat computer games so popular these days,
Teaneck—An article about two women who were given permission to wear tefillin at Riverdale’s SAR High School in an all-women’s prayer environment was published initially
Bergenfield—If you knew one of your neighbors didn’t have food for Shabbos, you would run out and buy them some, right? Most people would if
