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Students at Darkaynu, a study-abroad program in Israel for young adults with special needs. Credit: Courtesy.

Should your child with special needs go to Israel for the year?

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I remember the first time a student with special needs told me she wanted to study in Israel after high school. It was 24 years ago, and I was running a program for teens...
Bus with Hebrew lettering in Williamsburg in New York. Credit: alexat25/Shutterstock.

Daily Signal: New York Times doesn’t deserve Pulitzer for series on Chassidic schools

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A late December 2022 New York Times article about Chassidic schools reaping a special-education funding “windfall” is “a plausible and powerful story, but almost every detail of it withers under scrutiny.” That’s according to a May...
Sign when entering Kiryas Joel, a Chassidic community in Upstate New York. Source: Screenshot.

NY Times story on Orthodox school finances ‘misleading,’ says school official

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The superintendent of the Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District in New York is responding to allegations in a New York Times report on Monday that it misused funds the town allotted for the public-school system...
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Jan. 23, 2018. Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

New accessible ‘siddur’ uses photos and graphics to accompany prayers

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Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited a school this week to unveil a first-of-its-kind prayer book designed for people with learning disabilities. It was created by the charity JWeb,...

Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater empathy, new study finds

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Having a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family—for parents and siblings alike. Siblings, especially, may be exposed to greater stress and challenges. Less research, however,...
Campers are greeted at Camp Eitan in Moshav Avnei Eitan in the Golan Heights. Photo courtesy of Tova Hadad.

At this special-needs summer camp, nobody ever ‘ages out’

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Dasha is 30 years old, and has been attending the same summer camp for 13 years. While many people finish the camp experience at the age when Dasha began hers, Camp Eitan is a unique...
Volunteers pack cars with winter gifts for children with special needs at LifeTown in New Jersey on Dec. 13-14, 2020. Credit: Friendship Circle New Jersey.

Children with special needs receive Hanukkah winter gifts from Friendship Circle

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As her car pulled up to a stop at the door at LifeTown, Sharon Stoch rolled down her window and greeted the teen volunteers, who disappeared back into the building. From the backseat, her son,...
Activities for those with special needs at the Tower of David Museum. Photo by Ricky Rachman.

Israeli museum staff hold forum to boost accessibility during pandemic

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Representatives from different museums across Israel met earlier this month for the first time under the auspices of the Israel Council of Museums to create the first National Forum on Accessibility and Inclusiveness in...
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Orthodox Union launches virtual support group for siblings with special needs

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The Orthodox Union’s Yachad organization for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox Jewish community has launched a support network for siblings of individuals with special needs. The group held its first session and has set...
Entertainers Benny Friedman and Mordechai Shapiro participate in the virtual “Battle of the Singers” concert on June 16, 2020. Credit: Orthodox Union.

Jewish music bigs Benny Friedman and Mordechai Shapiro belt it out for charity

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More than 5,000 people tuned in to the virtual “Battle of the Singers,” featuring well-known Jewish entertainers Benny Friedman and Mordechai Shapiro, and sponsored by the Orthodox Union’s Yachad leading organization for individuals with...