Living with Disabilities

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Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: Deaf Pride, Deaf Jewish Pride

Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe

February 18, 2022

February is typically a busy month for me and for my fellow Jews with disabilities. It is JDAIM-Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion month. As the first female Deaf ordained Rabbi, I am often asked to speak, write, teach Torah, and share insights on how we can create a more inclusive Jewish community.

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Living with Disabilities

Join us for virtual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2022

Lillie Heyman

January 4, 2022

The Religious Action Center is excited to continue our partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America as hosts of the annual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) on February 23 and 24, 2022.

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Disability Rights

Bring Your Words to Life: Making Online Worship Accessible

Sheri Denkensohn-Trott

November 30, 2021

I write about International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2021) as a quadriplegic wheelchair user and as a Jewish woman accustomed to advocating for physical inclusion in places of worship. I am all too familiar with common barriers to access and have offered potential solutions.

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Advocacy

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Building a Community for All

Lee Smith

February 17, 2021

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month is an opportunity to participate in the work to achieve a more just world.

Disability Rights

5 Ways to Be an Ally to People with Disabilities

Jordan Dashow

This month, as we highlight disability inclusion and work toward disability inclusion in our Jewish communities all year long, here are five easy ways to be an individual ally to people with disabilities.

Living with Disabilities

Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: Deaf Pride, Deaf Jewish Pride

Join us for virtual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2022

Bring Your Words to Life: Making Online Worship Accessible

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Building a Community for All

5 Ways to Be an Ally to People with Disabilities

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