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Jun 15, 2018, 11:41 PM

I'd like to introduce myself in my first blog on this site. You can read my bio to learn a bit about me, so I'll avoid repeating much of what's there. In the bio, I mentioned that I am a...

Candice Lipschitz

May 29, 2018, 10:57 PM

Making Aliyah for Disability Inclusion and Care

In South Africa, where my entire family lives, we had everything. My husband, Yoni, and I were community leaders, had a beautiful home, a good life and a supportive Jewish community. Life was good. But as Jews, we have...

May 14, 2018, 7:27 AM

Reaffirming the Covenant at Sinai: A Truly Inclusive Event

From the time I was a young boy, I have been taught that everyone was present when we received the Torah at Mount Sinai, even the unborn souls. I have always accepted this teaching to include even me, born...

May 10, 2018, 10:21 AM

Life is for being alive

She-- Staging a sit down strike on my unassuming couch Something bothering her Something she shares With loud defiant silence Today Pizza, strawberry banana punch, books, CDs from the library Two hours and ten laughs at the park Can't we just call it a day already? Please (Rising Tone)...

Danielle Nagler

Apr 30, 2018, 7:15 AM

My son won't be serving in the IDF

A swearing-in ceremony for new recruits to the IDF's Armored Corps on May 9, 2013. (Israel Defense Forces/File)

Hidden disabilities can look a lot like draft-dodging, but this child is not cut out to be a soldier

Apr 29, 2018, 3:12 PM

Fight for your life

Fight for your life that's what the Ministry of Transport slogan says in hebrew. The slogan itself explains it all. Why should we the ordinary citizens have to 'fight' why can we not feel safe on the roads?. Is road travel a...

Apr 28, 2018, 12:04 AM

Be G-d’s Answer

One of the most inspiring stories about the short life of our nephew, Zalmy Plotkin OBM, occurred in ... Burger King. Yes, Burger King. Here is what happened: On a particularly hectic day in the Plotkin home (preparing a Sheva Brochos...

Apr 13, 2018, 12:11 PM

Praise for others can save your marriage

Illustrative: A senior couple. (shironosov/iStock via Getty images)

It's not clickbait, because it's true: Speak well of people and you'll heal what gossip harms (Tazria-Metzora)

Mar 28, 2018, 7:24 PM

Pesach: A Time For Making Friends With Kids Who Have Special Needs

Another Pesach means Yom Tov, and for young children, that means “playdates.” That catch-all topic of discussion, as we exit Shul after davening, and arrange our children’s afternoons. However, for some, the playdates simply don’t occur. For the children with...

Mar 26, 2018, 7:52 AM

They pray with different books

Those ones who don't quite behave in the synagogue nor sit quietly next to mommy dutifully nibbling raisins from mini zip lock bag Those ones who shriek with relish pilfering tea biscuits from the beckoning basket of a glistening Inglesina drunkenly dashing off a trail of crumbs in their...

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