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…he has taught me more than I will ever be able to teach him…

By Jewish Learning Venture Staff|2018-08-28T10:52:58-04:00February 25th, 2014|TAP|

by Madelyn Schaeffer, TAP teen, Adath Israel I have known the special needs child whom I am currently working with at my Hebrew School for about a year or two. I’ve worked at the camp that he goes to over the summer for years and ...Read More

A Challenge is Good…

By Jewish Learning Venture Staff|2014-02-25T15:36:25-05:00February 25th, 2014|TAP|

by Abbe Goldstein Or Hadash I work with a boy named Jeffrey almost every Sunday at Or Hadash. Jeffrey is in fourth grade and has Down Syndrome. I enjoy working with Jeffrey because he poses a challenge for me, and it is good to be ...Read More

If You Build It, They Will Come

By Jewish Learning Venture Staff|2018-08-25T13:25:26-04:00February 25th, 2014|Building Community|

By Jaime Bassman, Consultant, Whole Community Inclusion / Back in the 1980’s, after the movie “Field of Dreams” was released, I heard a particular line from the film that was frequently quoted (and often misquoted): “If you build it, he will come.” When the Pew Study, A Portrait of Jewish Americans, was released in the fall of 2013 (and the hand wringing over the future of American Judaism began anew), it spurred many organizations to consider how to rebuild their institutions and offer fresh, relevant programming in order to keep Jews in the fold. ...Read More