Description: During our regularly-scheduled Shabbat Morning Services, Rabbi Markowitz’s D’var Torah will include teachings about disability awareness, acceptance, and inclusion. Host synagogue: Temple Adath Israel on the Main Line Location: Temple Adath Israel on the Main Line, 250 N Highland Ave, Merion Station, PA 19066

Description: During Shabbat Morning Services, Rabbi Eliezer Hirsch will present a sermon on the weekly Parsha, Beshalach, with insights about disability inclusion. Host synagogue: Mekor Habracha/Center City Synagogue= Location: Mekor Habracha/Center City Synagogue, 1500 Walnut St #206, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Date and Time: Saturday, February

Description: How can we champion the rights of people with disabilities and mental health conditions to be accepted and equally included in all aspects of Jewish life? Listen to our panel share their personal experiences. We warmly welcome Emily Ladau to talk about her new

Tu B’Shevat begins the evening of February 5 and ends the evening of February 6. Find resources and more about Tu B’Shevat on our jkidphilly and jkidACCESS sites!

Description: Caring for the Caregiver: A Support Group for Those Who are Caring for an Aging Family Member Please join us at 7:30 pm on Thursdays 2/9, 2/16, and 2/23 for an in-person-only* support group. Led by MLRT congregant Susan Haiman, this group will be

Description: Arielle will give a presentation about her book: Just Human: The Quest for Disability Wisdom, Respect, and Inclusion. The service will also include music and readings that speak to the theme of JDAIM. Host synagogue: Main Line Reform Temple Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410

Description: We will discuss the mental health crisis among our youth and provide families with tools to help deal with what their children are experiencing. Our Student Choir will be performing and our speakers will intentionally model age-appropriate discussion of mental health concerns without shame

Description: Rebecca Salus Hodge, MSW, of Family Matters Network and member of JDAAI Network, will discuss how to support each other through life’s challenges. Host synagogue: Congregation Kol Emet Location: Congregation Kol Emet, 1360 Oxford Valley Road, Yardley, PA 19067 Services will also be livestreamed;

Description: We will have a special guest, Helaine Brill, give the D’var Torah during our inclusion Shabbat. Helaine is a special education teacher for 30+ years, teaching students from birth/early intervention up to 21 years old with varying functioning levels and abilities. She has her

Description: An inclusive Shabbat morning service led by Darchei Noam’s 6th grade students. Teachings focused on inclusion through a Jewish lens will be interspersed throughout. Host synagogue: Darchei Noam Location: Darchei Noam, 211 W. Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002 Services will also be livestreamed on

Description: Join us for our annual Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month special program with JCHAI staff person Beth Rosenwasser, PhD, and her guests who will discuss their work with young Jewish adults and families. JCHAI at home is the innovative, award-winning, individualized support program that provides

Description: Whether you are 3 or 103 years old, there is a good chance you will encounter a challenge or hardship at some point. Sometimes we are born with challenges, sometimes our closest family members or friends create pain points, and sometimes the environment in

Description: In partnership with Jewish Learning Venture’s ‘Whole Community Inclusion’ initiative, Germantown Jewish Centre presents a series of sessions focusing on both the barriers that people with disabilities face and also the kinds of accommodations that can be created within communities through an inclusive mindset.

Description: In this session for Philadelphia area clergy, we will use look at the writing of contemporary disabled activists like Mia Mingus and Leah Lakshmi Piepezna-Samarsinha on the topic of disability access. We will then use this lens to read a passage from the Talmud

Description: In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM), the Jewish Disability Consortium of Greater Philadelphia is hosting a second workshop with the Blue Dove Foundation, which focuses on ending the stigma around mental health in the Jewish community. This workshop focuses

Description: Join us and other Congregational Directors for this biweekly Zoom call to exchange ideas, get feedback and share successes and challenges with your colleagues. Bring a cup of coffee or tea and join us from the comfort of your own office. Location: Zoom —

Description: During Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion month (JDAIM), we turn our attention to the Jewish value of including and educating all of our children. Students with attention and regulation issues often need extra support in our classroom–and that support begins with educating ourselves.

Description: Caring for the Caregiver: A Support Group for Those Who are Caring for an Aging Family Member Please join us at 7:30 pm on Thursdays 2/9, 2/16, and 2/23 for an in-person-only* support group. Led by MLRT congregant Susan Haiman, this group will be

Description: Members of the disAbility Task Force lead the Friday night service. Eli Kurs-Lasky will be leading the D’var. Host synagogue: Temple Sinai Location: Temple Sinai, 5505 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Services will also be livestreamed on Temple Sinai’s website. Date and Time: Friday,

Jewish Learning Venture office is closed.

Description: In partnership with Jewish Learning Venture’s ‘Whole Community Inclusion’ initiative, Germantown Jewish Centre presents a series of sessions focusing on both the barriers that people with disabilities face and also the kinds of accommodations that can be created within communities through an inclusive mindset.

Description: JFCS and Jewish Learning Venture invite you to an intimate and engaging discussion with inventor, author, public servant, and philanthropist, Dr. Sanford D. Greenberg. At the age of 21, young Sanford lost his sight. Through the help of his close friend, Art Garfunkel, he

The Harold and Renee Berger Synagogue Network for Engaging Families with Young Children Jewish Spaces: Ensuring We All Belong Goal: To assist early childhood educators in understanding the needs of marginalized communities; to provide action steps and resources for making change in their learning environments

Description: Caring for the Caregiver: A Support Group for Those Who are Caring for an Aging Family Member Please join us at 7:30 pm on Thursdays 2/9, 2/16, and 2/23 for an in-person-only* support group. Led by MLRT congregant Susan Haiman, this group will be

Description: Join us for a special JDAIM Shabbat Service where we welcome Shir Ami member Sarah Sharma and learn about one family’s journey to see their son become a Bar Mitzva. Host synagogue: Shir Ami Location: Shir Ami, 101 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940 Services

Description: Join us as we explore and celebrate the diversity of our congregation through personal stories, special choral selections, and a festive oneg. Host synagogue: Old York Road Temple – Beth Am Location: Old York Road Temple – Beth Am, Molish Sanctuary, 971 Old York

Description: A shabbat service with handouts, prayers, music, and a sermon dedicated to the idea of radical inclusion and hospitality to those who are disabled. Host synagogue: Congregation Beth Or Location: Congregation Beth Or, 239 Welsh Rd, Ambler, PA 19002 Service will also be livestreamed

Description: Join our jkidaccess community for a fun afternoon at the museum! To make the afternoon accessible for children with sensory sensitivity, the audio media at the museum will be turned to a low volume. We’ll meet at 3:00pm for a storytime and at 3:30pm

Description: Join us and other Congregational Directors for this biweekly Zoom call to exchange ideas, get feedback and share successes and challenges with your colleagues. Bring a cup of coffee or tea and join us from the comfort of your own office. Location: Zoom —

Description: In partnership with Jewish Learning Venture’s ‘Whole Community Inclusion’ initiative, Germantown Jewish Centre presents a series of sessions focusing on both the barriers that people with disabilities face and also the kinds of accommodations that can be created within communities through an inclusive mindset.