TAP

by Charlie Bittinger, Beth Am Israel I participated in TAP, which is a program where we learn about teaching kids with disabilities. We met once a month and learned through experience. For example sometimes we had a guest speaker and learned from their experience. Listening to these speakers helped me become a better Madrich at Hebrew school because I learned the ins and outs of how to help kids with special needs. It also taught me how to help everyone have a fun learning experience in Hebrew school.

By Zach Simon, Temple Ohev Shalom Shalom! My name is Zach, a 9th grade student in TAP. The students, teachers, lessons, and guests have all taught me so much. The most common topics we have learned about are about the learning environment for those with disabilities. The disabled community is treated like they are a burden to the normality of society, and this has been no less prevalent at school or the classroom. Though they can make teaching somewhat more difficult, or learning with them more challenging, what we have worked on at TAP is how one must not only [...]

By Jemmi Seeherman, Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun Microaggressions are small things that people do that negatively target a stigmatized community or marginalized group. These could be words or actions that go unnoticed by most, but make someone feel uncomfortable, or like they don’t belong. A lot of the time, people don’t even know what they are doing is a microaggression. But even if they aren’t aware of what they’re doing, it could still be really hurtful to someone else. A microaggression could be based on a bias or stereotype relating to someone's religion, ethnicity, or disability, along with many other [...]