TAP

by Matthew Ladov, Temple Sinai This is now my second year working with a child with autism and I am proud to be in this position. I use the word “proud” to describe being a TAP teen because I have been given the chance to witness first hand that these children are smart, loyal and caring. Last year, I had the opportunity to work with Jacob, a twelve-year-old boy approaching his Jewish rite of passage. I began working with him in November, 2014 until he achieved the milestone of becoming a Bar Mitzvah in March, 2015. I sat as a [...]

by Shoshi Rosenstein, Old York Road temple--Beth Am I am proud to be a TAP teen because I am able to help give kids an experience that they wouldn’t necessarily be able to get otherwise. When a child has special needs or a learning disability it isn’t easy for them to get a Jewish education. As a TAP teen I am able to give those kids the help they need to gain a Jewish education. I have learned a lot about working with kids with special needs and learning disabilities through this program. The kids I am helping aren’t any [...]

by Rachel Soloff, BZBI I am proud to be a TAP teen for so many reasons. First off, I have a chance to work with children with special needs. I have wanted to be a pediatric occupational therapist since I was 10 years old. I have helped kids with special needs before but TAP gave me the skills to do it this year and the rest of my life. Secondly, I got to meet amazing people in my TAP group and have made so many new friends because of the program. The other Teen Assistants and I have shared some great [...]