Special Seders: Reflections from the Jewish Learning Venture Team
Each seder is special. At Jewish Learning Venture, our staff have some amazing, creative seder reflections to share. At Rabbi Phil's seder, the search for chametz (leavened bread) is a Passover adventure: Director of Early Childhood Education Ellen Walters enjoys revisiting her childrens' Passover artwork. Lori Rubin, Chief Program Officer, shares one of her favorite songs to remember the order of the seder.
Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month Round-Up
By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, Director, Whole Community Inclusion February was a busy, energized, engaging month full of activities connected to Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month from Jewish Learning Venture's “Whole Community Inclusion” initiative. I want to take this moment to thank all of our partners and participants who are working with us to raise awareness about disability inclusion is our Jewish communities. Some highlights of the month include: Our Family Mitzvah Club in partnership with Beth Am Israel and Philly Friendship Circle: Too often, people with special needs become someone’s else mitzvah project. Instead, we create child-friendly mitzvah [...]