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Authentic Belonging: Creating Space for LGBTQ+ Jewish Families and Jewish Families of Color

Description: There is a chasm between the increasing number of marginalized Jews — LGBTQ+ Jews and Jews of Color — and their presence in our congregations, schools, and Jewish organizations. Often, when marginalized Jews do show up in our spaces, they feel like outsiders. But as Jewish leaders, we are responsible for creating authentic belonging for all — those who are already in our communities and those we haven’t yet welcomed. Join Jewish Learning Venture’s Robin Matthews, Director of jkidPRIDE, and Julia Weekes, Director of jkid4ALL, for professional learning founded in their family engagement work with LGBTQ+ families and Jewish [...]

By |August 1st, 2022|0 Comments

Autism Accessibility for Teachers

Description: Join Jewish Learning Venture and an educator from Jewish Children's Folkshul for a conversation about understanding sensory needs and learning about helpful tools and resources to support all students who are on the spectrum. Location: Zoom — register to receive the link Date and Time: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm Cost: Free For more information: contact Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer or Alanna Raffel Click here to register! Accommodations: Thanks to a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, we are able to provide accommodations for any child or family member with a disability to attend jkidphilly events. If [...]

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