News and Resources

RESOURCES FOR JEWISH DISABILITY AWARENESS AND INCLUSION MONTH

• Matan: Building Inclusive Communities
  We guide, train, and support Jewish community leaders and educators to provide purposeful, enriching, and inclusive opportunities for people with disabilities and their families.

• RespectAbility: Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month
  The mission of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month is to unite Jewish communities worldwide to raise awareness and champion the rights of all Jews to be accepted and included in all aspects of Jewish and community life like anyone else.

• The Shalva Band
  The Shalva Band is comprised of eight talented musicians with disabilities who perform to the highest musical standards. Inspiring crowds throughout Israel and around the world with its musical repertoire and charm, the band is one of Shalva’s most celebrated inclusion programs.

• Jewish Education Project: Picture Books to Encourage Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion

• Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
  Jewish Holiday Resources for Families with Diverse Learners

NEWS & RESOURCES

• Read the Acceptance Speeches from Gina Levine and Dr. Nancy Crown on Receiving the Meyer W. Nathans Award at Congregation Rodeph Sholom
• Kids With Autism at a Synagogue on Purim? Not a Prayer, Right?
• Hanukkah, Autism and One Temple’s Run at a Miracle
• Just Give Us A Chance
• 2011 URJ Biennial Speech
• ASL Shema
• A Place For All: Faith and Community for Persons with Disabilities
• Including for Everyone’s Needs

SPECIAL VIDEO

Congregant, Rebecca Thau, was so inspired by our amazing Shireinu community that she wrote and recorded this song.  Rebecca donates all of the profits from her song to Shireinu and Sandy Hook Promise.

SOCIAL STORIES

• Purim
• Passover
• Rosh Hashanah
• Chanukah

SERVICE FLYERS

• Purim
• Passover
• Rosh Hashanah
• Chanukah

HONORS

• 2011 Union for Reform Judaism Incubator Grant winner
• 2011 Union for Reform Judaism Biennial Learning Session Presentation on “Serving Special Needs Within Our Synagogue Communities”
• 2012 UJA-Federation of New York First Place Synagogue Inclusion Award winner
• 2015 Shireinu is recognized by the Union for Reform Judaism as an Exemplar Congregation for having made great strides in inclusion of people with disabilities
• 2019 Meyer W. Nathans Service Award (Gina Levine and Dr. Nancy Crown)