More about Akiva’s Missing Glasses

Akiva and the Missing Glasses: A Never-ending Story of Disability and Vulnerability Now, where did I leave you? It was early June when in the space of one week, 2 pairs of Akiva’s glasses went missing. The story has continued in amazing, astonishing and mystifying ways. BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER, please don’t tell us…

More must be done for kids with disabilities

February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, a time when Jews around the world come together publicly to raise awareness and support for people with disabilities and their families. In Israel as well as worldwide, families and children are isolated and marginalized by disability; in their synagogues, schools, neighborhoods and workplaces. Fear, inadequate education, as well…