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Chabad Inclusion Network hosts 'One Thing I Wish You Knew'
All too often, individuals with disabilities or those for whom mental wellness is a struggle feel isolated and imagine that no one in the world could possibly understand the challenges they face on a daily basis. But the narrative of their lives could be ...
Dakota Bread Company provides employment for those with special needs
It is a cold gray morning in West Bloomfield, Mich., but the aroma of bread baking tinges the air outside of the Dakota Bread Company with warmth and a radiant cheeriness. A line quickly forms outside as more and more customers arrive to buy fresh loaves ...
Professor Stephen Shore learns, prays, dines and does mitzvahs at Chabad centers worldwide
Professor Stephen Shore has an important place at the table—not only in the world of autism but at Shabbat and study tables at Chabad Houses around the world. Shore, who is autistic himself, is clinical assistant professor at Adelphi University’s Ruth S. ...
Secondhand boutique in North Carolina gets a boost from a grateful employee
The envelope wasn’t anything special, but when Rabbi Bentzion Groner and his wife, Rochel, looked inside, they were stunned by what they saw. It was a donation for ZABS Place, a secondhand boutique the Groners and another couple, Charlie and Caren Gale, s...
With no respite for parents, Friendship Circle steps up and innovates during pandemic
Normally, with Passover right around the corner, Friendship Circle branches around the world would be gearing up to help their families with getting shmurah matzah, teaching kids about the story of the exodus from Egypt and, in some cases, hosting model s...
Disability inclusion and mental-health awareness in hundreds of communities around the world
Combining the spiritual beauty of Shabbat with classes, workshops and panel discussions at 600 locations around the world, this past weekend’s ShabbaTTogether gatherings, coordinated by the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative (RCII), highlighted the impo...
Miami program joins a global effort on six continents
As the Shabbat queen is ushered in around the world this week, more than 500 communities will be throwing open their doors as wide as possible. Honoring February’s designation as “Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month,” they will be participatin...
Rabbi in Dix Hills, N.Y., eager to meet the boys’ touching requests for a ceremony
For parents of children with special needs, day-to-day activities come with a host of challenges. Balancing various therapies can eat up hours and energy. When it comes time for the traditional Jewish rite of passage for boys, a bar mitzvah, it sometimes ...
State-of-the-art center sets new standards in treatment and inclusion for people with special needs
More than 3,000 visitors were expected to attend the grand opening and dedication ceremony on Monday afternoon at LifeTown, a 53,000-square-foot center in Livingston, N.J., that promises to redefine the treatment landscape and the principle of community i...
Grand opening of 53,000-square-foot center a revolutionary next step in treatment and integration
On the morning that the 53,000-square-foot LifeTown center first opened its doors in December 2018 in Livingston, N.J., Jason Campbell, its therapy director, found himself in the complex’s manicured indoor park. He watched as a dozen or so children with s...
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