Guide to Jewish Values and Disability Rights

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Guide

This book, created by the Jewish Funders Network, grounds disability rights in Jewish values through the following chapters. :

1. B'tselem Elohim: The Infinitive Value of the Individual

2. Areyvut: Communal Responsibility

3. Kavod: Respecting Agency, Promoting Dignity

4. Tzedek & Tikkun Olam: Pursing Social Justice

Educators can use the Jewish texts in these chapters in their lesson plans and source sheets. 

Topic
  • Disability and Belonging
  • Belonging
  • Supporting Individuals
  • Supportive Conversations
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Target Audience
  • Congregations
  • Day Schools
  • Summer Camps
  • Early Childhood
  • Teens
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Educator Training
  • Camp
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas

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An intergenerational program where families create a flower-growing project.

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Cover image for the video "Hanukkah, Hellenization, and Hasmoneans". Text reads "Hanukkah: The True Story"

In this video, the history of Chanukah is examined from its beginnings: politics, wars, sacrifices, and victories.

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