Jewish Holiday Resources for Families
Gateways offers an extensive library of free, downloadable Jewish holiday resources, prepared by experienced special education staff, to make holiday celebrations accessible and inclusive.
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The Gateways Haggadah welcomes families with children of all abilities and disabilities to a Passover celebration that is accessible for the whole family. Step-by-step directions for every element of the Passover Seder are clearly illustrated with more than 70 vibrant photographs.
- Disability and Belonging
- Jewish Text and Thought
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- After School and Beyond
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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Resources to recognize and celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month.
Temple Adat Elohim, Thousand Oaks, CA. Families come together twice a month, once to experience Shabbat as a B’Yachad community and another time to help heal the world by participating in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) projects
One of the successes of J-Life is that it continues to build community among parents. Most of the learners who started in kindergarten have stayed to continue going on to the upper grades. Parents express that they have a lot of fun participating in J-Life and that they enjoy coming to these experiences.