Matan’s Mission
Matan supports Jewish communities, professionals, and institutions in educating children with special learning needs. Matan is committed to exposing all children to the “wonder” of Jewish life and fostering literate and engaged Jews through creative and multi-sensory approaches. By strengthening the capacity of Jewish institutions to support and sustain more educationally varied programs, Matan is expanding the Jewish community’s ability to fulfill the obligation to include all children – not just typical learners – in their Jewish educational birthright.
More about Matan…
As an organization, Matan blends together Jewish values and the value of inclusion, recognizing that the Jewish People is only as strong as its ability to connect with all of its members. Matan raises the bar for Jewish communities by emphasizing the notion that we are all responsible for one another and that the commandment to teach “all of our children” does not exclude those with learning, emotional or behavioral challenges. Matan is a bridge for children to classrooms, and for families to synagogues and Jewish Community Centers. Matan connects Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Jewish parents of children with special needs to one another, thereby enabling the Jewish people as a whole to reap the benefits of including people from all walks of life and all levels of ability.
Coming Soon!
Check back soon as Matan gets ready to launch its interactive website, where parents, educators, Jewish communal leaders, Matan professionals and children can come together as a community to share the best of what Jewish special education has to offer!
MATAN gratefully acknowledges the generous support of UJA-Federation of NY, the Butler Foundation and the Natan Fund. MATAN is a graduate of the JESNA/UJC Bikkurim Incubator for New Jewish Ideas. Initial funding was provided in part by the Joshua Venture Fellowship for Jewish Social Entrepreneurs, the Covenant Foundation, UJA-Federation of NY, the M.B. and Edna Zale Foundation and the Rita and Stanley Kaplan Foundation.
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