Rochester’s Jewish community is in the midst of an intentional transformation. The Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester is working with representatives of many of our Jewish institutions [...]
One of the best aspects of having Jonathan Mooney offer the keynote to launch a Matan Institute is the way in which he helps us to reframe our thinking about inclusion and what it means to have a [...]
Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to mentor educational directors from various parts of the country through my work with MATAN. The goal of these mentorships, as a component of [...]
Written by Lisa Friedman, Matan’s Manager of Social Media and Alumni Networks In Judaism, intention (kavanah) is most often discussed in relationship to prayer. From the Hebrew root meaning [...]
This post is a part of our series, Reflections from the Matan Institutes. We are thrilled to feature Jen Vegh, Religious School & Youth Activities Director, Beth El Synagogue Center in New [...]
Written by Meredith Polsky, Matan’s Director of Advocacy and Training Last month, Matan kicked off its Inaugural Matan Institute for Early Childhood Educators. There were several really [...]
Another version of this post originally ran on Jewish Special Needs Education: Removing the Stumbling Block. Do you know Jonathan Mooney? You need to. He’s awesome. He has been the opening [...]
“After attending many conferences, I must say that this was two days of true meaningful, powerful learning. It is obvious that you all spent a lot of time pouring over our intake forms and [...]
Originally published in the New Jersey Jewish Standard, July 27, 2012 Written by Larry Yudelson Participants in the Matan Institute for Congregational School Teachers in Montclair next Sunday [...]
Although Jewish Disability Awareness Month got an extra day thanks the the leap year, we can all agree that 29 days is still not enough time to explore inclusion in the Jewish community. [...]
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