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All of us are created b’tzelem elohim, in God’s image. Each of us is exactly as we should be and worthy of living a meaningful Jewish life. No one has the right to judge what is “meaningful” for [...]

I recently took my kids to see the Disney Pixar movie, “The Good Dinosaur”. If you’re not familiar with the story, the film explores what the world would have been like if dinosaurs had never [...]

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 [...]

This post, written by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, originally ran on The New Normal Blog of the NY Jewish Week. As someone with a disability myself, and who also knows what it means to parent a child [...]

Written by Betsy Plevan, Ken Plevan and Bill Plevan Since our son and brother Jeff Plevan died nearly two years ago, we have often reflected on how much his connection to Jewish life meant to him [...]

Written by Dori Frumin Kirshner, Matan’s Executive Director Another invitation to a bar mitzvah arrived in our mailbox. I envisioned a typical service followed by the usual photo montage [...]

For 8-year-old Noah Aldrich, his 6-year-old sibling, Lucas, is more than a brother; he’s a best friend. And to say they go everywhere together doesn’t even scratch the surface. [...]

Written by Jodi Samuels, this post originally appeared on MetroImma – an online community for Jewish moms. Last week I attended the Matan Educators conference. Matan’s mission is to ensure [...]

This article was originally published in Tablet Magazine, August, 2010 – By following the link to the actual article, you will also find many worthwhile comments. As I write this, kids are [...]

This letter, written by Matan Executive Director Dori Frumin Kirshner, appeared in the Washington Jewish Week on June 16, 2010. “The news of the planned collaboration between Yeshiva [...]