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Parents as Partners in Jewish Special Education
Recently I had the good fortune to offer a workshop for educators that I called, “Parents as Partners: Working with Parents in Jewish Special Needs Education.” I was well aware, from the start of the...
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The Tamchui Project: Teaching Kids the Mitzvah of Helping Those in Need
by Jacki Hart and Stephanie Rotsky Still relatively green as parents, choosing a school for our then-4-year-old and nearly-6-year-old felt like a major “grown up” responsibility. What would they...
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I’m Home
by Sarah Braslow I have spent the last six summers here at Jacobs Camp. I spent three summers as a camper; one summer in the Camp’s staff-in-training program (now called Gesher), and two wonderful...
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You’re Going Where? And for What?
by Beth Blick I have been asked two questions a multitude of times over the last few months when I told people that I would be gone for part of the summer. “I’m going to Camp Coleman in Cleveland,...
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Hey, Adults! It’s Time to Listen to Kids
by Emily Aronoff Teck I keep hearing grown-ups say things to kids that I doubt they really mean. “If you don’t behave, the rabbi might get mad and kick you out of services.” “People are here to pray,...
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The Chadash Program – A New Path for Young Adults with Disabilities
by Rabbi Michael Torop and Rabbi Betsy Torop The first summer after we arrived in the region, we began to serve as rabbinic faculty at URJ Camp Coleman. After a long day in the car, we arrived at...
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