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Member Remember- Nechama Drebin

Dedication, passion, and positivity are three words that describe Nechama Drebin’s extensive commitment to Yachad. Her welcoming and friendly personality could be one of the reasons why she stands out in the Yachad community. Nechama’s involvement with Yachad spans twenty years and exemplifies how an individual can grow alongside an organization. At the age of […]

Dr. Jeff's Corner Spring 2014

I hope this finds you well – here at Yachad we are thrilled over the near-explosive and constantly expanding growth that we are experiencing. Yachad, the single largest provider of Inclusive summer programs with new programs opening on the west coast, Canada, and Israel. Yachad, providing clinical services for the entire family, from individual counseling […]

Alumni Spotlight Spring 2014

Ask Abby (Feldman) Basalay about Yachad and she’ll have a lifetime of memories, experiences, and wisdom to share with you. For Abby, participation in Yachad was a family affair. From a young age her parents hosted a number of Yachad members and advisors in their Queens home. She recalls sitting at the dinner table and […]

Camp Moshava Malibu

This summer, Yachad will introduce a new program at Camp Moshava Malibu at the Shalom Institute Campgrounds in Malibu, CA, to bring a summer of fun and Inclusion for all in a summer camp setting. Campers will be between the ages of 8-16. Each Yachad camper will be accompanied by a shadow throughout the camp season. The shadows and […]

Why is Inclusion Important for the Entire Community?”

In honor of North American Inclusion Month, Yachad/The National Council for Jewish Disabilities has put together a series of mini webinars on inclusion. Videos will be released monthly. This month Dr. Jeff Lichtman, International Director of Yachad, is presenting “Why is Inclusion Important for the Entire Community?”

Yachad Joins Forces with Keshet Day Camp at Young Israel of East Brunswick

For this upcoming summer 2014, Yachad will be introducing a new program at Camp Keshet at the Young Israel of East Brunswick to bring a summer of fun for all in a day camp setting. “Yachad,” the flagship program of the Orthodox Union’s National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NCJD), provides unique social, educational and recreational […]

Chani Herrmann, Director of NJ Yachad, to Also Be Director of Camp Mesorah Yachad

Chani Herrmann When Chani Herrmann was eight years old, she began a 10-year run at Camp Hillel in Swan Lake New York, seven years as a camper and three on staff. Now, years later, having established herself as a wife, mother of four and a well-respected professional with Yachad, the Orthodox Union’s agency for […]

New England Yachad awarded $50,000 Ruderman Family Foundation Grant to Expand Inclusive Programming Outside Greater Boston Area

December 9, 2013 By Batya Rosner It’s Yachad’s mission to improve the life of those living with a disability in the Jewish community and to create opportunities for everyone to participate in Jewish life, according to their ability. But not everyone who would benefit from Yachad’s mission of inclusion lives right in the heart of […]

YachadGifts.com Specialty Baskets Now in Business: Developing Vocational Skills for Individuals with Disabilities

YachadGifts.com Specialty Baskets Now In Business: Developing VOCATIONAL Skills for Individuals with Disabilities By Batya Rosner Yachad members Sam Miller and Rosa Barr create specialty gift baskets for YachadGifts.com with the guidance of Project Manager Sara Kramer (standing). Rosa Barr of Brooklyn arrived for her regular morning shift at YachadGifts.com and immediately got to […]

Thinking Beyond a Ramp: No-to-Low Cost Ideas to be Inclusive as a Synagogue

By Batya Rosner Is your synagogue sensitive to persons with disabilities? If someone with a physical, communication, hearing, vision, behavioral, or developmental disability moves into your community and is looking to belong to a shul, how would they perceive your synagogue? As welcoming, or as another closed door? The most common obstacle for persons with […]