Events Archives

Team Yachad is Back!

After a Covid hiatus, Team Yachad is hitting the pavement and will be running in the Carlsbad California Marathon this coming Martin Luther King Weekend (January 15th, 2023). Starting on Thursday with the option to enjoy the sites and scenes of the San Diego area and then spending a wonderful Yachad Shabbaton together. Enjoying a […]

Yeshivah of Flatbush Play

Yachad is once again teaming up with the Yeshivah of Flatbush for an inclusive performance of Disney’s Aladdin! The play will take place on June 7 at 6PM at the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School. Our Yachad Brooklyn members have been diligently practicing and we encourage everyone who can to join us at this performance.

Lag B'Omer On Fire!

Yachad is bringing the fire back to Chicago! Excitement is building in the Windy City as Yachad is gearing up for what promises to be a Lag B’Omer to remember. Three of the biggest names in Jewish music, Mordechai Shapiro together with Shulem & Yanky Lemmer are set to star in a mega production on Thursday night May 19th at the […]

Junior Yachad Shabbaton

Parshat Tazria, over 130 people came from throughout New York to participate in Yachad’s Spring Regional Junior Shabbaton. The Shabbaton was composed of middle school students from 6 New York Yeshiva middle schools together with individuals with disabilities. Many students had never been on a Shabbaton or even heard of Yachad & this Shabbaton was an opportunity […]

Yachad Chicago & The Ralla Klepak Foundation In Education For The Performing Arts Presents Disney’s Newsies, The First Inclusive Community Performance in Chicago

Yachad Chicago was granted the funds to create a performing arts program by The Ralla Klepak Foundation in Education for the Performing Arts in 2019. Due to the generosity of the Foundation, Yachad Chicago began the ambitious undertaking of putting together a team of performing arts experts led by Lucy Matten Mattout, Director of the […]

500 Celebrate Yachad at the Annual NJ Gala!

An overflowing, enthusiastic community of friends and advocates turned out to attend the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Yachad New Jersey annual gala this past Saturday night, at Congregation Keter Torah, honoring Ronit and Amnon Wenger of Teaneck; Batya Jacob of West Orange; Shana and Evan Carmen of Teaneck; and Tammy, Josh, and Tova from Passaic. In addition, […]

Team IVDU California!

IVDU Boys Upper School just returned from their marathon weekend experience and they are flying high! The Marilyn and Sheldon David Upper Schools are dedicated to helping students be successful in school and be prepared to be independent, contributing, and fulfilled adults in the Jewish community. The marathon experience is an extension of these goals, […]

Yachad NY First Hotel Shabbat Since Covid-19 Started

This past Shabbos, participants and staff from across the New York area participated in the first Yachad hotel Shabbaton since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Yachad High School Leadership Shabbaton. 225 people participated in the Shabbaton, which includes individuals with disabilities and high school leaders from 10 New York yeshiva high schools. The […]

NY Yachad Gala Dinner - June 11, 2018

Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, a division of the Orthodox Union, will host its annual New York regional gala dinner, held in tribute to disability inclusion pioneers Rabbi Abraham Wahrhaftig z”l and Caryn Pollak, as well as in honor of Adira Katlowitz, Young Leadership award recipient. The event will raise funds for crucial […]

Op-Ed: Speak out to make U.S. more inclusive for disabled

By William Daroff and Lynne Landsberg | February 23, 2015 1:12pm WASHINGTON (JTA) — A quarter-century ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act became the law of the land. That’s 25 years of progress, of advances that have improved the lives of people with disabilities beyond what was previously possible. The Jewish community has joined in those efforts […]