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Yachad NJ's KNOT Your Typical Fundraiser

As bar mitzvah chesed projects go, Gavriel Katz is putting his best foot forward. For his chesed project, Gavriel decided to collect gently worn shoes that have been sitting in closets just taking up space. He plans to send these shoes off and sell them to third-world countries and then give the proceeds to the Mendel Balk Yachad Center in Teaneck. […]

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IVDU School for Special Education to Offer Eligible Students Driver’s Ed

First Special Ed School in NY to Teach DMV-Approved Standardized Course IVDU, the schools division of Yachad is a network of schools for boys and girls from Kindergarten to age 21 with mild-to-moderate learning, social and developmental delays and will be the first special education school in New York State to offer eligible students a […]

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IVDU Expands Student Electives

Education at IVDU Boys is so much more than academics. The school emphasizes providing the boys with exciting and growth-oriented experiences, from school wide basketball games and after school Mishmar to Shabbatons and marathons. Staff celebrate students’ efforts and make IVDU Boys a place where students want to grow and succeed.  This year, the administration introduced […]

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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, […]

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Yachad raises over $2 million on Giving Day

Everything is relative. Sitting on a stove for a minute can seem like an hour and 36 hours can seem like a minute. Last week Wednesday & Thursday over a 36 hour period, Yachad smashed it’s previous giving records and successfully raised over $2 million. Strengthened by 10 regions across the US, Canada & Israel […]

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Yachad Giving Day Aiming for $2 Million Target

Excitement is building at Yachad and throughout the country and all its regions and divisions, including Ivdu, JUF, Summer for this year’s Giving Day campaign set to happen over 36 hours Dec 15-16, 2021. In 2021, Yachad demonstrated their resilience in the face of the current challenges. Despite the challenges facing the greater world as […]

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Renaming the IVDU High Schools – The Marilyn and Sheldon David IVDU High Schools

Sheldon David, z”l, was a long-time supporter of the IVDU school. Here he is with an IVDU student. In January 2021, on the occasion of Sheldon David’s 1st Yahrzeit, Yachad and IVDU are honored to announce the renaming of our IVDU High Schools as the Marilyn and Sheldon David High Schools. Marilyn, the first principial of IVDU, and […]

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CVS, Other Partners, Join Yachad Staff for Hands-On Training Workshop

  Yachad staff from across the country met at JUF’s First Vocational Training Conference to discuss best practices for helping people with disabilities find jobs and succeed in the workplace. Staff attended workshops on various topics including expectations of job coaches, assessment tools, and hands-on skills training techniques. We had the opportunity to speak with various […]

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Hundreds Turn Out for Opening of Inclusive Jewish Center in Brookline, MA

On December 2nd, New England Yachad celebrated the opening of its new Community Center in Brookline with a ribbon cutting and mezuzah hanging.  Yachad, a division of the Orthodox Union, offers social, recreational, skill-building, vocational and family support programs that bring together individuals with and without disabilities. It was part of the dedication for a new […]

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