Help Yachad Deliver “Pizza4Soldiers” For IDF
Yachad Israel is showing its support for the Israel Defense Forces and for Israel as a whole with its newly announced “pizza4soldiers” project. In the program, Yachad members, together with their typically developing peers, will be making and delivering pizzas to IDF soldiers. Yachad, a program of the Orthodox Union, is dedicated to providing unique […]
Read More >That’s Life with Miriam L. Wallach – October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015 Episode: With Eli Hagler, Associate Director of YACHAD and Tobey Karpel, Coordinator of Middlesex County Chapter of Yachad/NJCD on the new Sesame Street character, Julia. Click here to listen.
Read More >Disabled workers paid just pennies an hour – and it's legal
BY ANNA SCHECTER, PRODUCER, NBC NEWS One of the nation’s best-known charities is paying disabled workers as little as 22 cents an hour, thanks to a 75-year-old legal loophole that critics say needs to be closed. Goodwill Industries, a multibillion-dollar company whose executives make six-figure salaries, is among the nonprofit groups permitted to pay thousands […]
Read More >Yad B’Yad: Touring Israel with a special group made for a special summer
Riding camels in the hot, dry desert. Snorkeling in the Red Sea in Eilat. Walking through the narrow, winding streets of the Old City of Jerusalem. These are just a few of the fun and inspiring activities I did this past summer in Israel. But this was not just a vacation to Israel; this was […]
Read More >2015 Ruderman Prize In Inclusion Recipients Announced
Ruderman Family Foundation Awards $250,000 to Five Inclusion in Disability Innovators Organizations in Uruguay, U.S., England and Israel Awarded for Excellence in Inclusion of People with Disabilities into Jewish Communities Worldwide Boston, MA August 17, 2015– The Ruderman Family Foundation announced today the five winners of the fourth annual global Ruderman Prize in Inclusion competition. […]
Read More >Toronto Native Nomi Gofine Reflects On Experience As Daner Yachad Communal Fellow
As my first work experience out of college, I was not sure what to expect from my first day at Yachad as a Joel Daner Yachad Communal Fellow. Growing up in Toronto, I had been a high school peer (volunteer) with Yachad, my sister went as a peer on Yad B’Yad, Yachad’s inclusive trip to […]
Read More >Stephanie Weprin Reflects On “Eye-Opening Experience” As Joel Daner Yachad Communal Fellow
This past year, serving as a Joel Daner Yachad Communal Fellow has provided me with an opportunity like no other. It has been a year of empowerment and immense professional growth. Going into the fellowship, I knew I’d be a part of an amazing organization and a passionate team, but I could not predict how […]
Read More >Color Run Recap, Register for Team Yachad Miami and Ruderman Family Foundation's 400th Blog Post! - 7/31/15
Meet the Daner Communal Fellows Recap of the 2015 Mesorah Color Run The Team Yachad Camp Mesorah Color Run was amazing! More than 800 runners participated and raised more than $30,000 to enhance Yachad’s Summer program at Camp Mesorah. View photos here! Register for Team Yachad Miami! Registration is now open for the Team […]
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