Bringing Yachad Programming Back to School
We signed up for Yad B’ Yad, Yachad’s Israel travel program for teens with and without disabilities, not knowing what to expect. It turned out to be a life-changing experience that inspired us to get further involved in Yachad. We had made long-lasting friendships and learned the importance of inclusion and of incorporating that mentality […]
Read More >Our Way Gemach: Changing Lives One Hearing Aid at a Time
Imagine a child with a severe hearing loss being told that she can use a hearing aid while in school, but that when she goes home she must leave it in the classroom! For the rest of the day, she will not hear.” Audiologist Batya Jacob, director of Educational Services at Yachad, cringes in frustration […]
Read More >Broadening Our Scope- Yachad's Professional Conferences Share Expertise
For thirty years, Yachad has been advocating for the inclusion of those with disabilities within the Jewish community. In recent years, however, the organization has been able to reach beyond our immediate Jewish circles, sharing the experience and expertise of its professional staff with the general community. “As part of the wider disabilities professionals’ community […]
Read More >Jackie & Stephen Moster: Pursuing Yachad's Mission Together
In the summer of 2007, Yachad brought Jackie Green and Stevie Moster together, and today they continue their work as a married couple, extending Yachad’s mission in the Jewish community. Both Jackie and Stevie, from Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, became counselors on Yad B’Yad, Yachad’s summer program that brings typically developing teens together with young adults […]
Read More >Yaffa & Ari Ash: Pursuing Yachad's Mission Together
Yachad has changed many lives for the better in immeasurable ways. Two of those people are Yaffa and Ari Ash, who met each other through their work with Yachad. Yaffa was first exposed to Yachad via a Shabbaton she attended with a friend during high school. She soon found her niche, and from 2004 to 2009 she worked as a coordinator, advisor, and counselor in […]
Read More >Yachad Israel: A Promising Chapter for the Promised Land
Picture this: You’re an 18-year-old American studying in a seminary or yeshiva in Israel. It’s a new experience for you to spend an entire year away from your family and sometimes you’re a bit overwhelmed by unfamiliar surroundings. But then, walking down a street, you see a flyer for a Yachad Shabbaton. Yachad! You […]
Read More >A Yachad Rav for Life: Rabbi Jay Weinstein
Fortunate individuals among us have discovered an addiction that’s actually good for you. Better than chocolate or coffee, once you’ve experienced Yachad, you’re instantly, and healthfully, hooked. It becomes an essential part of your life, your family, and sometimes – your job. Yachad-smitten since high school, Rabbi Jay Weinstein, rav of the Young Israel of […]
Read More >Meet a Yachad Family
Meet the Ungar family of Oak Park, Michigan. Leah Ungar, mother of Yachad member Sara, credits Sara’s siblings with encouraging Sara to live a full life. It wasn’t always easy. Sisters Shoshana and Adina were nine and ten, respectively, when Sara was born. Too young to fully comprehend the impact of her developmental delays, they […]
Read More >The Journey of a Lifetime
“I can’t say it was a ‘dream come true’ because it wasn’t even a dream,” says Miriam Kahn, a single mom from West Hempstead, New York. “There was no way I could picture my son Zev ever going to Israel. Because of his multiple health issues it takes a lot of planning just to take […]
Read More >An Inclusive Tu Bishvat Seder
To see the original article please visit http://zehlezeh.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/an-inclusive-tu-bishvat-seder-2/ An Inclusive Tu Bishvat Seder By: Daniel Schwartz A highlight of the year for the entire New England Yachad community is the Tu B’Shevat Seder with K’sharim and Shaarei Tefillah Synagogue, which was held recently in Newton, MA. The Tu B’Shevat Seder ceremony commemorates the new year for […]
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