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        • The Gateways Hebrew Program
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      A day school educator helping a student with a worksheet

      The Slifka Day School Inclusion Initiative

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      • Messages from the CEO (41)
      • Educational Practices (34)
      • Parenting (20)
      • Disability Education and Awareness (20)
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    • Recent Blog Posts
      • Honoring the “Mother” of the Disability Rights Movement
      • “I Learned Not to Let Others Give up on Me”
      • Making Shabbat Accessible During JDAIM
      • Why We Should Celebrate Trees in Winter
      • What Chanukah Looks Like at Gateways
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Isabella’s Bat Mitzvah: A Mother’s Reflections

Stories / February 6, 2020 October 4, 2021 / B'nei Mitzvah, Community Perspectives, Parenting

By Cara Coller As I sat down to write this, for once in my life I was at a loss. Not at what to say, but how to express what it means to be Isabella’s… Read More

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Our Spectrum

Stories / March 28, 2019 October 4, 2021 / B'nei Mitzvah, Community Perspectives, Parenting, Synagogue and Holiday Inclusion

I have twin 14-year-old sons, Sam and Jack. Jack’s development is typical; Sam’s development began to shift when he was 18 months old. Read More

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