Why Isn’t Summer Camp for Everyone?
For many children and teens, Jewish camp experiences are fundamental ways that they connect to Jewish community. So why isn’t Jewish camp for everyone? Read More
Messages from the CEO
3 Books for Your Summer Reading
With summer finally upon us, I thought I’d suggest 3 excellent books that I read this past year to add to your summer reading lists: Read More
Welcoming Our New Board Co-President
We are delighted to welcome Lisa Hills to the Gateways Board Co-Presidency for a two-year term. Read More
Mental Health Awareness Month at Gateways
The purpose of National Mental Health Awareness Month is to make sure no one struggling with their mental health feels alone — join Gateways as we celebrate. Read More
What “Never Again” Means This Year
In the coming weeks, our Mitzvah Mensches class will be learning about how, this year, Israel helped to rescue and welcome nine Holocaust survivors from Ukraine on the eve of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read More
What CODA Teaches Us about Passover
CODA is poignant, made all the more powerful because of the authenticity of the actors reflecting their lived experience with this disability in their roles. Read More
The World Turned Upside Down
This past Sunday felt like a new and jubilant kind of “upside down” as our Jewish Education Program students celebrated Purim together for the first time in two years. Read More
Caring for Children in a War Zone
When you are deeply involved with the care of our community’s most vulnerable, that is who you think of first whenever there is a crisis. Read More
Why the Gates to Inclusion Are Wide Open Right Now
“Why isn’t it JDAIM every month?” I was thinking to myself this week as Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, or JDAIM, which takes place annually in February, kicked off. Read More
What a Day of Service Looks Like
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” asked Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., famously. At Gateways, we decided to answer this question by instituting our own “Day of Service” this year on MLK Day, instead of holding our usual office hours. Read More