Jewish Connected

[...] new dynamic and interactive ways to develop insight and understanding about individuals with special needs in our own Jewish community as well as to explore meaningful and doable inclusive practices. [...]

[...] knew that taking the child home was not an option for me. I have an aversion to children with special needs. I am from the people mean-spirited enough to look away when I pass them in the street. From [...]

[...] Children with Special Needs The Friendship Cirde is a social organization for children with special needs that involves them in a full range of recreational activities. Teenage volunteers are the key [...]

[...] I’ve compiled a list of wonderful Gemachs and Support Groups geared towards parents with a special needs child. Writing and reviewing this list has reinforced my pride in being part of our wonderful [...]

[...] patient as you train yourself to make His love for you a heart-felt reality. This is an ongoing course on communication skills by Miriam Adahan, to be posted every Monday on JewishConnectED. [...]

[...] TO THE SHABBOS TABLE Always remember that love dies in the presence of disrespect! This is an ongoing course on communication skills by Miriam Adahan, to be posted every Monday on JewishConnectED.com. [...]

[...] about the negative IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS AND PASSIONATE about the positive! This is an ongoing course on communication skills by Miriam Adahan, to be posted every Monday on JewishConnectED.com. [...]

[...] You’re too strict/lenient.” “My kids are driving me nuts. I’m a failure!” This is an ongoing course on communication skills by Miriam Adahan, it is posted every Monday on [...]

[...] Click here to access lesson 1 from this series. “To be nosai b’ol im chavero is greater than “Love thy neighbor as thyself” [...]

[...] CHOICE FORMULA TO AVOID POWER STRUGGLES Click here to access lesson 1 from this series. Children feel safe when parents are assertive and have the courage to set [...]

[...] SETTING LIMITS WITH TEENS Click here to access lesson 1 from this series. This is more complex, because, 1. They want to demonstrate their [...]

[...] MAKE HASHEM YOUR BEST FRIEND Click here to access lesson 1 from this series. “Before the soul enters the body, it receives an unlimited quantity of [...]

[...] the well? In the haftorah, Jeremiah alludes to an answer, that is further clarified by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Jeremiah specifically credits the Israelites for following Hashem into the Wilderness [ [...]

[...] duress or coercion to repent. Yehudah engaged in such a non-coerced returning. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson similarly notes that Yehudah’s ” returning” was [...]

[...] one could have selected a poem by a male composer, such as King David? The Lubavitcher Rebbe answers that, in fact, there was a difference between the male and female [...]

[...] significant improvement on [this scale]has been seen for a drug study in autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Talalay cautions that broccoli sprouts and mature broccoli don’t contain the [...]

[...] What is Autism? What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? ASD is a complex disorder of very early brain development that is approximately four [...]

[...] functioning tests. Other children who no longer meet the criteria for a diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder are then diagnosed with a different disorder like anxiety disorder or attention deficit [...]