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In the 70's and 80's, the buzzword was "mainstreaming".  Children with disabilities would be placed in "mainstream...

New England is experiencing record snowfall this month, topping 100 inches.  As I write, the blizzard is raging outside, dumping an addition...

Although the details are not specified in the article, I am pretty sure that this is a kid in my congregation: http://www.kveller.com/what...

Jews are often the "canary in the coalmine".  Regimes which oppress the Jews with no opposition frequently proceed to expand the o...

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In the course of conversations, I occasionally get the opportunity to call out examples of casual able-ism.  Usually, when this happens, the...

Although I am not doing any weekly parsha blogging this year, I still follow the cycle as always.  Many other bloggers put out weekly essa...