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2025
Feb 4th
Howard guesting on Rafi Josselson’s, ‘Btzelem Elohim: Disability and Inclusion Podcast
Feb 13th
Pom-poms waving, Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader leans into her Judaism
Mar 2nd
‘Savory Flavors’: A culinary guidebook to mouthwatering food in Israel – review
Mar 3rd
Security and logistics on their minds, day-school leaders grapple with trips to Israel
Mar 12th
Disability Inclusion in Rites of Passage: A Multi-Faith Perspective
Mar 29th
Shalom & Aloha: Volcanoes, beaches, sunsets – and Jews – in Hawaii
Apr 18th
How Deni Avdija quietly became Portland’s most reliable star
Jun 16th
Israeli musicians help Jews worldwide cope with post-October 7 trauma
Jun 22nd
OneFamily responds to war’s toll with ‘forever support’ for terror victims
Jul 3rd
Wartime, up close and personal as an ‘oleh’
Jul 3rd
Am Yisrael Drives: Sole Israeli NASCAR driver’s road from war to the winner’s circle
Jul 11th
Beware of ‘meduzot’: How Israel deals with jellyfish
Jul 17th
Ishay Ribo’s Friday magic – concert review
Jul 17th
Laivy Miller: A chip off the Matisyahu block – concert review
Aug 3rd
Pleased to share news of Howard’s forthcoming book written with many colleagues
Aug 3rd
Planting seeds of the Divine: a weekly Torah guide
Aug 5th
New documentary film ‘Parting the Waters’ a cool summer reprieve
Aug 8th
Get online: Tu B’Av dating mega-event
Aug 9th
Secret Garden for All: The magic and accessibility at the National Library of Israel
Aug 11th
Exclusive: Rabin Medical Center reports genetic disease breakthrough
Aug 21st
Getting Israeli players back to the top of the tennis landscape
Aug 29th
From center court to new paths: A tale of two Israeli tennis legends – interview
Sep 2nd
US Open tennis highlights: Israelis and Jewish players in action
Sep 4th
Israel’s Guy Sasson starts strong in singles, doubles at US Open
Sep 4th
Israeli junior tennis star Mika Buchnik off to Oklahoma
Sep 7th
Israel’s Guy Sasson takes doubles title in wheelchair tennis after losing to partner in singles
Sep 11th
Sergei Lysov’s New York breakthrough in wheelchair tennis
Sep 13th
‘Ascending the Ladder’: Career tips from the Bible – review
Sep 21st
Beyond the Mullet: The Shlomo Lipetz Story
Oct 7th
Jewish activists Emily Schrader, Blake Flayton talk being Jewish on campus – interview
Oct 8th
Airlines, Airports and Autism
Oct 9th
Inclusive Kilimanjaro expedition proves disability is no barrier to reaching the Roof of Africa
Oct 17th
‘Moment we all prayed for’: Hospital readies to receive freed hostages
Oct 22nd
For Israeli war orphans, an unforgettable Jerusalem experience
Nov 2nd
‘Oleh oleh!’ ANU-Museum of the Jewish People celebrates ‘olim’
Nov 11th
Emergency response centers set to boost security on Israel’s borders
Nov 14th
Knit one, purl two: Weaving warmth for Israeli soldiers
Dec 3rd
Schmearz Bagel Shop: Just like being in New York – review
2024
Jan 3rd
Preparing for More Disabled in Israel
Jan 27th
She came to Israel for a year, met Canada’s prime minister, and stayed
Feb 6th
Czechia heads to Davis Cup finals after edging out Israel 3-0
Feb 9th
Warren Buffett, Shimon Peres laud benevolent couple in ‘Who Are the Marcuses?’
Feb 12th
The hectic life of Guy Sasson, world-ranked Israeli wheelchair tennis player
Feb 12th
‘Shabbat’: A bestselling cookbook with family recipes – review
Feb 17th
She felt stuck living in Greece. Her mother told her: ‘Move to Israel’
Feb 17th
Teaching Israel in the wake of October 7
Feb 19th
Israeli basketball star shining bright in NBA
Mar 2nd
Adeena Sussman: Came to Israel for love, stayed for food
Mar 8th
Jerusalem Marathon brings out crowds to run, walk or roll
Mar 9th
Israeli musician David Broza’s symphony for disabled inclusivity
Mar 11th
Summer-camp directors address seasonal challenges, including staff recruitment
Mar 25th
Rowing for a cause: English brothers make waves for Israel at Brown University
Mar 28th
Steely Dead – Deading Down the Dan and Daning Up the Dead
Mar 29th
‘The Best Minds’ examines mental illness and deinstitutionalization – review
Apr 1st
Senator Lieberman and ‘The Jerusalem Report’
Apr 6th
Tsion Café: Ethiopian Israeli kosher vegan food in Harlem, New York – review
Apr 11th
Israeli-born Cincinnati Reds coach stands firm amid conflict, sports ‘Bring Them Home’ gear
Apr 19th
Israeli educators can learn from delegation visit to 9/11 memorial following Oct. 7
May 5th
It’s still not time to wear a kippah in public in the Diaspora – opinion
May 11th
Meet the Oleh rabbi making a difference for families in Tel Aviv
May 13th
Brothers on Brown U. Rowing Team Champion Jewish Pride
May 14th
Solidarity with Israel fits Alon Leichman like a glove
May 17th
B’nai Mitzvah Guidebook for Children with Disabilities
May 18th
‘Portico’: Jewish feasting and history in Rome – review
May 19th
Survivors in their own words: Bringing October 7 to off-Broadway
Jun 8th
A strengthening of Zionism: Some who plan to make Aliyah talk to ‘Post’
Jun 11th
First Israeli to win Grand Slam wheelchair title celebrates victory and hostages return
Jun 16th
Laivy Miller follows in the big footsteps of his father, Matisyahu
Jun 28th
Yoav Tzivoni: A Soldier Continues to Serve
Jun 28th
Israeli company EyeControl creates revolutionary medical technology
Jul 1st
Team Israel baseball debuts film: ‘Israel Swings for Gold’
Jul 8th
Celebrating JDIN’s First Anniversary!
Jul 11th
Everything was ‘sababa’ at NJ Jewish music fest
Jul 12th
Enabling American students to escape US campuses and study in Israel
Jul 19th
The org. removing barriers by teaching Arab women Hebrew – interview
Aug 2nd
How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture
Aug 7th
Wanted ‘to make every child in camp feel happy,’ Bartolo Colón says of Camp Simcha visit
Aug 15th
Where can you find out about Israel’s sporting culture? Try Follow Team Israel Facebook
Aug 16th
Online AI-powered Jewish speed-dating event hopes to draw 5,000 people
Aug 17th
Camp Ramah Sasson offers support retreats for Jewish families facing loss and illness
Aug 22nd
Diego Schwartzman gears up for one last Cinderella run at Flushing Meadows – interview
Aug 22nd
Valerie Glozman hits the Big Apple
Aug 26th
At American summer camp, Israelis turn off Red Alert app and dive right into things
Aug 28th
Schwartzman grateful during Grand Slam swan song
Aug 29th
From fan to front office: Eve Rosenbaum’s rise as a Jewish female baseball pioneer – interview
Sep 2nd
Israel’s Paralympic tennis stars make their mark in Paris
Sep 10th
Family, faith, and forehands: Rising Jewish star Kaylan Bigun’s New York experience
Sep 25th
Steely Dead – Deading Down the Dan and Daning Up the Dead
Sep 25th
Like Father, Like Son
Oct 1st
Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities
Oct 8th
First-time Birthright volunteering trip for those with disabilities makes a real impact
Oct 23rd
Columbus resident reflects on Camp Ramah, Birthright Israel trip
Oct 30th
Children Under the Radar: Strategies for Noticing and Maximizing Strengths and Abilities
Nov 10th
Jacob Sharff: US Open’s Wheelchair Championships use wheelchair mechanic
Nov 10th
Defying terror, Adam triumphed on the Paralympic court
Nov 27th
Creating Meaningful B’nai Mitzvah Celebrations for People with Disabilities: B’nai mitzvah for all: how to mark this special life cycle event
Nov 28th
Howard was mentioned in Jewish Link (NJ, NY, CT) “Shomrei Torah to Host Latest in ‘Inspired by Ilona’ Series”
Dec 5th
Howard was also mentioned in the Jewish Standard’s “Children under the radar”
Dec 9th
Howard is off to Chicago to attend the Foundation for Jewish Camp Leaders Assembly
Dec 16th
‘This is their song too’: A look at Phish and their Jewish fans – review
Dec 20th
Jewish summer camps: Connecting between Israel, global Jewish community
Dec 23rd
Children Under the Radar: A Live Orthodox Conundrum Conversation (SPECIAL EPISODE)
Dec 30th
Hillel Kornwasser: The New Jersey teenager who made a film about Oct. 7
2023
Jan 4th
Marc Irwin Brings Musicality Everywhere He Goes, Even to Synagogue
Jan 11th
Howard and a group of ‘needs knowers’
Jan 15th
Pluralistic Israeli Educators Exchange Ideas With NY Counterparts
Jan 18th
Jeanette Kuvin Oren Stamps Style and Beauty Into Synagogue and Judaica Creations, Large and Small
Jan 19th
An Inspired Partnership to Employ Autistic Adults
Jan 25th
Chai Lifeline’s New Mid-Atlantic Director: Role Fills ‘Need to Give Back to Community’
Jan 31st
Israeli-Born Hoopster Scores Career-High 25 Points For NBA’s Washington Wizards
Feb 2nd
Born To Travel – To See Springsteen
Feb 6th
Bruce Springsteen Has a Special Connection With His Jewish Fans
Feb 8th
The Roots of a Relationship Grow in Baltimore
Feb 10th
Tikvah Ramah Birthright Israel Trip
Feb 10th
The Abraham Accords of Tennis
Feb 14th
Fourth Israeli Hackathon Develops Tools For Those With Autism
Feb 21st
Howard Will Be Facilitating A “Discussion On Disabilities” On Zoom For The JCC Of Greater New Haven On 2/27. 
Feb 27th
JADIM February
Mar 2nd
The Faith Inclusion Network “Community For All” Virtual Conference
Mar 8th
‘Team Israel Will Surprise a Lot of People,’ Predicts Israel National Baseball Team General Manager
Mar 9th
Team Israel is About More Than Just Baseball for Jewish Orioles’ Minor Leaguer
Mar 13th
Israel Comes From Behind to Win 3-1 in World Baseball Classic
Mar 14th
Meet Team Israel’s 14-Year-Old Batboy From Baltimore
Mar 14th
Israeli, Dominican Republic Baseball Teams Sign MoU at World Baseball Classic in Miami
Mar 16th
Israel’s World Baseball Classic Ends With 5-1 Loss to Venezuela
Mar 17th
The Jewish Baseball Fan Diaspora Ingathered in Miami to Cheer on Team Israel
Mar 19th
Access Israel Awarded For Work in Ukraine
Mar 20th
After World Baseball Classic, Michael Wielansky of Team Israel Ponders His Future
Mar 24th
Why we mostly don’t and a little “do” still need JDAIM
Mar 27th
‘I Felt Compelled to Help’ Ukrainian Jews at Passover Time, Says 17-Year-Old
Apr 15th
DJ Antithesis: Israel’s London-Born Master of ‘Zionist Hip Hop’
Apr 15th
Why is This Bruce Springsteen Tour Different From All Other Tours? Lessons from The Boss at this Holiday Season
Apr 17th
Why is This Bruce Springsteen Tour Different From All Other Tours? Lessons from The Boss at this Holiday Season
Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 20th
Keeping the Memory Alive: Auschwitz Tattoos Worn by Survivor’s Grandchildren
Apr 29th
Bira Kadima: Taking Steps For Israelis With Cerebral Palsy – With Beer
May 19th
Israel Trip Aims To Forge ‘Ambassadors For Accessible Travel’
May 24th
‘Jews Can’t Afford Divisiveness,’ Says Incoming Chair of Conference of Presidents
Jun 5th
Haim Katz talks up tourism to Israel in New York visit
Jun 11th
Peruvian Hassidic Jew Moves to Israel, Gains Large YouTube Following
Jun 11th
From Pitching To Prayers: Synagogues Should Take a Lesson From Baseball – Opinion
Jul 3rd
Lifting All Boats
Jul 12th
Camp Ramah in New England
Jul 17th
Voc Ed Building and Program Expansion
Jul 20th
Israel National Lacrosse Team Has Shabbat to Remember in San Diego
Jul 21st
The Seamless Inclusion of Campers with Support Needs
Jul 31st
Job Training and Work Experience in Atzmayim
Aug 11th
Access Israel founder shares goal to make Jewish state accessible
Aug 11th
Berkshires New Tikvah Aug 2023
Aug 22nd
Initiative Makes Kosher More Accessible in U.S. Navy
Aug 24th
Swinging into action at the US Open
Aug 26th
Kosher in Rome: The best food for religious Jews in Italy’s capital
Aug 30th
Bowl Hashanah: A musical Rosh Hashanah experience in New York
Aug 31st
Former Israeli tennis stars reflect on US Open
Sep 6th
Noam Zinger’s road to working in the Tikvah Program at Ramah Day Camp Philly
Sep 6th
Israeli juniors Buchnik, Oved raise their profiles in New York
Sep 7th
A History of Inclusion at Jewish Summer Camps
Sep 11th
American junior Glozman serves on 2nd US Open, Jewish heritage
Sep 15th
Israeli quads tennis star Guy Sasson shares his 1st US Open experience
Sep 16th
US Open serves kosher food, hosts Jewish prayer quorums
Sep 29th
Inclusive B’nai Mitzvah
Oct 11th
Hundreds of rabbis, cantors, others to observe public fast on Oct. 12
Oct 13th
‘Gemach’ for IDF soldiers offers necessities and ‘act of kindness’ at same time
Oct 15th
Israeli sports teams plan to return to play amid war with Hamas
Oct 28th
This couple moved to Israel and lived in Gaza, now they live in Modi’in
Nov 7th
Kingston, N.Y., Man’s Sister Was Murdered on Oct. 7. Hundreds Came to Comfort Him
Nov 15th
NJY Camps “The Hub” Program
Nov 18th
Ohio couple moves to Israel to make a dent, and couldn’t be happier
Dec 2nd
This family moved to Israel from Denmark and vow to never go back
Dec 6th
Israel tennis swinging at home and on world stage
Dec 9th
‘Iconic Jewish Women’: Ex-Israeli lawmaker writes perfect bat mizvah gift – review
Dec 23rd
He moved to Israel to make the world better – and he’s still idealistic
2022
Jan 5th
With travel largely on hold due to COVID-19, Birthright Israel disseminates content in new ways
Jan 19th
Good people make good neighbors … and good funds
Jan 20th
Meet the professor working to bring Jewish texts to the Spanish world
Jan 28th
New Jewish Disability Inclusion Toolkit + Great Events
Feb 1st
Howard and his team at the National Ramah Tikvah Network gave two recent presentations–to Foundation for Jewish Camp and to UJA (New York) Task Force on Disabilities on “Vocational Support for Staff with Disabilities at Jewish Summer Camps.”
Feb 7th
It’s Super Bowl week, and Eli Lunzer is tackling a different side of sports
Feb 9th
On Saturday February 12th, I will be taking part in a panel discussion with members of our National Ramah Tikvah Network at Sutton Place Synagogue in Manhattan as part of JDAIM (Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month)  
Feb 19th
Meet Aaron Kaufman, staunch advocate for disabled people – opinion
Feb 25th
BIG TENT APPROACH: Birthright trips inclusive of everyone
Mar 4th
Two in person conferences in one week!
Mar 11th
John and Mark from John’s Crazy Socks Speak at Ramah Camping Movement Conference
Mar 23rd
Greens Do Good
Mar 30th
Swimming with the tide: Athlete, actor, volunteer and Israeli supporter Mark Spitz
Apr 1st
Ventures ATL
Apr 6th
Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton
Apr 12th
Avdija scores better basketball season, though still strives for improvement on court
Apr 13th
A staple in Jerusalem: Pantry Packers helps fill shopping carts during Passover and year-round
Apr 21st
Chabad emissaries to Ukraine making seders for new arrivals to Israel
May 10th
Everyone jump into the pool! The high-tech talent one called Brightcode, that is
May 13th
Meeting Authors and Writers!
May 16th
This South African Jew made aliyah at the right time
May 20th
Ramah Bike Ride and Hike
May 21st
Israelis are playing college tennis and trying to make it in the US
Jun 21st
B’nai mitzvah program for teens with disabilities is ‘inspiring every time’
Jun 24th
On The Road To Visit Ramah Camps!
Jun 30th
Howard Was Awarded 2nd Place At The 41st Annual Simon Rockower Awards
Jul 7th
Into the deep end: American-Israeli swimmer dives into Maccabiah history
Jul 9th
Hiking and biking in Israel’s Golan Heights for the greater good
Jul 15th
Going to the dogs (and why that’s a good thing!)
Jul 19th
‘Leveling the Playing Field’ does just that, spreading the sports wealth among others
Jul 20th
Dallas resident Ian Kinsler goes to Israel
Jul 21st
Maccabiah and Israel: A sporting event of ‘a Jewish nature’
Jul 21st
Never too late (or too old) to be in the Maccabiah games
Jul 22nd
Howard Pitches In at Ramah Sports Academy
Jul 25th
Fun to take in some of the 21st Maccabiah while in Israel.
Jul 25th
Wrap-up on the wrap-down: Israel comes up big on much more than medals
Jul 27th
Plucked by New York Yankees, Eric Reyzelman is off to play ball
Aug 1st
Pursuing musical magic with Peter Shapiro – book review
Aug 3rd
NCAA’s Auburn Tigers win first game on ‘Birthright for College Basketball’ tour
Aug 14th
Jerusalem Woodstock Festival
Aug 16th
Howard had the honor of meeting Connecticut’s governor and US Senator
Aug 16th
Team Israel to Major League Baseball: Jake Fishman’s debut with the Miami Marlins
Aug 17th
Connecticut Town Bustles With Jewish Life at Chabad Festival
Aug 22nd
Athletes for Israel: Through sports and positive messaging, ‘we can change the narrative’
Aug 23rd
Lina Glushko balances Israel’s US Open hopes on her racket
Aug 24th
Plenty of Young Blue-and-White Talent – in Tennis
Aug 26th
US Open Office
Aug 26th
Dudi Sela Bows Out at US Open Qualifying
Aug 30th
Tennis: Novak Djokovic Commits to Tel Aviv Watergen Open
Aug 31st
Kosher kings of Queens Serve up Tennis Treats
Sep 1st
Top Tennis Stars Excited for Tel Aviv’s Watergen Open
Sep 5th
The Billionaire Behind Rwanda’s Growing Road Cycling Prowess
Sep 6th
The Wonderful World of Juniors; More Israelis Coming Next Year?
Sep 15th
Israeli Who Plays Tennis For Russia Returns to Israel for Watergen Open – Interview
Sep 15th
‘Love,’ all: Israel is Tennis Heaven
Sep 22nd
Serve-and-Volley with a Jewish Tennis Icon – Interview
Sep 29th
Israel’s Deni Avdija is Back For a Third Year With The Wizards 
Sep 29th
Nevet NGO Works to Ensure that Israeli Children Don’t Spend The School Day Hungry
Oct 10th
Meet the Fire Island Shul; Warning: Not Your Normal Shul
Oct 11th
Introducing Ma’aleh Gilboa Yeshiva’s Autism Inclusion Program
Oct 12th
Israeli-American Pitcher Dean Kremer on Orioles’ Strong Season, Team Israel in Off-Season
Oct 14th
Tennis Star Diego Schwartzman Serves Up Tel Aviv Review – Interview
Oct 24th
US Postal Service Celebrates Hanukkah With ‘Forever’ Stamp
Oct 28th
Sylvan Adams Takes Tikkun Olam To New Heights
Nov 8th
Israeli Runner Travels a Long Road to Place Second in New York City Marathon
Nov 23rd
Israeli Hoopster Deni Avdija’s Hot Streak Highlighted by Surge in Rebounding
Nov 23rd
‘Captain Kangaroo’ Set Designer Allen Klein Shares his Thanksgiving Memories
Nov 26th
An Evangelical’s Journey to Judaism, Israel – and Love of Soccer
Nov 29th
Gap Year in Israel for People With Disabilities Offers Normalcy
Nov 30th
Star-Studded Gala Benefits Paul Newman’s Camp in Israel for Children With Serious Illnesses
Dec 7th
Flavors Meld With Foodies at Kosherfest 2022
Dec 14th
Leaders of The Jewish Camping Movement Gather in Atlanta to Plan For The Future
Dec 28th
Basketball Star Comes Home for Unity Clinic, to Share His Court Skills and Camaraderie
2021
Jan 11th
Good Bye, Tom Perrotta, Tennis Writer Extraordinaire
Jan 11th
Exploring Camps In Israel For People With Disabilities
Jan 11th
Flying Fox Camps, Australia
Jan 15th
Turning Crisis Into Opportunity
Jan 18th
Some Reasons for Optimism for Employment of People with Disabilities
Jan 24th
I Never Saw Hank Aaron Hit a Home Run But….
Jan 28th
Second Season Revs Up For Team Israel Start-Up Nation
Feb 4th
Times Square Margaritaville Will Have on-Site Synagogue
Feb 6th
Acceptance in the Jewish world
Feb 8th
Taking Righteous Action by Shopping Small
Feb 11th
Access Is-Real – Meet Professor Stephen Shore – 2/9/2021
Feb 11th
The FIN Community for ALL (C4A) Conference
Feb 11th
Israeli Little Leaguers Warm Up For ‘Field of Peace’ Tournament in Dubai
Feb 17th
What It Means To Be Essential – During Covid And Beyond
Feb 20th
‘On Mondays We Eat Local’ Aids NY Kosher Eateries
Feb 23rd
Two Men and a Shredder: Starting a Business During COVID-19
Feb 25th
Three Bar Mitzvahs in Two Weeks!
Feb 25th
Retired Educators and Aleph Bet Champs: A Shidduch in Deerfield Beach
Feb 28th
Zoom-Mitzvahs Moving The Bar on Tradition – Comment
Mar 2nd
B’nai Mitzvah Students & Neurodiversity
Mar 7th
Strides In Accessible Travel Will Help Everyone Once This Pandemic Is Over
Mar 8th
On and off The Court, Israel’s NBA Star Is Making The Grade
Mar 9th
Bouncing Around With Mike Kaufman
Mar 16th
Passover: New York’s City Winery Holds Free Star-Studded Seder
Mar 22nd
Finding Meaning in a Purim Bar Mitzvah, Even on Zoom, During a Global Pandemic
Mar 22nd
ESPN Host/Basketball Star Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Describes Israel’s Impact on Her Career
Mar 24th
Avdija and Wizards Fall to Knicks at MSG
Mar 26th
Hats off to the NBA, MSG, Deni Avdija and His Loyal Fans
Apr 7th
Israel Makes History at ‘The House That Ruth Built’
Apr 8th
Truly Scrumptious by Alexa
Apr 12th
TikvahNet Speaker #4: All About Employment
Apr 14th
HardbackYoYo: Keeping Great Books in Circulation
Apr 15th
Cody Clark Magic
Apr 20th
Attending a Bar Mitzvah? Bat Mitzvah? Learn What to Expect
Apr 20th
B’nai Mitvah for All: Rethinking Options and Approaches for Learners with Disabilities
Apr 20th
B’Nai Mitzvah: Creating Meaningful Coming of Age Ceremonies for Jewish People with Disabilities
Apr 20th
Color Our Town
Apr 21st
B’nai Mitzvah Teaching: Fitting the Strategy to the Student
Apr 21st
Making B’nai Mitzvah Meaningful for all Students
Apr 21st
Making Bar and Bat Mitzvah Preparation More Joyful!
Apr 22nd
Deni Avdija Out For Rest of Season with Ankle Injury
Apr 23rd
Israeli Short Film ‘White Eye’ In The Running For an Oscar
Apr 23rd
Shai Asher-Milton’s Gift
Apr 25th
Andrew Komarow: Planning Across the Spectrum
May 4th
Former 49er, Current Dad and Doctor, Goes to Jewish Summer Camp
May 11th
Access Israel and FAISR (Friends of Access Israel)
May 24th
At 73, Legendary NHL Announcer Sam Rosen Is Still Calling The Plays
May 31st
El Al: Why We Love/Hate Israel’s Flag Carrier – Opinion
Jun 1st
No Spinning His Wheels: Sylvan Adams Gets Rolling For Bike Race In Tel Aviv
Jun 4th
A long, Strange Six Months For Israeli NBA Player Deni Avdija
Jun 10th
Fusing Bluegrass With Judaism, Nefesh Mountain Seeks to Uplift During Challenging Times
Jun 17th
Dogs and Disabilities: Two Olim Launch Dogiz Walking Service
Jun 18th
Cultivating Autistic Entrepreneurship
Jun 25th
Howard Recipient of Rockower Award
Jun 30th
Tour De France’s Israeli Team Tested by Crashes, Maintains Optimism
Jul 1st
With Attacks on Jews Increasing, The Need For Self-Defense Is Real
Jul 9th
Ramah Tikvah Programs: A Standard for Jewish Inclusive Camping
Jul 13th
Back to Baseball in Brooklyn and on to Tokyo for Team Israel
Jul 14th
Taking Inclusion to New Heights Among the Waves and on Bikes
Jul 19th
‘Follow Team Israel’: Headed for Tokyo, Hoping for Glory
Jul 20th
‘Allez, allez!’ Shouts of Enthusiasm, Encouragement as Israelis Tackle Tour de France
Jul 22nd
His basketball Chapter May be Over, But Omri Casspi’s Next Story Has Yet to Be Written
Jul 26th
The Road to Wellness Rolls Along With Bike4Chai and Tour de Simcha
Jul 31st
Israelis, Americans Team Up For NY Hiking For People With Disabilities
Aug 12th
‘Thrill Of Victory and Agony Of Defeat’? Paralympic Athletes Are Already Winners, Say Israelis
Aug 13th
In Israel, What a Difference Two (or Rather, 18) Months Make …
Aug 30th
Getting Israelis To the Top Of The Tennis World
Sep 3rd
Sounds Of The Season: Live and Pre-Recorded Performances to Boost Holiday Worship
Sep 3rd
Jewish Players (Even an Israeli) Match Rackets at US Open
Sep 13th
Disability Advocates Urge Jewish Communal Leaders Not to Overlook Accessibility during High Holidays
Sep 20th
Israel’s Erlich and Tennis’s Old Guard Keep Up With Youth
Sep 22nd
What’s Behind The Success Of The Israeli Olympics, Paralympics Teams?
Oct 4th
For NBA’s Deni Avdija, Year Two Means Easing Back From Injuries And Into Game Mode
Oct 11th
Deni Avdija Warms Up To Second Season In NBA
Oct 18th
OU’s Yachad Launches a New Phone Referral Service For People With Disabilities
Oct 18th
The Ups and Downs and Ups of Jewish Life in Kingston, N.Y.
Oct 18th
Howard Joined the FIN Board
Oct 21st
Tipping Off new NBA Season, Deni Avdija Is Looking to Put ‘Israel on The Map’
Oct 21st
Meet Yosef Maldonado, Beersheba’s ‘Oleh’ Barber
Nov 2nd
E Street Drummer Raises Money For Israeli Tennis
Nov 4th
New York Marathon Back On Track, Celebrating 50 Years And 26.2 Miles Of Pounding Pavement
Nov 4th
Global Day of Jewish Learning 2021
Nov 5th
An aliyah that follows in Abraham’s footsteps
Nov 8th
Israel’s top-ranked cycling team makes its long-awaited homecoming
Nov 14th
KosherFest 2021: Going kosher in New Jersey after pandemic hiatus
Nov 23rd
Shred Support
Dec 2nd
Israel’s Paralympian made aliyah alone from France at 17
Dec 3rd
Avdija adds Hanukkah cheer to strong start of basketball season
Dec 4th
I presented at this conference:
Dec 8th
Access Israel brings ‘urban obstacle course’ to Dubai
Dec 11th
Bringing accessible tourism to the world
Dec 17th
Shomer Shabbat stick-handlers master the ice as they make childhood memories
Dec 21st
‘Accidental activists’: How a grassroots group affected change in vaping regulations at national level
Dec 21st
A 99-Year-Old Yale Law School Graduate Died with No Survivors, What Could We Do?
Dec 28th
Amid NBA’s wave of COVID uncertainty, Deni Avdija continues to deliver for Jewish and Israeli fans
Dec 29th
Saved From Cremation, Man Receives Jewish Burial in New Mexico Desert
Dec 30th
New York Jewish students lend a hand to tornado-devastated Kentucky
2020
Jan 23rd
Prepping in Tokyo: Record Jewish Tourism Expected at Summer Olympics
Jan 28th
27 Hikers with Disabilities are About to Trek Mt. Kiliminjaro
Feb 3rd
It’s Summertime, and the Living is Easy — and Inclusive
Feb 27th
An Olympic Pitcher’s Jewish Warm-Up With Chabad at Yale
Feb 27th
Access Israel climbs Kilimanjaro
Mar 2nd
Tikvah Voc Ed History—All the Way to Alexa!
Mar 2nd
Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro … in a wheelchair
Mar 3rd
“In Search of Creative Business Opportunities for People with Disabilities.”
Mar 3rd
Washington Square Minyan in Brookline
Mar 5th
From Holocaust Refugee to Rock’s Greatest Promoter
Mar 6th
Musical Showcase Highlights Inclusion and Diversity
Mar 15th
The Foundation for Jewish Camp
Mar 26th
SHANGA (Located at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge)
Mar 26th
The National Ramah Tikvah Network
Apr 21st
The big push to the top of Kilimanjaro
Apr 24th
A Diverse Group of Climbers Show That Kilimanjaro
Apr 24th
72 Years of Making Israel Increasingly More Accessible for Everyone
Apr 29th
How Corona Has Disrupted the Lives of Young Adults With Disabilities, Who Thrive on Routine
May 4th
Israeli Agencies Serving Disability Community Contend With Changes Brought on by Pandemic
May 8th
Gleam Car Wash
May 10th
Kolot Ramah community gathering – Facebook Live Event
May 11th
A Discussion of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
May 19th
An Exciting Day for B’nai Mitzvah in the Age of Covid-19
May 19th
Fellow Travelers Thinking About Post-Covid Employment for People with Disabilities
May 21st
A Sad Day in Ramah Camping, A Hopeful Day in Jewish Education
May 21st
Noah Rubin Behind The Racket: A True Sports Story for These Slow Sports Days
May 22nd
Help! What Will My Kids Do All Summer?!
May 24th
My Hero, Judy Heumann Part I: Thoughts on Summer Camps
May 24th
Turning Sadness About No Camp Into Giving Back: One Tikvah Entrepreneur’s T-Shirt Venture
May 25th
Update on Uriel’s T-Shirt Project: The “Village” Comes Together In Support!
May 27th
Great Uses For Camps This Summer: Family Getaways!
May 28th
Jewish Camping Numbers to Make You Cry and Smile at the Same Time
May 28th
Jay Ruderman, Larry David, Cheryl Hines and Lessons on Disabilities Inclusion
May 31st
From Accessible Old City of Jerusalem, to Google Map’s “Accessible Places”
Jun 1st
Lack of Sports Getting You Down? Check Out Wheelchair Tennis!
Jun 2nd
Many Weeks With Lots of Music, A Day Without Music
Jun 3rd
As Pandemic Uncertainties Continue, Summer Gets a Dose of Virtual Camp
Jun 4th
During These Times, We Need More Bradley Street Bicycle Co-ops
Jun 5th
Fellow Travelers Part 1: NeuroClastic
Jun 5th
No Staff Week This Year
Jun 7th
This Summer, Grab an RV and Go!
Jun 8th
What the US Open Can Learn from Jewish Summer Camping
Jun 9th
The Summer of the Above Ground Pool
Jun 10th
A Stew Leonard’s Lesson in Pool Safety
Jun 11th
Super Cuts, Super Safe
Jun 12th
Bike Helmets Save Lives: Tell Your Friends Everywhere, Including Williamsburg!
Jun 15th
Big Owners in the Sports World, Big Mensches in the Real World
Jun 15th
Birthright Israel Trips and People with Disabilities: How The Israel Multisensory Classroom Benefits Participants on Specialty and Neurotypical Trips
Jun 15th
The Inspiring Story of Kenny Hersh
Jun 16th
When a Beloved Mechanic Dies, What Next?
Jun 19th
Some Nice Jewish Boys Get the Last Laugh with Henry Ford: The Pep Boys Amazing History
Jun 19th
Summer Shabbats NOT In Camp
Jun 21st
A Wonderful Alternative to the Disappointment of Cancelled Music Festivals. Go, LockN!
Jun 23rd
Thinking About Israel When We Can’t Visit: The Amazing But Not Well-Publicized Virtual Celebrate Israel Parade
Jun 23rd
Dr Ruth Is Still Fighting For Israel–and Keeping Us Smiling-At Age 92!
Jun 24th
Seeing the Light Later in Life: Hans Hanson Takes Up Bass. You Should Too!
Jun 26th
Shouting from the Rooftops about the Amazing Birthright Israel Specialized Trips
Jun 26th
Best Practices/Next Practices in Virtual Learning and Camping
Jun 28th
Summer, In the Suburbs
Jun 29th
The Climb of a Lifetime
Jun 29th
‘Camp Kveller’ Will Help With All Your Questions and Concerns About Jewish Summer Camp
Jun 29th
Tennis, Public Courts Style
Jun 30th
Flying Fox of Australia!
Jul 2nd
Bet You Missed Deaf-Blind Awareness Week This Year. After Meeting Haben Girma, Chances Are You Will Remember It Next Year!
Jul 2nd
Ramah Tikvah Vocational Training Goes Virtual!
Jul 3rd
Celebrating Birthdays–in Real Life and on Facebook
Jul 5th
Watcth All 3 Days of Fare Thee Well RIGHT NOW!
Jul 6th
Accessible Together: The Conquering of Mount Kilimanjaro with Paraplegia and Other Different Abilities
Jul 6th
The Conquering of Mount Kilimanjaro with Paraplegia and Other Different Abilities.
Jul 7th
Ringo Starr and Phil Lesh at 80!
Jul 7th
National Ramah – Virtual Jewish Learning
Jul 8th
Uriel’s Gifts: Part 3
Jul 9th
So Strange Not Being In Camp for the Three Weeks and The NineDays. Make It Meaningful
Jul 10th
Jewish Innovation in the Age Of Covid-Part I
Jul 12th
Innovation in Baseball and Judaism “Thanks” to Covid
Jul 13th
Truly Essential Workers Who Happen to Have Disabilities
Jul 14th
One Silver Lining: So Much Great Disabilities Inclusion Content Online!
Jul 14th
Tikvah Impact: Yishai Barth
Jul 16th
The Amazing Yishai Barth and Our New Ramah Podcast Series
Jul 16th
A Summer of (Unusual) Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
Jul 17th
Questions Kids Ask Over This And Other Summers
Jul 19th
Why Cancellation of Live Music Is So Tough for Fans and Performers (And Why We are Excited That Music Is Coming Back!)
Jul 21st
Tikvah at 50, ADA at 30
Jul 23rd
Tikvah at 50, ADA at 30: Time to Reflect on Our History, Celebrate – and Keep Going!
Jul 24th
Tikvah at 50 Events This Week: A Few Proud Moments and Lessons Learned So Far
Jul 24th
A Novel Approach for Major League Baseball Players to Take a Stand-Inspired by Jewish Tradition
Jul 26th
The Power of Connection to Tikvah—Even 36 Years Later
Jul 27th
Tikvah Impact: Alexa Chalup
Jul 27th
Virtual Jewish Learning: Jewish Journeys: Tikvah’s Role in the Jewish Disability Narrative
Jul 28th
Just Jewish: Thoughts on Jewish Unity from a Bar Mitzvah and the Hiking Trails of Western Massachusetts
Jul 30th
It’s Tisha B’Av Today—Time to Start Thinking About Rosh Hashanah
Aug 3rd
Worrisome Story of Young Black Autistic Jailed Man, Matthew Rushkin
Aug 4th
Camp Modin at 100: Making History in a Time of Hardship
Aug 4th
The Washington Redskins, Crusader Football and the Windsor Swastikas
Aug 10th
In Honor of ADA at 30 and Jerry Garcia at 78–A Look at DeafDeadheads
Aug 11th
A Rescheduled Covid Near Blackout Bar Mitzvah
Aug 14th
Reflections on Six Amazing Weeks of Tikvah Virtual Vocational Training and Socializing
Aug 16th
Equality, Equity, Justice and the Need for Reasonable Accommodations
Aug 17th
“Accessibility and Inclusion, Lessons That Inform US All”
Aug 18th
What Will Orthodox Shuls Do This Rosh Hashanah?
Aug 19th
A Good Day for Tennis, A Good Plan to Maximize Chances of Success of the US Open
Aug 20th
A Tribute to The Late Angela Buxton: A True Jewish Sports Pioneer
Aug 21st
When Flying Foxes Met Tikvah!
Aug 27th
Lessons from a Moving Tikvah Zoom Shiva
Aug 27th
In Praise of Tikvah Campers Who Love Fire Engines and Fire Fighters Around the World Who Love Tikvah Campers!
Aug 28th
Preparing for Rosh Hashanah This Year—Including Chabad’s Shofar Blowing Class
Aug 31st
Shofar in the Streets of NYC!
Sep 1st
Shocking First-Round Loss For Schwartzman
Sep 4th
Bowl Hashanah And Other Creative Rosh Hashanah Ideas and Resources
Sep 6th
New York’s Bowl Hashanah Goes Online
Sep 9th
No-Shows, FOMO And Business As Usual
Sep 11th
Special Education Around the World in the Age of Covid-With A Special Shout Out to Access Israel
Sep 17th
Andy Ram, Tennis Legend, Helps Israel’s Newest Players Achieve Greatness
Sep 17th
Catching Up With Jewish Tennis Star Noah Rubin Amid Pandemic
Sep 18th
Tennis, Tennis, Everywhere Tennis!
Sep 21st
A Diego Schwartzman Rosh Hashanah Miracle—On His 10thTest
Sep 23rd
Dean Kremer (With a Side Dish of Ryan Lavarnway!)
Sep 27th
A Yom Kippur in Copenhagen
Sep 29th
Do High Holiday Innovations Signal a More Inclusive 5781?
Oct 7th
Creative, Happy and Safe Sukkahs in the Age of Covid
Oct 14th
Tennis at 95 and Beyond
Oct 21st
UAE Disabilities Program Director Presents at Access Israel Conference
Oct 22nd
Jobs for People with Disabilities: Let’s Start Planning Now for the Post-Covid Era
Oct 23rd
A Modest Proposal: Jewish Organizations Supporting Disability (Owned and Friendly) Businesses
Oct 25th
Turmeric and Moringa, and The Israeli Who’s Growing Them
Oct 30th
More Jewish Organizations Supporting Disabilities Businesses—anda Great Upcoming Creative Workforce Solutions Conference
Nov 6th
Shabbat Shalom, Jeremy!
Nov 10th
Best Webinars During Pandemic Are Short, Focused and Have Rich Content. Thank You, Dr. Stephen Shore!
Nov 11th
Introducing the New Rising Above Bakery
Nov 19th
Israel’s Deni Avdija Gets Picked to Shoot for Washington Wizards
Nov 19th
An ‘Unorthodox’ American Jewish Podcast Marks 250 Episodes
Nov 22nd
Returning to My Sports Roots, Sort Of—And Proudly Rooting for Deni Avdija
Nov 29th
College Professor With Autism Is at Home With Chabad Wherever He Goes
Dec 7th
Israeli and UAE Disabilities’ Professionals Find Common Purpose in Expanding Inclusion
Dec 14th
Deni Avdija Plays Near-Perfect Game in NBA Pre-Season Debut
Dec 15th
Mr. Avdija Goes to Washington
Dec 18th
A True Miracle: Chanukah in The United Arab Emirates and Historic Peace with Israel
Dec 20th
A Great Story Coming Out of Israel: Deni Avdija!
Dec 24th
Amar’e Unplugged: Jewish Icon Reflects on NBA, Israel and Religious Zeal
Dec 25th
The Education Of Deni Avdija On and Off The Court
2019
Jan 22nd
Creating Employment For People With Disabilities
Jan 26th
Eilat set to host another world-class tennis tournament
Feb 1st
February is JDAIM, Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month.
Feb 1st
Camp Ramah’s Tikvah Program Turns 50
Feb 5th
Universal Grizzly Love For Casspi, But Can He Rebound From Latest Injury?
Feb 25th
USCJ/Ruderman Inclusion Meetings in Washington, DC
Feb 26th
Jewish Disability Advocacy Day in Washington, DC
Feb 27th
John’s Crazy Socks
Feb 27th
Purely Patrick
Feb 28th
Spectrum Designs
Mar 8th
1960S All-Female Summer Of Love Band Reaches Nirvana 50 Years Later
Mar 9th
[WORDS] Bookstore
Mar 10th
SPECIAL NEEDS BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER
Mar 25th
Presentation at FJC-Yashar Training on Disabilities and Inclusion: “Establishing Trust and Getting What You Need Through The Intake Process”
Mar 27th
Passover Anxiety & Family Stress: 7 Tips to Beat it!
Mar 30th
Tikvah Ramah Israel Bike Ride and Hike
Apr 3rd
‘Match’ this ‘love’: Israel’s top tennis players launch new sports project
Apr 18th
Rising Tide Car Wash
Apr 18th
Big Al’s Best
Apr 19th
Smiling With Hope Pizza: NY Pizza With A Social Cause
May 14th
Smile! A Unique Vocational Opportunity for People With Intellectual Disabilities
May 20th
Access Israel’s 7th Annual International Conference – The Future Of Accessibility
Jun 3rd
Meaningful Modifications: Meeting the Diverse Needs of B’nai Mitzvah Students & Their Families
Jun 3rd
Using Disability Simulation Activities In An Effective, Sensitive Manner
Jun 6th
Liron Fanan Latest Israeli to Make Impact With NBA’S Cavaliers
Jun 10th
Israel Launches 7th Annual Disability Inclusion Conference
Jun 13th
Respectability Smile Access Israel – Shabbat Smile by Howard Blas
Jun 18th
Bringing Inclusion into Focus: A Camp-based Research Study
Jun 19th
Soul Café and Soul Studio (and Lifetown-Detroit, MI)
Jun 25th
Reflections in Tikvah at Ramah Galim and Nationally
Jul 2nd
Bruchim HaBaim (Welcome!) — National Tikvah and JCC Manhattan Delegation
Jul 26th
Visiting Job Sites and Training Programs for People with Disabilities
Jul 26th
Camp Ramah Visit
Jul 28th
My Time Behind Bars: New Program Benefits Jewish Inmates and Their Visitors
Aug 8th
US Open
Aug 8th
Girl Again-American Girl Dolls
Aug 8th
Luv Michael
Aug 8th
Lillian’s Cafe
Aug 8th
Popcorn for The People
Aug 8th
Brewability and Pizzability
Aug 8th
Dirt Coffee Bar
Aug 8th
TACT
Aug 8th
Vertical Harvest
Aug 8th
Blue Star Recyclers
Aug 8th
Perkiomen Valley Brewery
Aug 13th
Catching Up With Team Israel’s Journeyman Ryan Lavarnway
Aug 14th
Zab’s Place and Friendship Circle
Aug 21st
Israel’s Big Apple Main-Draw Hopes Dashed
Aug 22nd
Noah Rubin Finds His Strength On Both Sides Of The Racket
Aug 25th
Travel – Jewish Adventures In The Flyover States
Aug 26th
It Takes a LifeTown: N.J. Project a Model for Inclusive Community-Building
Aug 27th
Jewish Tennis Pioneer Buxton Helps Honor Former Doubles Partner Gibson
Aug 29th
Jewish Argentine Schwartzman Rolls Into 2nd Round
Aug 30th
Israel: Itec Empodera A Los Niños, Transforma Vidas A Través Del Tenis
Aug 30th
Itec Empowers Children, Transforms Lives Through Tennis
Sep 4th
Diego Schwartzman Power Into Big Apple Quarters
Sep 6th
Jam-Band Judaism
Sep 6th
Nadal Proves Too Strong For Schwartzman In Open
Sep 10th
The True Tennis Love Story Of Canadian-Israeli Sharon Fichman
Sep 19th
‘Miracle Team Israel:’ On The Road To Competing In The 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Sep 19th
Israel wins Game 1 of The Olympics Qualifier Against Spain
Sep 23rd
Israeli Baseball Coach Says ‘Ultimate Dream’ Came True
Sep 27th
Rosh Hashanah Music And Spirit For The Soul
Oct 2nd
‘Baltic Truth’ Digs Up Dirt on Latvian Activities In World War II
Oct 7th
Israel. The Accessible Start Up Nation
Oct 11th
LifeTown (Livingston, NJ)
Oct 11th
Home run: Danny Valencia Goes From The Sunshine State To The Jewish State
Nov 13th
A Father-and-son Israeli Duo Makes Its Mark On The World Of Mixed Martial Arts
Nov 17th
The Cantor Who Collaborated With Leonard Cohen
Nov 18th
Upcoming Projects
Dec 3rd
Ruderman Inclusion Conference
Dec 7th
Mark Twain In The Holy Land
2018
Jan 12th
Team Israel Leaps In Baseball World Rankings
Jan 16th
10 Amazing–And Accessible–Days in Israel
Jan 27th
Bar Mitzvah Boy To Rockstar: Bruce Springsteen’s Jewish Drummer Shares His Story
Feb 21st
‘YOU CAN DO THIS!’
Feb 28th
Ramah Tikvah Programs: A Standard for Jewish Inclusive Camping
Mar 14th
Play ball! In Israel! With some hard-hitting American Jews
Mar 22nd
Capturing a Giant
Apr 18th
In the Heart of Mormon Utah
Apr 19th
Jewish Communities From Around The World Gather To Push Boundaries
Apr 19th
Jewish Communities From Around The World Gather To Push Boundaries
May 23rd
Autism Is No Barrier for Munich Boy’s Bar Mitzvah
Jun 7th
Bar Mitzvah Gift: Vegas Show Headlined by Boy With Disabilities
Jun 18th
The worldwide work of saving cemeteries and honoring the Jewish dead
Jul 4th
Living as a Jew in Jordan
Aug 2nd
Israeli sisters double up to join elite group of tennis-playing sibs
Aug 4th
Cody Decker: The Heart Of Israeli Baseball
Aug 13th
The Friendship Circle Artist Who Draws With Her Eyes
Aug 23rd
Israel’s Glushko Advances in Qualifiers
Aug 28th
Glushko Rallies, Advances to Second Round
Aug 29th
Glushko Reflects on Tennis, Israel and Her Experience on The WTA Tour
Sep 15th
Arthur Ashe, advocate of Jewish people, honored on U.S. Open grounds
Sep 23rd
Rabbi works to make Jewish life more accessible for deaf community
Sep 27th
Philanthropist Ron Lauder advocates a level playing field in soccer and sports in general
Sep 30th
Sensory-Sensitive Sukkah Celebration a New Kind of Inclusion in Wisconsin
Oct 12th
No better gift: Organization makes strides in bone-marrow donation and research
Oct 23rd
‘A Night of Heroes’: Celebrating Israel and the IDF at 70
Oct 28th
Not so Complicated: The Art of Rube Goldberg
Nov 19th
Shawarma Sausage and Fruity Marshmallow Bars – a Look at Kosherfest 2018
Nov 20th
Thinking, writing, reworking and rewiring in the likes of Rube Goldberg
2017
Jan 14th
Volunteering “With” and Not “For”
Jan 19th
Technology for Torah
Mar 6th
Mustering Up Morning ‘Minyan’ in Sun-Drenched St. Thomas
Mar 9th
It’s Happy Purim Holiness in New Orleans
Apr 10th
Baseball alumni take on the world
Apr 19th
Shamsky Hamsky Headlines New York Symposium On Sports
May 19th
Kesher Tikvah: Tikvah Connects
May 29th
The Grateful Dead’s ‘Long Strange Trip’ to the Big Screen
Jun 20th
Biking And Hiking With A Mission
Aug 1st
Ramah’s Truly Inclusive Hike
Aug 17th
A Strong Israel Connection
Aug 20th
The Trendy Boutique that Employs People with Special Needs
Aug 20th
The Trendy Boutique that Employs People with Special Needs
Aug 22nd
Pe’er Enjoys Being Out Of Sporting Spotlight
Aug 25th
More Jewish News from Qualifiers
Aug 27th
Rising Jewish Star Loeb Ousted
Aug 31st
Israel’s Sela Knocked Out in US Open Second Round
Aug 31st
Jewish Vibe Ever-Present at US Open
Sep 3rd
Brengle Raises Jewish Tennis Presence
Sep 4th
Schwartzman Powers into US Open Quarters; Israel’s Oliel Triumphs in Juniors
Sep 6th
Jewish Argentine Schwartzman Falls In Quarterfinals
Sep 7th
Tough day for Israel’s Oliel with Losses in Singles and Doubles
Sep 13th
New Yorkers Wondered Where All The Israelis Were?
Sep 14th
Diego Schwarzman: The Biggest Mensch In Tennis
Sep 26th
Israeli Designer Makes Splash At New York Fashion Week
Oct 10th
When a Private Sukkah Costs $4 Million, Where Do We Eat?
Nov 2nd
Game, Set, Match: Inclusion On and Off the Court
Nov 15th
First-Ever Ramah Tikvah Birthright Israel Trip
Dec 13th
Kosherfest
2016
Jan 10th
Special Needs Israel Experience
Jan 23rd
The Typical Israel Experience And A Whole Lot More
Feb 4th
Tennis: Israel slips to open Eilat Fed Cup event
Feb 5th
Fed Cup Tennis: Israel storms back, sweeps Estonia to stay in contention
Feb 7th
Israel maintains Group I status
Feb 11th
We Will Hear and We Will Profit: The Mitzvah of Inclusion
Feb 14th
Israel: The Original Covenant Classroom
Mar 27th
Israel Open ATP men’s Challenger tennis tournament set for Ra’anana
Apr 9th
Inclusion is a Critical Social Justice Issue: An Interview with Beth Steinberg of Shutaf
Apr 10th
What World Team Tennis Can Teach Our Synagogues
May 20th
5 Tips For Making Playdates Fun For All Children
Jun 16th
Tidbits on Trends
Aug 16th
JDAIM: A Recap from Kayitz 2016
Aug 28th
Israeli, Jewish players make waves in tournament before the main event
Aug 30th
Ramah Rockies Pilots Vocational Training for Tikvah Program Graduate
Aug 30th
Dudi Sela ousted in 1st round in New York
Aug 31st
Join Ramah’s First-Ever Tikvah Family Israel Trip
Sep 1st
Commentary: Jewish presence loud and proud throughout Flushing Meadows
Sep 4th
Spotlight: Israeli teen Krolitzky into tennis main draw
Sep 5th
Israel’s Oliel looks to break through
Sep 6th
Israeli juniors Oliel, Krolitzky advance in style
Sep 8th
Teens Oliel, Krolitzky experience mixed fortunes
Sep 19th
Commentary: Israel could make better use of its tennis ambassadors
Sep 21st
Oliel leads Israel’s young tennis talents
Sep 24th
A unique baseball tournament with a Jewish twist
Sep 26th
Bleeding Blue-and-White, Baseball Style
Sep 26th
The women coaches leading Israel’s male baseball team to victory
Sep 26th
Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ triumphant return to New York City
Nov 24th
Keep Kosher and Carry On
Dec 8th
Where Jewish Travelers and Locals in Copenhagen Feel Right at Home
2015
Jan 23rd
The Sportswriter’s Dilemma
Feb 4th
Ramah’s Tikvah Program for campers with disabilities offers summer fun in Jewish setting
Feb 4th
Ramah’s Tikvah Program for campers with disabilities offers summer fun in Jewish setting
Feb 12th
In Israel: Taking Inclusion To A Larger Level
Apr 23rd
Israeli tennis stars emerging, backed by London philanthropist with Wimbledon dreams
Jun 2nd
As Inclusion Expands In Jewish Summer Camps, A New Training Guide
Jun 17th
Using Learning and Behavioral Profiles to Help Students and Campers
Jun 30th
Campers with Developmental Disabilities: The Tikvah Program
Jul 7th
Touch of Pray: Celebrating Shabbat and the Grateful Dead
Jul 8th
New Online Inclusion Guide Helps Camp Prepare For All Campers
Jul 31st
Mental Health in the Jewish World
Aug 10th
Alexa + Ramah Israel Seminar = Success!
Aug 12th
Friends of Tikvah Teach Baking, Storytelling and Dance!
Aug 12th
Special Visitors to Tikvah Kayitz 2015: Educators, Disability Professionals & Funders
Aug 25th
Moving Up
Sep 2nd
High Holidays Inspiration from the US Open
Sep 6th
“Falling Off A Cliff”: Vocational Education And Placement Essential For People With Disabilities
Sep 8th
For Israeli tennis players, Open closes before it, well, opens
Sep 12th
Keeping it kosher on game day is no problem for US Open fans
Sep 24th
Wheelchair Tennis shows opportunity for inclusion in sports
Oct 9th
“Pan” screenwriter looks to Exodus for blockbuster’s plot
Dec 2nd
Kosherfest 2015: Still introducing new products…after all these years
2014
Jan 31st
Holocaust exhibit at UN stresses memory and hope
Feb 4th
Inclusion Comes from the Top – and the Bottom, and Middle
Feb 5th
KOLOT — Dad and Dan in China
Mar 19th
Beyond Crown: Southern Connecticut takes steps to keep its community kosher
Mar 31st
NBA’s Gal Mekel battles back after knee injury
May 21st
“Walking with the Enemy” Conversation with film director Mark Schmidt
Jul 15th
Israeli emissaries at US summer camps wonder how best to serve
Jul 17th
A Year of Hopeful Trends in the Inclusion World
Aug 29th
Israeli tennis team upbeat as Davis Cup approaches
Sep 3rd
Jewish players, kosher food and kippot hold court at the U.S. Open
Sep 9th
Doubles partners smash prejudice as 1956 Wimbledon champs
Sep 16th
For Israeli Tennis Ace Andy Ram and ‘Home’ Crowd in Fla., a Finale to Remember
Nov 11th
Growth Continues in the Jewish Disabilities World
Nov 26th
Kosherfest 2014: Where Every Product Has a Story
Dec 9th
Lessons in Collaboration
2013
Jan 4th
Aboard the Asperger’s bus, a quirky ‘mishpocha’
Jan 28th
Looking for Connections
Feb 27th
Choosing the Right One: Summer Camps for Children with I/DD
May 2nd
Ramah Celebrates, Raises Money For Its Pioneering Camps By Biking Across Israel
May 31st
After 35 years, Israeli national soccer team returns to New York
Jun 1st
For soccer organizer, two big matches
Jun 2nd
A million line Fifth Avenue for pro-Israel march
Jun 17th
Summer Camp- Fun and Sun for EVERYONE!
Jul 27th
Jewish camps seeking to bring diverse groups under the same tent
Aug 3rd
It’s a Lobster’s life for the second-tier tennis pro
Aug 15th
‘I Get The Job Done’ At Ramah’s Guest House
Aug 28th
Israelis take their place at the U.S. Open
Aug 30th
Jewish tennis player draws attention at the US Open
Sep 17th
Take A Seat Courtside At The U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition
Oct 13th
David Dalnekoff Turns 40!
Oct 16th
Israeli Arab tennis player, “nurtured” at Jewish school, goes to Camp Ramah
Nov 8th
Israel team post helps Ausmus to Tigers manager job
Nov 20th
Kosherfest 2013
Dec 2nd
Real men donate their purses to charity
2012
Jan 4th
An Open Letter to the Mishlochot: The Special Tikvah/Mishlochot Relationship
Jan 4th
Greetings from Ojai–The Ramah Special Needs Network and Directors Meetings
Jan 20th
Vegetarian for a Month
Feb 1st
New kosher restaurant opens in Stamford
Feb 3rd
Israel Through Special Eyes
Feb 17th
Camp Ramah New England Blog
Feb 20th
People of the Books
Mar 1st
Casspi not cavalier about role as ‘Israeli ambassador’ in US
Mar 25th
Flat Stanley, Meet Chayim Yerushalayim!
Mar 28th
Jordan Farmar: Our reporter interviewed the NBA player
Mar 28th
Former Yale student mounts photo exhibition in NY
Apr 4th
Photographer Finds Herself as an Artist and a Jew
Apr 5th
Why Jews Should Love Bruce Springsteen
Jun 25th
For Arab-Israeli tennis ace, coexistence is more than just mixed doubles
Jul 10th
Book review: “Esau’s Blessing: How the Bible Embraces those with Special Needs”
Jul 10th
A musical salvage, rescue and revitalization operation
Jul 13th
Our Inclusive Community
Jul 17th
Matisyahu: I ‘loosened the knots’ of my Judaism
Jul 28th
Fresh Perspectives on Israel
Aug 29th
Serving a look at Israel’s next tennis ace
Sep 11th
Young Ambassadors
Sep 11th
Field of Zionist Dreams
Sep 24th
A classic rock star…with ties to Connecticut’s Jewish community
Oct 10th
Field of Dreams
Nov 30th
Kashrut and health food prove an increasingly popular recipe
2011
Jan 25th
The Mytus Worm
Feb 3rd
Jewish Disability/ABILITY Awareness Month.
Feb 4th
Shabbos Is Calling Keeping Campers Engaged Year Round
Feb 11th
Learning Torah Online, With Special Young Adults
Feb 11th
Learning Torah, With Tikvah, Shabbos Is Calling Style
Feb 24th
Shabbos is Calling: Camp Ramah engages Jewish teens with special needs in a year-round Jewish experience
Feb 27th
Under One Roof
Mar 10th
A cross-country crusade to open eyes about disabilities
Mar 12th
The Ramah Galil Israel Bike Rider: Everyone Has a Story!
Apr 14th
Former Tikvah Camper Eytan Nisinzweig In The News
Apr 16th
Animation Nation? Israel!
May 2nd
Come Ride in Tour De Shuls-to Support our Tikvah Program (Check out former Tikvah camper Josh Starr in his conducting debut!)
May 12th
The Ramah Galil Israel Bike Rider Everyone Has a Story!
May 29th
“The Wheels of the CoP Go Round and Round…”
May 29th
Bringing Together Ramah Special Needs Staff
May 29th
Hanging Out In Israel, With My Mentors, and 40 Bike Riders
Jun 9th
Tikvah Camper, Eric Parkes, and Amitzim Counselors Featured in CT Jewish Ledger Article on Tour De Shuls
Jun 14th
Kolot: Diary of a Bike Ride
Jun 16th
Diary of a Bike Ride: Howard Blas’ Piece in CT Jewish Ledger (and an Invitation to Ride This Sunday in West Hartford, CT to Support Tikvah)
Jul 16th
Summer Camps and Technology Go Hand in Hand
Aug 1st
Where Sport and Peace Meet
Aug 23rd
“Shabbos Is Calling” to Campers with Disabilities: All Year Long
Sep 5th
Gershony rolls closer to Paralympics with US Open win
Sep 7th
Israeli juniors gain valuable experience in New York
Sep 23rd
Cooking Up Compassion
Oct 22nd
In Praise of Rabbis and Cantors Who Are Willing To Think Out of the Box In Working With Children With Special Needs
Oct 22nd
Special Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Encourage and Model The Possible
Oct 25th
Gilad Shalit-A Teachable Moment
Nov 11th
Dan Shechtman: From aeuroenonsenseaeur to Nobel Prize
Nov 16th
KOSHERFEST 2011: Kosher food show features CT entrepreneur
Nov 18th
Kosher Shopping
Nov 20th
Valeria aeuroeleraaeur Patiuk: Israel Ertms next Shahar Peer?
Dec 27th
Music, peace, and the future
2010
Jan 3rd
The Final Day!!
Jan 27th
The Question Everyone is Asking?Did Eric Levine Actually Meet President Obama? Tales From The Voc Ed/Post Voc Ed Reunion/ Shabbaton in Washington
Feb 3rd
February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month
Feb 7th
The Beauty of Collaboration: Welcome to Davar Acher!
Feb 7th
Tikvah Director Howard Blas Blogs for Jim Joseph Foundation Fellows Program
Feb 14th
Including Everyone
Feb 23rd
Seeing the Light: Up close and personal with Hassidic Hip-Hop star, Matisyahu
Feb 26th
Connecting Members of the Tikvah Community Year-Round
Feb 28th
Toward an Orthodox Community that is More Responsive to People with Special Needs
Feb 28th
Camp Bnai Mitzvahs Are Special!
Mar 11th
100 Days of Butterflies
Mar 27th
Thinking About What We Eat At Passover
Mar 27th
Dayenu
May 16th
Playing Israel – Omri Casspi, King of Israel
Jun 4th
A Refreshing Taste of Palmer (and Kazakhstan) in Central Park
Jun 7th
From Camp To Kazakhstan to Central Park: The Strong Bond of Jewish Camping
Jun 9th
Tour de Shuls… Connecticut style
Jun 29th
Bike Riding For Tikvah: Tour De Shuls in Two States!
Jul 7th
All Smiles for “TIkvah at 40”
Jul 14th
SPOTLIGHT: Westville senior helps others tell their life stories
Jul 14th
Weinberg Foundation Visits With Tikvah and Inclusion Programs
Jul 15th
A Lot Can Happen in 40 Years!
Jul 18th
Playing Israel – Fighting the good fight
Aug 19th
Bryce and Yehuda
Aug 19th
Voc Ed, The Marriott and Walgreens
Sep 1st
Next generation of Israeli tennis meets in New York
Sep 10th
Sela and Ram look ahead to Davis Cup
Sep 17th
Israeli stars look to the future
Oct 14th
Breaking Barriers: Walgreens Hires West Hartford Man with Special Needs
Oct 14th
Playing Israel – A Labor of Love
Oct 14th
Breaking barriers: Walgreens hires West Hartford man with special needs
Oct 24th
Including All Jews
Oct 27th
A CoP Comes To Life
Nov 4th
Howard Blas To Ride In Ramah Bike Ride-To Benefit Ramah Special Needs Programs
Nov 10th
125,000 kosher products take to aisles at Kosherfest
Nov 11th
Amitzim, Voc Ed and Post Voc Ed: Shabbos Is Calling Goes Video!!
Nov 13th
Blas Bike Ride Update: $531 in Sponsors in One Week!
Dec 6th
On the Road to Breaking Functional Fixedness
Dec 6th
Voc Ed and Post Voc Ed Reunion Shabbaton in West Hartford, CT
Dec 6th
Tikvah Director Howard Blas’ Address to Beth El Synagogue-Shabbat Chanukah
Dec 7th
The Tikvah at 40 Quilt!
Dec 19th
Inspiring Jewish Educators
Dec 24th
Jewish Educational Leadership: Nurturing an Online Community of Practice
2009
Jan 7th
A Wonderful Tikvah Trip to Israel
Mar 13th
Idan Raichel Project opens World Tour in Ridgefield
Apr 15th
Q & A: Dr. Baruch J. Schwartz
Apr 22nd
Q & A: Prof Ori Sivan
Apr 29th
“Dr. Ruth” recalls Kindertransport experience at Yale’s Slifka Center
Jul 1st
Q & A: Professor Doron Ben-Atar
Jul 8th
It’s Chic to be Anti-Israel: Israeli-Born Academic’s Play at Capital Fringe
Aug 26th
Pilot Pen Tennis Tournie is part of long journey for Israeli players in 2009
Sep 7th
What else can we eat? Rabbi scientists open up new possibilities on the kosher meat market
Oct 15th
Open Season: Part 1
Oct 28th
Weird and Crazy Kosher Animals
Nov 15th
Open Season: Part 2
Nov 24th
Tikvah Campers, Families, Staff and Friends THRIVE in the “Off Season”
Dec 14th
Playing Israel: Or L’Goyim
Dec 16th
Giving and Receiving Gifts
Dec 24th
The Amazing Tikvah, Ramah, Israel, Mishlachat Relationship
2008
Jan 22nd
Zone Magazine
Jan 22nd
Art exhibit showcases the work of Dr. Barry Zaret
Feb 22nd
Snap Magazine
Mar 22nd
Street Magazine
Mar 30th
Wesleyan to screen cutting-edge Israeli films
Mar 30th
Actor Bruce Altman leads Shakespeare workshop in Woodbridge
Apr 14th
Up Front: Redemption in Denver
Aug 11th
Cooking Up a Summer at Camp Ramah
Aug 24th
Singing for Gal Fridman
Aug 24th
Singing for Gal Friedman
Aug 29th
Jewish Players Stop In New Haven On The Way To The U.S. Open
Oct 22nd
Biking for the Love of Children
Nov 25th
Kosherfest: The Connecticut Connection
Nov 25th
New Day School to Open in New Haven
Nov 25th
Kosherfest 2008
Dec 3rd
Mitzvah Magazine
2007
Jan 3rd
Israel Trip
Jan 7th
Twelve Inspiring Days
Feb 2nd
New Haven woman creates upscale kosher gift boxes
Feb 2nd
Connecticut teens share b’nai mitzvah with Righteous Gentiles
Feb 6th
Rabbi Hodakov’s Jewish Radio Hour seeks new home
Feb 20th
Yale “eruv” creates Shabbat community
Mar 21st
Conversation with… Dr. Andres Martin: Yale child psychiatrist edits book of his mentor
Apr 10th
Playwright bases play on his mother
Apr 24th
West Haven synagogue to move to Milford
Apr 25th
A Wonderful Place To Stay
May 1st
A Specialized Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities within a “Typical” Overnight Summer Camp: Camp Ramah’s Tikvah Program
May 8th
A Day in the Life of a Mashgiach
May 22nd
A historic Ner Tamid for Yeshiva of New Haven
Jun 13th
Fairfield man will play in the Israel Baseball League
Aug 7th
Camp Laurelwood hosts children of IDF soldiers killed in action
Aug 15th
Hebrew School Merger
Aug 17th
Overnight Camping For Children With Special Needs
Sep 11th
Boston’s kosher ‘lobster’ is Israeli tennis player
Oct 16th
Yale to Host Conference on Israeli Poet Yehuda Amichai
Oct 23rd
Chester Synagogue Welcomes New Rabbi
Oct 23rd
New Rabbi at Yale hopes to help enhance Shabbat programming
Oct 29th
Another Jewish athlete in Boston – Tales of an Israeli
Dec 19th
Visiting professors bring a taste of Israel to New Haven
2006
Oct 11th
Westville Synagogue members purchased vests for Israeli soldiers
Nov 1st
Milford writer spins tale of ‘Murder at the Statue of Liberty’
Nov 22nd
Healthy and delicious new products at Kosherfest 2006
Dec 7th
New Haven rabbi goes on solidarity mission to Israel
2005
Jan 12th
Shadow Puppetry: Entertaining while Educating
Jan 19th
Petition Seeks Action Against Ethnic Cleansing in Sudan
Jan 26th
Conversation With… Laura Campbell
Feb 9th
Circle of Friends Ensures no Child Shall Be Left Behind’
Feb 16th
New DJE Director Plans to Expand Adult ed, Increase Exposure of Program
Feb 23rd
Rabbi Levine Will Present Wiesel Book to JTS
Feb 23rd
Study Seeks Happiness Quotient of Jewish Day Schools
Feb 23rd
Foundation’s New Director Extols Benefits of Jewish Camping
Feb 23rd
Fifty Teens Have a ‘Mifgash’ (encounter) in Israel
Mar 16th
New Haven Day School Unveils New Name, New Vision
Mar 23rd
Slifka Exhibit Inspired by Bible and Greek Mythology
Mar 23rd
Israeli Ethiopian Works with Children with Special Needs
Apr 13th
Exhibit Shows The Rich History of Congregation Mishkan Israel
Apr 13th
For Kilimanjaro Climbers, Jewish Experiences at Every Altitude
Apr 21st
Works by Rube Goldberg Now on Exhibit
Apr 27th
Connecticut Delegation Prepares for March of the Living
May 1st
Old-New Poland
May 18th
They Came to Remember and to Honor, to Mourn and to Warn
May 18th
Ezra Torah Symbolizes Bond with Poland
May 25th
ADL Diversity Dream Teams Make a Difference
May 25th
For Catholic School Teachers, an Emotional Trip to Poland
May 27th
Yad Vashem Database Ensures Memory of Victims
Jul 9th
JACS Support Group Reaches Out to Those in Need
Aug 5th
Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic Newsletter: Camp Ramah New England
Aug 8th
Camp Ramah in New England
Dec 15th
Visiting Israeli Academics
2004
Jan 12th
Up Front: Game Boys
Mar 22nd
I&A.com: Cool Name, Baby!
Apr 19th
I&A.com: Annetics
Apr 19th
Good Taste: Pongal
May 17th
I&A.com: You’ve Got Mail
Jul 12th
I&A.com: The Fast Track
Oct 20th
Lithographs From the ‘Holy Land’ on Exhibit in New Haven
Nov 17th
Women’s Division Workshop Celebrates B’nai Mitzvah
Nov 30th
Kosherfest 2004
Dec 1st
Guilford Baseball Player Waiting to Hear from the Big Leagues
Dec 1st
Shabbaton Brings Westville Synagogue Members Together With People With Disabilities
Dec 15th
Stand Up for Justice: JCRC in New Haven Holds Rally for Darfur
Dec 17th
Music Historian to Conclude Series at JCC
2003
Feb 28th
Ambassadors of Hope
Apr 21st
I&A.com: Classless Society
Apr 21st
Up Front: Another Look
Jun 2nd
I&A.com: Grannys Cheesecake
Jun 30th
Up Front: Mystery Hasids
Oct 20th
Jewish World: ‘Like Playing a Brick Wall’
Oct 20th
I&A.com: Cybermystics
Dec 1st
I&A.com: Jew-jitsu, Anyone?
Dec 29th
I&A.com: Big Macs
2002
May 20th
Up Front: Out for a Ride
Jun 17th
Business: If Marvin Won’t Come To The Mall…
Sep 9th
Good Times: Alibaba of the West Side
Dec 30th
Datelne
2001
Jul 2nd
Up Front: The President’s Prayer
Sep 10th
Book Review: Strange Bedfellows
Dec 31st
Business: One Man’s Meat…
2000
Nov 20th
Book Review: How to Be A Jewish Parent