Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another. –Elie Wiesel When a child is first diagnosed with some type of developmental disability as an infant or very ...

Shmuel and Rivka have a 3-year-old son, Moshe, with Down syndrome. As hasidim who live in Borough Park, Brooklyn, they have struggled with how to explain their child’s special needs to others in their ...

This story is sponsored by the Orthodox Union. Shmuel and Rivka have a 3-year-old son, Moshe, with Down syndrome. As Hasidim who live in Borough Park, Brooklyn, they have struggled with how to explain ...

Yachad is a national Jewish organization that helps bring disabled people into a full Jewish life. On March 7, Sha’arei Bina had the privilege of being the first school in Florida to generate an ...

This summer, 498 participants took part in Yachad programs across the United States, Canada and Israel. Yachad, a division of the Orthodox Union, is a leading organization for individuals with ...

Some years ago, when Lauren Mayesh was a teenager, she rarely saw her classmates reach out to people who were different from them. Since March 2000, Mayesh has been the Los Angeles coordinator of ...