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A new curriculum brings adults with intellectual disabilities into the heart of Jewish learning

JL;DR SUMMARY A new curriculum from Melton, called "What's Mine is Yours," is innovatively designed to offer advanced Jewish learning experiences to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationCommunity SupportInclusionJewish LearningDisability InclusionAdult EducationIntellectual DisabilitiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesMelton CurriculumJewish Association For Residential Care

Places mentioned

Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"24-year-old Raffi Stein-Klotz is usually playing kickball or tending to the garden at his residential facility in Boca Raton."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"After a successful precursor curriculum with Melton took off in Atlanta in 2021."
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
"inspired to introduce the Whats Mine is Yours curriculum to Jillians adult living facility in New Haven, Connecticut."
Colorado, United States
"said Carol Morris, Jewish disabilities advocates coordinator at Jewish Family Service of Colorado."
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
"but also in Cape Town, South Africa."
Orlando, Florida, United States
"(The rest of the class was on a field trip to Orlando.)"

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