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JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish communal spaces, like synagogues and mikvahs, are increasingly making strides towards accessibility for everyone, including individuals with 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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Orthodox JudaismSynagoguesAccessibilityCommunity EngagementInclusionMikvahDisability AdvocacyShabbat ElevatorsSensory RoomsEqual Participation

Places mentioned

Manhattan, New York, United States
"By the time Lincoln Square Synagogue on Manhattans Upper West Side moved to its new location in 2013, Nathaniel Richman Cohen was not there to see it."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Rabbi Benjamin Samuels has been at the helm of Bostons Congregation Shaarei Tefillah since 1995."
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
"In Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the Lower Merion Community Mikveh, directed by Carly Chodosh, is the only fully handicap-accessible mikveh in the greater Philadelphia area."
London, United Kingdom
"Across the Atlantic, Daniella Neifeld, community participation manager at the United Synagogue based in London, has taken a systematic approach to accessibility across the organizations fifty-six communities in Britain."
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