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Purim for Everyone

JL;DR SUMMARY Rebecca Mayer, Yachad's managing director of regions, outlines how Purim can be made more accessible for children with disabilities, emphasizing that the holiday should accommodate everyone, regardless of their sensory capacities. 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 HolidaysAccessibilityPurimCommunity EngagementYachadDisabilitiesPersonalizationSocial InclusionRebecca MayerSensory Friendly

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Israel
"A number of years ago, Yachad put out a DVD for shuls to play during the Megillah with captions, where the word would light up in red as it was read."
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