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Tag: Btzelem Elohim

0 Communities Education

Disability inclusion is Jewish inclusion — and we’re not done yet

eJewishPhilanthropy · 5 Jun

Meredith Englander Polsky, co-founder and new executive director of Matan, reflects on 25 years of progress and ongoing challenges in promoting disability inclusion within Jewish educational and communal settings.

0 Education Communities

This NY synagogue transformed its religious school to make it meaningful, flexible and fun

Debra Rubin in JTA · 4 Jun

Rodeph Sholom, a Reform synagogue in New York City, has reimagined its religious school to prioritize Jewish values, family involvement, and flexibility.

0 Sports

COVID, Body Image, and Tisha B’Av: How I Watched the Olympics with Exercise Intolerance

Lilith · 14 Aug 2024

The author reflects on their past struggles with a disordered relationship to food and exercise, finding solace in the concept of Btzelem Elohim and the responsibility to care for their body as a temporary vessel for the soul.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

Opening Our Eyes: Embracing Complexity in the Jewish Community

Rabbi Sandra Lawson and Rabbi Deborah Waxman in Forward · 20 Jun 2024

Rabbis Sandra Lawson and Deborah Waxman discuss the importance of embracing complexity and diversity within the Jewish community, highlighting the marginalization of Sephardic, Mizrahi, Black, and brown Jewish narratives.

0 Ethics Politics

In turbulent times, we must keep fighting for human rights

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 8 Dec 2023

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, remains an important document that sets out the ideals of human dignity and fundamental freedoms.