One recent Shabbat, on the anniversary of his bar mitzvah, a young man with autism chanted Torah at our erev Shabbat service. I've been thinking about it since, and was genuinely moved by the whole experience.
I have known this nearly-17-year-old young man
On the one hand, I’m one of those people who think it is a little ridiculous that we have a “month” for virtually everything. Awareness, when it needs to be raised, should happen all the time, and the things we appreciate, we should always appreciate – not
Together, we will champion the lessons of Passover by bringing greater wholeness, justice, and belonging to our world.