JBI is excited to invite you to a special virtual event to celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month! The “Making Jewish Life Accessible” event will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2025 🗓️, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM ET ⏰ via Zoom.
This free, accessible gathering will bring together professionals from various fields to explore how we can make Jewish life more inclusive and accessible. The event will feature a panel discussion of accessibility experts and Jewish professionals, along with opportunities to network with attendees from organizations that are actively working in this space.
Featured Panelists:
- Rabbi Lauren Tuchman – Accessibility Advocate and Leader
- Rabbi Darby Leigh – Congregation Kerem Shalom
- Meredith Polsky – Senior Director, Programs & Partnerships at Matan
- Jessi Elana Aaron – Congregant
The panel will be facilitated by Debbie Joseph.
Accessibility:
Zoom captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided during the event. Any additional accessibility needs can be submitted via our registration form.
🔗 Register Now: bit.ly/MJLA2025
Please feel free to upload information about your organization upon registration. If you are interested in becoming a collaborating organization for the event, contact Livia Thompson at lthompson@jbilibrary.org 📧.
For any questions regarding registration or the event itself, please reach out to JBI’s operations team at register@jbilibrary.org 📧 or call 646-616-3929 📞.
Join us to collaborate, support one another, and advance our goal of making Jewish life more accessible to everyone!
This event is in collaboration with:
- JBI (Jewish Braille Institute)
- JDIN (Jewish Disability Inclusion News)
- JDRC (Jewish Deaf Resource Center)
- Matan
- Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
- Rodeph Sholom
We look forward to seeing you there!