41 min

Episode 11: Creating Welcoming and Accommodating Jewish Spaces Jewish Today Pod

    • Judaism

February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. In this episode, hear from Rebecca Cheskes, a parent of a member of the disability community, and Lisa Houben, the Community Inclusion and Training Coordinator at the Greater Atlanta Jewish Abilities Alliance (JAA). Both discuss their connections and work in the community and how we can all work together to create more inclusive spaces for Jewish organizations and religious institutions. 

Rebecca also recounts the intentional planning and work that went into creating her daughter's bat mitzvah service and Lisa gives insight into her work with JAA and what this intentional planning looks like across the board. 

Learn more about JAA at https://atlanta.jewishabilities.org/


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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jewish-today-pod/support

February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. In this episode, hear from Rebecca Cheskes, a parent of a member of the disability community, and Lisa Houben, the Community Inclusion and Training Coordinator at the Greater Atlanta Jewish Abilities Alliance (JAA). Both discuss their connections and work in the community and how we can all work together to create more inclusive spaces for Jewish organizations and religious institutions. 

Rebecca also recounts the intentional planning and work that went into creating her daughter's bat mitzvah service and Lisa gives insight into her work with JAA and what this intentional planning looks like across the board. 

Learn more about JAA at https://atlanta.jewishabilities.org/


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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jewish-today-pod/support

41 min