When I was a child, one of my favorite books was The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I so much enjoyed reading how the metamorphosis process works in a...
As any budding entrepreneur knows, networking with others in your industry is essential for success. Recently, Zeesy November, a student at SINAI@Ma’ayanot who started her own wig care business, Wigs...
With deep gratitude and heartfelt appreciation, we extend our sincere thanks to our son’s special education teachers at Sinai in RYNJ—Rabbi Yosef Kosowsky, Jessica Laine, Shlomo Berkowitz, and Morah Dalia...
When I went to SINAI in sixth grade, it was a huge leap from public school, where I went for elementary. I had to wake up much earlier than before....
From a speech given by Menashe in December 2022: I am a proud graduate of Maor High school. Maor was a savior for me. Before I came to Maor, I...
Our weekly parenting group meeting was rolling along as it usually did—chit-chat, joking, complaining, noshing—when my phone rang, and I immediately excused myself to speak in private. It was our...
There are some kids who struggle in a class or two, but are able to get the extra help they need to stay in a mainstream Jewish Day School. For...
For as long as I can remember, I knew my brother wasn’t like other kids his age. There was something very special but different about him. Avi is only 20...
I have a lot of advice for Past Me, but if we’re playing the time-travel game, I’m going to be practical: invest in Zoom. Go to Notre Dame before the...
When I was a child my mother used to spin her favorite records for us at home all the time. As a child of the 70’s, she loved folk music...
I grew up in a world where there were no children with special needs. There were stupid kids. Weird kids. Problem kids. But kids with learning disabilities or autism? We...
We are blessed to have a beautiful family, with six wonderful children. Four of them have special needs. A story we heard long ago about the Netziv, Rav Naftali Zvi...
