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Sunday, February 22 • 4:00pm - 4:45pm
People with Special Needs: A Jewish Way Towards Inclusion

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Disabilities? Special Needs? Inclusion? How do we, as Jews, deal with people with special needs in our own families and in our society? What does Judaism have to say about all this? Do our sages mention anything? In this presentation we will try to understand the enigma of people with disabilities and how to achieve inclusion and create a more fair society, from Abraham's response in the Torah "Hineni" to Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. 
Presenters
avatar for Nora Lelczuk Goldfinger

Nora Lelczuk Goldfinger

Founder, Heme Aqui (Here I Am)
Nora Lelczuk Goldfinger is a sociologist and the mother of three daughters, the second of whom, Vanina, was born with Down Syndrome.  This prompted Nora to create Heme Aquí: A School of Life for People with Special Needs, which integrates the physical and spiritual, and incorporates... Read More →
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Vanina Nahir Goldfinger

Sport Leader, Heme Aqui (Here I Am)
Vanina Nahir Goldfinger is the inspiration for Heme Aqui School of Life for people with Special Needs. The name of the organization was inspired by the Biblical principal of Hineni-- Here I Am and utilizes golf therapy. Vanina served as Heme Aqui's first student and teaches golf... Read More →

Sunday February 22, 2015 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST
Room 117
  Kol Bo