Thursday, February 27
2pm-4:30pm ET
Making Jewish Life Accessible: A Virtual Convening

On Thursday, February 27 from 2pm-4:30pm, we are hosting a free, accessible, and virtual gathering of professionals to explore how we can collaborate, support, and inspire each other as we advance our goal of making Jewish life more accessible. The event will include a panel discussion of accessibility experts and Jewish professionals, in addition to open mingles to network with attendees from other organizations that are working in this space. Our featured panelists are accessibility advocate and leader Rabbi Lauren Tuchman, Congregation Kerem Shalom's Rabbi Darby Leigh, Matan's Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships Meredith Polsky, and congregant Jessi Elana Aaron. The panel will be facilitated by Debbie Joseph. Zoom Captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided at the event. Any additional accessibility requests can be submitted using our registration form linked below.
Featured Guests
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
Accessibility Advocate and Leader
Accessibility Advocate and Leader
Rabbi Darby Leigh
Congregation Kerem Shalom
Congregation Kerem Shalom
Meredith Polsky
Matan Sr. Director Programs & Partnerships
Matan Sr. Director Programs & Partnerships
Jessi Elana Aaron
Congregant
Congregant
Facilitator: Debbie Joseph
Note you will also be able to upload information about your organization which we will make available to all registrants.
If you would like to inquire about becoming a collaborating organization for this virtual convening, please reach out to Livia Thompson at lthompson@jbilibrary.org. If you have any questions regarding the registration process or the event, please contact JBI’s operations department at register@jbilibrary.org or 646-616-3929.
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Collaborating Organizations









Disability Belongs
Faith Inclusion Network
Gateways
JBI (The Jewish Braille Institute)
JDIN (Jewish Disability Inclusion News)
JDRC (Jewish Deaf Resource Center)
Matan
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
Rodeph Sholom
Faith Inclusion Network
Gateways
JBI (The Jewish Braille Institute)
JDIN (Jewish Disability Inclusion News)
JDRC (Jewish Deaf Resource Center)
Matan
Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
Rodeph Sholom
Participating Organizations
Alpert Jewish Family Service
Am Shalom
Camp Ramah-National
Central Reform Congregation
Chicago Jewish Day School
Congregation Am Haskalah
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of NY
DOROT
Foundation for Jewish Camp
Goodman JFS of Broward
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Jewish Funders Network
Kehilat Pardes
Macks Jewish Connection Network
Miles Nadal JCC
Sasone
Shomer Collective
Sunflower Bakery
Temple Sinai
The Jewish Museum
Traditional Congregation of Creve Coeur
United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc.
The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life
Am Shalom
Camp Ramah-National
Central Reform Congregation
Chicago Jewish Day School
Congregation Am Haskalah
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of NY
DOROT
Foundation for Jewish Camp
Goodman JFS of Broward
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Jewish Funders Network
Kehilat Pardes
Macks Jewish Connection Network
Miles Nadal JCC
Sasone
Shomer Collective
Sunflower Bakery
Temple Sinai
The Jewish Museum
Traditional Congregation of Creve Coeur
United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc.
The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life
Accessibility Resources