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‘Invisible’ disabilities make it harder for others to understand our suffering 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Commuting on BART to J.’s office, I cling to the dirty railing, praying I don’t faint, my heart pounding painfully hard as if I’m running a marathon instead of standing […]

Interior of a temple
Posted inFirst Person

Pleading with God, pleading with Social Security

by Judah Sussman September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Ady Barkan (center) at the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest in Los Angeles, Jan. 3, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Gabriel Olsen-Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Ady Barkan, healthcare activist who fought ALS, dies at 39

Ben Sales by Ben Sales November 2, 2023
Julia Watts Belser, a professor at Georgetown University, is the author of "Loving Our Own Bones."
Posted inOpinion

A soul-crushing Talmudic tale about disability tells a bigger story

Julia Watts Belser by Julia Watts Belser August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
An older woman sits smiling in a motorized wheelchair
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Judith Heumann, Jewish disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA March 7, 2023
Samantha Liu carries a Torah scroll at her recent bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Starting Nov. 1, the synagogue is no longer requiring masks at services. (Photo/Courtesy PTBE)
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With Covid protocols relaxed, masks come off at more synagogues — but some still say it’s premature

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Friendship Circle volunteers cut a ribbon to begin WalkWithFC in 2019. (Photo/Adam Turgeman Tolentino)
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Bay Area Friendship Circle ready for ‘ninja’ walkathon 

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 20, 2022
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As in-person Seders return, some vulnerable Jews are being left behind

by Stav Ziv and Forward April 14, 2022
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Doing right by disabled Jews; Sierra Club, continued; AIPAC and the Dems; etc.

by J. Readers April 4, 2022
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Posted inLocal Voice

Plea from a disabled Jew: the pandemic isn’t over

Mariyama Scott by Mariyama Scott March 18, 2022March 30, 2022

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