Judaism Disability Resources

News and Resources

Mazel Tov! Bar Mitzvahs for 9 Staten Island men with disabilities

New doors to faith slowly opening

Praying with Lior Video

Books

The Deaf Jew in the Modern World	Signs in Judaism: A Resource Book for the Jewish Deaf Community	Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles	Judaism and Disability: Portrayals in Ancient Texts from the Tanach through the Bavli
Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability	Gabriel's Ark	Essay and speech on Jewish disabilities	Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Sacred Texts, Historical Traditions, and Social Analysis

Bibliography

Some Influences of Religions on Attitudes Towards Disabilities and People with Disabilities

M. Miles, “Some Influences of Religions on Attitudes Towards Disabilities and People with Disabilities”, Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, vol. 6, pp. 117–129, 2002.

Judaism and the Person with Intellectual Disability

J. Merrick, Gabbay, Y., and Lifshitz, H., “Judaism and the Person with Intellectual Disability”, Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, vol. 5, pp. 49–63, 2001.

Judaism, Spirituality, and Disability

M. Jones, “Judaism, Spirituality, and Disability”, Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, vol. 8, pp. 55–88, 2004.