Publications Regarding disabilities
Articles
Israel’s future labor market needs updated models
Written By: Prof. Yotam Margalit
The number of vacation days in Israel is among the lowest in the world. Research by Prof. Yotam Margalit presents a new model which will ensure a minimum of 18 vacation days for each worker.
Celebrating Independence: The Vision of Professor Reuven Feuerstein
Written By: Benjamin (Benny) Lau
As Israel prepares to celebrate its independence, Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Lau and Ms. Shira Ruderman remind us of the need to bring people with disabilities into the circle of those who celebrate independence, drawing on the legacy of the late Prof. Reuven Feuerstein in this call for integration.
The Lessons of Passover: We are the Other
Written By: Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern
Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern asserts that if we see ourselves as "other" and identify with the stranger, the poor, and people with disabilities, historic redemption of our ancestors from Egypt will be an ongoing redemption for our generation.
Have No Fear: On the Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Society
Written By: Benjamin (Benny) Lau, Shira Ruderman, Admiral (Res.) Amichay (Ami) Ayalon
An op-ed by IDI Senior Fellow Admiral Ami Ayalon, Project Head Rabbi Dr. Benny Lau, and Shira Ruderman of the Ruderman Foundation, stressing the need to dispel the fear of the Other and the Different.
Marriage Equality for the Hearing Impaired
Written By: Benjamin (Benny) Lau
Rabbi Dr. Benjamin (Benny) Lau celebrates a planned change in the Chief Rabbinate's policy regarding the treatment of hearing impaired individuals when it comes to marriage in Israel.
International Disabilities Day 2013: Human Rights and Judaism in Action
Written By: Benjamin (Benny) Lau
In honor of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Rabbi Dr. Benjamin (Benny) Lau updates us on IDI's efforts on behalf of people with disabilities and reveals that people with guide dogs are now allowed to access the Western Wall.
Blind to the Rights of the Disabled
Written By: Benjamin (Benny) Lau
In an article in The Jewish Week, Rabbi Dr. Benjamin (Benny) Lau calls on religious authorities who hold human rights dear to find a way to allow people with disabilities to have access to the Western Wall plaza.
Do Not Exempt Religious Schools from Accessibility Requirements
Written By: IDI Website
In response to the preliminary passage of an amendment that would exempt religious educational institutions from complying with accessibility requirement, a group of leading Israeli rabbis appealed to Israel's elected officials and requested their intervention to prevent the exemption from applying to religious schools. Rabbi Shay Piron, who directs IDI's work in this field under the auspices of IDI's Human Rights and Judaism project, coordinated this important effort.
