The Barkai Center has raised the banner of inclusion of people with disabilities and special needs in the community whereby the inclusion occurs naturally and integrally. An important project of the Barkai Center which we have taken upon ourselves is quality, professional and unique writing that deals with the intersection of the community rabbinate with modernity. The soon to be released second volume of our series deals with these questions and many of the articles deal with both Halachic and philosophical questions having to do with the subject of inclusion in the community, the synagogue and the religious experience. The articles were written after the rabbis received training in the topic of inclusion and witnessed first hand men and women dealing with disabilities and heard about the challenges they face. The book opens an important discussion about how to open the community to the full range of the community.
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Second Volume of "The Rabbinate and Community in Changing Times" being prepared for publication
The Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics aims to improve the fabric of Israeli society by intensively training Israeli rabbis in all aspects of communal rabbinics so that they can lead their communities to a more meaningful connection with Judaism and act as a unifying force in Israeli society.
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