Welcome to our growing library of Disability Torah. Explore holiday and weekly parsha reflections, with new additions each Sunday (unless there’s a holiday).
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Becoming a Disabled Multitude
By Shaya French
“Becoming a Disabled Multitude” | Lech Lecha | 5785
Eden, Cain, and Ableism at the Door
By Angela Vierling-Claassen
“Eden, Cain, and Ableism at the Door” | Parashat Bereshit | 5786
Closing the Book
By Rabbi Dr. Haviva Ner-David
“Closing the Book” | Parashat Vezot Haberakhah | 5785
Torah is for Trauma Survivors, Too
By Nasiyah Isra-Ul
“Torah is For Trauma Survivors, Too” | Parashat Ha’Azinu | 5785
Well-trodden beautiful truths to live by
By Joanna Silber
“Well-trodden beautiful truths to live by” | Parashat Vayeilech | 5785
The Torah of the Nest
By Rabbi Julia Watts Belser
“The Torah of the Nest” | Simchat Torah | 5786
To sit, to dwell, to inhabit
By Amanda Mbuvi
“To sit, to dwell, to inhabit” | Sukkot | 5786
What Happens When the Illusions Fall Away
By Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
“What Happens When the Illusions Fall Away” | Yom Kippur | 5786
The Teshuvah of Unmasking: Salvation of a Disabled Bodymind
By Mati Boulakia-Bortnick
“The Teshuvah of Unmasking: Salvation of a Disabled Bodymind” | Yom Kippur | 5786
Facing an Age of Polycrisis
By Jess Belasco
“Facing an Age of Polycrisis” | Rosh Hashanah | 5786
Ruminations on Rosh Hashanah
By Sarra Lev
“Ruminations on Rosh Hashanah” | Rosh Hashanah | 5786
So That You May Live: Choosing Life with Chronic Suicidal Ideation
By Mat Wilson
“So That You May Live: Choosing Life with Chronic Suicidal Ideation” | Parashat Nitzavim | 5785
The Slenderest Thread of Memory
By Corina Dross
“The Slenderest Thread of Memory” | Parashat Ki Tavo | 5785
Never was, never will be
By Raphael Morris
“Never was, never will be” | Parashat Ki Teitzei | 5785
When Comfort Becomes Cruelty
By Om Green
“When Comfort Becomes Cruelty” | Tisha b’Av | 5785