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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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
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
Memory and Ritual: Finding my Autistic Traits Reflected in our Sacred Text
By Lev DePaolo
“Memory and Ritual: Finding my Autistic Traits Reflected in our Sacred Text” | Parashat Devarim | 5785
Mapping Justice: Land, Sanctuary, and Embodied Belonging
By Stephanie Gray
“Mapping Justice: Land, Sanctuary, and Embodied Belonging” | Parashat Matot-Masei | 5785
The Daughters and Individualism
By Rafi Josselson
“The Daughters and Individualism” | Parashat Pinchas | 5785
If You Could Speak My Language
By Kochav Yehudis
“If You Could Speak My Language” | Parashat Balak | 5785
Serpents and Spirals of change: Letting teshuva be our guide
By Lior Gross
“Serpents and Spirals of change: Letting teshuva be our guide” | Parashat Chukat | 5785
When God’s Own Pettiness Teaches Us How Not to Act
By Evan RB Sachs
“When God’s Own Pettiness Teaches Us How Not to Act” | Parashat Korach | 5785
The Ambiguity of Promise: An Autistic Interpretation
By Harper Hazelmare
“The Ambiguity of Promise: An Autistic Interpretation” | Parashat Sh’lach | 5785
Confronting Exclusion: Centering those on the Margins
By Hannah Greenberg
“Confronting Exclusion: Centering those on the Margins” | Parashat Naso | 5785