September 16, 2003

In Livingston, NJ and Staten Island:
OU Yachad Program for Learning Disabled to Hold First Two Events of the Season on Sunday

The Orthodox Union’s Yachad program for young people with learning, physical and developmental disabilities, will sponsor two “Welcome Back to Yachad” season-opening events on Sunday, September 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Yachad members will join with mainstream students from Magen David High School at Clove Lake Park in Staten Island; while Yachad members from Long Island, Queens, New Jersey and Monsey, NY will attend a barbeque at the Kushner School in Livingston, NJ.

“We look forward to welcoming our members back from their summer programs to begin the school year activities,” said Sima Morell, Program Director for the OU’s National Jewish Council for Disabilities, which includes Yachad, as well as Our Way for young adults with hearing impairments. “I know we will enjoy ourselves in the inclusive atmosphere that Yachad creates for all those who participate in our programs.”

For further information, Ms. Morell may be reached at 212-613-8223.

The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of North America and beyond, is a world leader in community and synagogue services, adult education, youth work through NCSY, political action through the IPA, and advocacy for persons with disabilities through Yachad and Our Way. Its kosher supervision label, the , is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be found on over 275,000 products manufactured in 68 countries around the globe.

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