Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Ruth Nemzoff is a speaker and author of Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children (Palgrave/Macmillan 2008) and Don't Roll Your Eyes: Making In-Laws Into Family (Palgrave/Macmillan 2012)  She is a frequent writer for Huffington Post and the advice columnist for the American Israelite. She is a member of Temple Emanuel in Newton, MA, on the board of InterfaithFamily.com, and chair of the Max Rosenfeld Foundation board. She and her husband have four children, four in-law children, and 10 grandchildren. Her website is ruthnemzoff.com.

Group of adults and children with disabilities together lighting a twisted Havdalah candle

How the Boston Area is Better Serving All Jewish Students with Disabilities

Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

As our students became b’nei mitzvah, and read, spoke, or used the computer to enhance their communication, the community saw how much effort they had put into learning Judaism; the entire community was reminded of its own obligation and joy in educating all of the next generation.