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Kate Bigam Kaput (she/her) is a professional health and wellness writer living in Cleveland, OH, and the former assistant director of marketing and communications (messaging and branding) for the Union for Reform Judaism; in this role, she served as content manager and editor for ReformJudaism.org. A prolific essayist, Kate has written for The Washington PostCleveland Magazine, and more; her personal essays appear in the anthologies BODY TALK: 37 Voices Discuss Our Radical Anatomy and Living Jewishly: A Snapshot of a Generation.

At Camp Dream Street, ‘Nothing is Impossible’ for Kids with Disabilities

Kate Bigam Kaput
NFTY founded Dream Street in 1975 with the belief that all kids should have the chance to have fun, make friends, try new experiences, and bring all of their identities to summer camp. Each summer, Dream Street accepts about 60 campers who have disabilities and/or mobility impairments like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, limb differences, and spinal cord injuries.

Chevrah Kadisha: Showing Love Until the Very End

Kate Bigam Kaput
Judaism teaches that livayat ha’met, accompanying the dead to their final resting place, is one of the holiest of all the mitzvot because the person for whom it is performed cannot repay the favor.

A Tale of Two Congregations

Kate Bigam Kaput
It’s been a century and a half since the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), was founded in Cincinnati. Since 1873, the URJ has grown into the largest and most powerful force in North American Jewish life, serving nearly 850 congregations and carrying out work that inspires millions of people.

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