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“There are a million arguments for avoiding P’TACH,” says Rabbi Reuven Kamin, program coordinator of the P’TACH program situated within Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, “and only one argument in favor – giving a child with learning differences the opportunity to succeed. For some parents, accepting that their child will not grow up as they imagined […]

Mrs. Rachel Berkowitz is a 10-year teaching veteran at PTACH/ Bais Yaakov D’Rav Meir. With an assistant, Esti Weinberg, she teaches Hebrew studies to sixth- and seventh-graders in the PTACH program. A special education and reading specialist in the Jewish community, Mrs. Berkowitz tells two stories to illustrate the depth of the problem of misplaced

Each year, Vista tackles a theme of great importance to education in the Jewish community. We shed light on matters that often go unnoticed or are unspoken because they make us uncomfortable. Our focus is “misplaced sympathies,” a term that describes some choices we make for our children that seem to be in their best

The conference room of the Grand Hyatt was charged with an enthusiastic sense of purpose as a group of over 200 devoted professionals from various communities in the tristate area convened early Monday morning, April 27th. While the program was hosted by P’TACH, the attendees were comprised of Principals, Rabbeim, Teachers, Therapists and Special Educators