A Part or Apart?
Contents and Concept
Contents
Introduction.........................................1
How this Book Came to Be...................8
Technical Notes..................................13
Images and Words..............................14
And Now What?...................................74
Resources and Readings
An Apocryphal Story…........................75
Chassidic Tales.....................................78
Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe SHLITA..................................................86
White Collar Judaism.............................93
Resource List.........................................97
"How I wish every religious leader in the world had
this book in their hand to understand how very
important including each of these precious souls is."
Paul Green, PhD
Church of Christ
Lindalee Soderstrom, parent to a special needs son
dancer and foster and child care provider
Kal Sanders, parent, family therapist, and artist
Everybody's Talking About
A Part or Apart?
Introduction................................................................ iii
Kids Talk About A Part or Apart?.....................................1
Scope and Intent.......................................................2
Session One..............................................................3
Session Two..............................................................7
Session Three..........................................................10
Session Four............................................................16
A Part or Apart? – Talking Points for Teens and Adults....21
Scope and Intent......................................................23
Session One.............................................................25
Session Two.............................................................29
Session Three...........................................................34
Session Four.............................................................38
Session Five............................................................41
Session Six...............................................................44
A Part or Apart?–Faith Community Leaders Address
Inclusion....................................................................47
Scope and Intent.......................................................48
Session One..............................................................50
Session Two..............................................................55
Session Three............................................................60
Session Four.............................................................65
Session Five..............................................................68
Session Six...............................................................72
Additional Stories and Sources....................................75
Human Life is Transitory.............................................77
In the Beginning...................................................... 78
Stories of Jesus' Healing..............................................79
Mohammed and the Blind Man.....................................81
Different Gifts Are A Part of the Whole..........................82
Diverse Gifts (NIV)....................................................85
Attributed to the Baal Shem Tov..................................87
Leprosy in the Torah.................................................88
Leprosy in the New Testament....................................90
Why Moses Couldn't Speak Well...................................91
Charity in Religious Traditions.......................................93
Children in Religious Texts..........................................97
Disabilities and Work-Family Challenges........................101
Personal costs of caring for a child with a disability...............................................................105
Hospitality in Religious Traditions................................109
Mohammed and the Woman with Seizures..................113
Glossary...............................................................114
