JCCNV picks up ball on special needs From: Washington Jewish Week | Date: July 12, 2007| Author: | Copyright Washington Jewish Week Jul 12, 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Religious school class in the works

Just a few weeks after the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington eliminated a Judaic education program for special needs children, the JCC of Northern Virginia is picking up the slack.

The Fairfax facility is planning a Sunday morning program similar to the Shema V'Ezer program, offering a self-contained religious school class specifically for special needs children from the ages of 6 to 13.

Dana Chilbert, who coordinates special needs at the JCCNV in Fairfax, said three families already have said they would be enrolling their children. The goal ...

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