tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post5839961311264406112..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: ... And I Sat Down And Cried.BrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-48765496956355884282011-06-17T04:21:20.152-04:002011-06-17T04:21:20.152-04:00Wow, that is very touching. You are a great commun...Wow, that is very touching. You are a great community...Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-89506791077207346262011-06-03T07:29:49.390-04:002011-06-03T07:29:49.390-04:00Thanks for the beautiful account. It reminds of a ...Thanks for the beautiful account. It reminds of a deaf boy in my parents' shul. He worked so hard on the maftir-haftorah and leyned it all. I don't know about the men, but everybody in the women's section was almost audibly sobbing. Although, musically speaking, it was the "ugliest" leyning I had heard, in fact, it was the most beautiful leyning that I have heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-48401016215755753522011-05-31T12:31:34.989-04:002011-05-31T12:31:34.989-04:00Beautiful story- can't believe he lained- wow!...Beautiful story- can't believe he lained- wow! <br /><br />By the way you might be interested in this film<br /><br />http://www.prayingwithlior.com/Woodrow/Conservadoxhttp://conservadox.tripod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-70366560821018387702011-05-31T06:42:08.495-04:002011-05-31T06:42:08.495-04:00heartwarming story. yasher koach to the rav and me...heartwarming story. yasher koach to the rav and members that left the shul so reuvain could get used to the laining and crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-90791514476717790812011-05-29T16:19:55.886-04:002011-05-29T16:19:55.886-04:00Moments like this really do make you realize all t...Moments like this really do make you realize all the "other" moments are worth it.ItcheSruliknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-71347546607518814572011-05-29T05:28:46.885-04:002011-05-29T05:28:46.885-04:00All I can say is, Wolf, that is very sweet. Someti...All I can say is, Wolf, that is very sweet. Sometimes moments like this make it all worth it!Zach Kessinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04276155117746098546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-46041044323615110132011-05-28T22:15:44.707-04:002011-05-28T22:15:44.707-04:00All I can say to Wolf is: Wow!
All I can say to G...All I can say to Wolf is: Wow!<br /><br />All I can say to G*3 is: you must not get invited to many parties with that attitude of yours.Garnel Ironheartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-48718586496550580822011-05-28T17:29:57.341-04:002011-05-28T17:29:57.341-04:00Thanks for this. It was beautiful and inspiration...Thanks for this. It was beautiful and inspirational. <br /><br />I have a 3 yr old son with DS. The past few weeks I've started bringing him to Mincha on Shabbat. He loves everything to do with the Torah. During layning I hold him sitting at the head of the Torah facing the person layning. :)Michael Lipkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501487897038161582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-62579286470257013932011-05-27T19:07:36.479-04:002011-05-27T19:07:36.479-04:00Which is wonderful. But does each kid get a turn i...<i>Which is wonderful. But does each kid get a turn in the center of a circle of kids?</i><br /><br />I didn't stand there watching long enough to see what else might have happened. I was busy dancing too. It was really just a moment that struck me and stuck with me.<br /><br />FWIW, I can tell you that he's not the only kid who stands opposite me when I lain. He is there more often than other kids, but there are other kids there as well.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-12086197921395224882011-05-27T18:51:37.123-04:002011-05-27T18:51:37.123-04:00> The children danced with Reuvain because he i...> The children danced with Reuvain because he is part of the shul-family, not just because he has Down's. The point is, they did NOT shun him because of his disability, and instead chose to welcome him as one of their own.<br /><br />Which is wonderful. But does each kid get a turn in the center of a circle of kids? If so, then great! They’re treating Reuvein like a typical kid. If the circle was a special thing just for Reuvein, then my point stands.G*3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-57611180528805908242011-05-27T18:45:31.536-04:002011-05-27T18:45:31.536-04:00Did the kids dance around Reuvein because he’s so ...<i>Did the kids dance around Reuvein because he’s so wildly popular, or to do something special for the Down Syndrome kid? </i><br /><br />I don't want to turn this into a debate on the proper care and treatment of children with Down's because (a) that's not really what the post was about and (b) I know nothing about the subject. <br /><br />Nonetheless, to best of my recollection, it was just a spontaneous thing. It wasn't (to the best of my knowledge) part of any organized effort.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-10336067884057071122011-05-27T18:43:07.554-04:002011-05-27T18:43:07.554-04:00Why did you go to an isolated spot? You shouldn...<i>Why did you go to an isolated spot? You shouldn't be embarrassed by your emotions. Your tears are beautiful in this situation.<br /><br />It's time to take our emotional baggage out of the closet. Hiding our emotions has gone on for too long already.</i><br /><br />That's a fair question, I suppose. It's just the way I am.<br /><br />The comparison to how people used to treat children with Down's (or other disabilities), however, is unfair. Whether I decide to cry or not in public affects no one but me. Treating children with Down's as people to be hidden away affects them.<br /><br />The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-58331819872570971982011-05-27T18:26:29.851-04:002011-05-27T18:26:29.851-04:00G*3:
The children danced with Reuvain because he i...G*3:<br />The children danced with Reuvain because he is part of the shul-family, not just because he has Down's. The point is, they did NOT shun him because of his disability, and instead chose to welcome him as one of their own. Children can sometimes be cruel and picayune when it comes to people who are 'different' than themselves; B"H, in this shul, this is not the case.Eeesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-35178588543382060842011-05-27T18:16:13.017-04:002011-05-27T18:16:13.017-04:00I'm taking reservations for Passaic for Parash...I'm taking reservations for Passaic for Parashas Chayei Sarah...<br /><br />(G*3: Knowing which shul the Wolf is referring to, my guess is such dancing is part of every simechah.)<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-23850053372318679282011-05-27T16:04:59.981-04:002011-05-27T16:04:59.981-04:00> I have a very vivid memory of Simchas Torah a...> I have a very vivid memory of Simchas Torah a few years ago where Reuvain was dancing in the shul with his stuffed Torah and all the other children in the shul were dancing in a circle around him, celebrating with him, making him the focus of their celebration.<br /><br />I’m of two minds about this. On the one hand, the compassion shown by the members of your shul is truly wonderful. On the other hand, my experience working with the MR/DD population has shown me both that they’re just people, no morally better or worse than anyone else; and that society creates a fantasy world for them to live in where their disability is an advantage. Did the kids dance around Reuvein because he’s so wildly popular, or to do something special for the Down Syndrome kid? While trying to do special things for him is sweet, I think he’d be better served by being treated just like everyone else.G*3https://www.blogger.com/profile/06104739087560005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-75327937960781528162011-05-27T14:50:40.217-04:002011-05-27T14:50:40.217-04:00And now I'm crying too.And now I'm crying too.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-26645579211025930762011-05-27T14:15:59.629-04:002011-05-27T14:15:59.629-04:00Brought me to tears just reading it.
I want to be...Brought me to tears just reading it.<br /><br />I want to be a member of a shul like that!%Shocked%https://www.blogger.com/profile/08017279590797608442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-3883913024481419142011-05-27T14:02:44.546-04:002011-05-27T14:02:44.546-04:00Why did you go to an isolated spot? You shouldn...Why did you go to an isolated spot? You shouldn't be embarrassed by your emotions. Your tears are beautiful in this situation.<br /><br />It's time to take our emotional baggage out of the closet. Hiding our emotions has gone on for too long already. It is little different than when people used to hide such children, as you described in this writeup.Englishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-70280891897248260042011-05-27T13:57:10.030-04:002011-05-27T13:57:10.030-04:00Beautiful story, wolf. Talk about kavod ha-tzibbur...Beautiful story, wolf. Talk about kavod ha-tzibbur! :)Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.com