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where we were a guest without saying ly one’s attitude can change! Jewish Caring Network.
thank you. Yet, we get caught up in our In the blink of an eye, the Jewish So as not to implicate the other
busy, stressful lives and neglect to
thank the devoted teachers and Caring Network was there for us in members of the “Seven Family Club,”
rebbeim who tried their best to teach every way a person could possibly my name is available to whoever wish-
our child. Often, they go well beyond imagine. The entire pre-Pesach house- es to contact the editor.
that to help our children in whatever cleaning was completely taken care of, NAME WITHHELD UPON REQUEST
areas are necessary. the stove was kashered, our kitchen
was switched to Pesach mode, and all TO THE EDITOR,
Even if school is out, try to find meals were made for us for the entire The juxtaposition of two articles in
something to show your hakaras hatov week. Since then, this magnificent
(appreciation), whether a small gift or organization has continued helping us the WWW gave me food for thought. I
just a letter. I know that these are treas- consistently, day by day, week by week, am not sure that others realize the
ured by the teachers. always there, always supportive, always irony of putting the article about
above and beyond. accepting and understanding people
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER with disabilities right next to the article
So, dear friends, pull out that check- about shidduchim. Although the world,
TO THE EDITOR, book and give tzedaka to an amazing including our community, has made
“Ho hum,” I thought as my eye and critically-needed local organiza- great strides in including people with
tion. Come on, do it now, while you are disabilities and realizing that we are all
caught the article about Gevurus reading. Give five dollars, give one dol- “disabled” in some way, this attitude
Yarden Jewish Caring Network, in the lar, give less, give more – we can all does not extend to shidduchim. People
last issue. “Another month, another give. Okay, okay, I got my message. I am who have a noticeable disability or
fundraiser…” That was until I read the pulling out my checkbook right now. have disabled people in their families
first few lines, which stated that in the There, that was easy. No more ho- still find it very hard to find suitable
weeks prior to Pesach seven families in humming for for me! matches. Somehow, our acceptance
our community received a diagnosis of and our love extend only so far. Our
a life threatening illness! In the millisec- May Hashem repay you many times society as a whole has not managed to
ond it took to register, it hit me: We are over, dear reader, and may your tefilas cross over that last red line.
one of the seven! I, personally, am one and checkbook be the closest you ever
of the seven! My goodness, how quick- need to be to Gevurus Yarden, the JUST POINTING IT OUT
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thank you. Yet, we get caught up in our In the blink of an eye, the Jewish So as not to implicate the other
busy, stressful lives and neglect to
thank the devoted teachers and Caring Network was there for us in members of the “Seven Family Club,”
rebbeim who tried their best to teach every way a person could possibly my name is available to whoever wish-
our child. Often, they go well beyond imagine. The entire pre-Pesach house- es to contact the editor.
that to help our children in whatever cleaning was completely taken care of, NAME WITHHELD UPON REQUEST
areas are necessary. the stove was kashered, our kitchen
was switched to Pesach mode, and all TO THE EDITOR,
Even if school is out, try to find meals were made for us for the entire The juxtaposition of two articles in
something to show your hakaras hatov week. Since then, this magnificent
(appreciation), whether a small gift or organization has continued helping us the WWW gave me food for thought. I
just a letter. I know that these are treas- consistently, day by day, week by week, am not sure that others realize the
ured by the teachers. always there, always supportive, always irony of putting the article about
above and beyond. accepting and understanding people
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER with disabilities right next to the article
So, dear friends, pull out that check- about shidduchim. Although the world,
TO THE EDITOR, book and give tzedaka to an amazing including our community, has made
“Ho hum,” I thought as my eye and critically-needed local organiza- great strides in including people with
tion. Come on, do it now, while you are disabilities and realizing that we are all
caught the article about Gevurus reading. Give five dollars, give one dol- “disabled” in some way, this attitude
Yarden Jewish Caring Network, in the lar, give less, give more – we can all does not extend to shidduchim. People
last issue. “Another month, another give. Okay, okay, I got my message. I am who have a noticeable disability or
fundraiser…” That was until I read the pulling out my checkbook right now. have disabled people in their families
first few lines, which stated that in the There, that was easy. No more ho- still find it very hard to find suitable
weeks prior to Pesach seven families in humming for for me! matches. Somehow, our acceptance
our community received a diagnosis of and our love extend only so far. Our
a life threatening illness! In the millisec- May Hashem repay you many times society as a whole has not managed to
ond it took to register, it hit me: We are over, dear reader, and may your tefilas cross over that last red line.
one of the seven! I, personally, am one and checkbook be the closest you ever
of the seven! My goodness, how quick- need to be to Gevurus Yarden, the JUST POINTING IT OUT
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