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TO THE EDITOR, made mistakes. The impression Let us be specific and nonjudgmental. Let
Our community is truly special. It is a the reader gets from the us make sure that the letter does not lead
letter is that the reader to condemn the whole com-
community of unity that supports Torah the com- munity for an action of an individual.
and does a lot of chesed. Indeed, Balti- munity
more has a reputation for kindness and at large is CHAVI BARENBAUM
generosity. guilty of
that issue. TO THE EDITOR,
Because of my love for this commu- That is defi- I just read the article about addiction
nity, it pains me to see certain letters nitely not the
to the editor criticizing individuals who case. Not only in the community. It was mentioned in
is this charac- the article that there are no meetings
ter assessment in the community. This is not true.
of the commu- There are meetings within the area for
nity misguided, both those suffering from addiction and
but often there is those who have loved ones in addiction.
a valid explanation To learn more about the meetings, you
for the action of the may email loissaysafg@gmail.com. Ad-
individuals about ditionally, the AA and Al Anon programs
offer many meetings. One does not need
whom the letter was written. Remember to struggle only with alcohol in order
there are two sides to every story. to attend. There is a women’s meet-
ing in the area that is listed on the Al
We all acknowledge the importance Anon website: www.alanon-maryland.
of the letters to the editor. It is a valuable org/meetings. There are also other meet-
venue for the readers to able to share in- ings geared towards 12-step recovery
formation and observations. In the spirit within the community.
of this season of teshuva, let us be more
careful in the way we write these letters. ONE WHO KNOWS
24 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
Our community is truly special. It is a the reader gets from the us make sure that the letter does not lead
letter is that the reader to condemn the whole com-
community of unity that supports Torah the com- munity for an action of an individual.
and does a lot of chesed. Indeed, Balti- munity
more has a reputation for kindness and at large is CHAVI BARENBAUM
generosity. guilty of
that issue. TO THE EDITOR,
Because of my love for this commu- That is defi- I just read the article about addiction
nity, it pains me to see certain letters nitely not the
to the editor criticizing individuals who case. Not only in the community. It was mentioned in
is this charac- the article that there are no meetings
ter assessment in the community. This is not true.
of the commu- There are meetings within the area for
nity misguided, both those suffering from addiction and
but often there is those who have loved ones in addiction.
a valid explanation To learn more about the meetings, you
for the action of the may email loissaysafg@gmail.com. Ad-
individuals about ditionally, the AA and Al Anon programs
offer many meetings. One does not need
whom the letter was written. Remember to struggle only with alcohol in order
there are two sides to every story. to attend. There is a women’s meet-
ing in the area that is listed on the Al
We all acknowledge the importance Anon website: www.alanon-maryland.
of the letters to the editor. It is a valuable org/meetings. There are also other meet-
venue for the readers to able to share in- ings geared towards 12-step recovery
formation and observations. In the spirit within the community.
of this season of teshuva, let us be more
careful in the way we write these letters. ONE WHO KNOWS
24 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
