My specialty turned out to be aggressive teenage boys
Location: Cleveland, OH
Dream: Set up our kids for success
One of nine, I grew up in Detroit on a diet of pure emunah. My parents lived Chazal’s dictum to educate each child in his own way. No matter how unusual my journey, they always supported me.
I started failing school in first grade. The system only had three categories: smart, lazy, or stupid. With a number of undiagnosed learning difficulties, academics weren’t my thing. I got my GED in 11th grade and left for seminary as soon as I could.
The one thing I was really good at was helping people. Everyone would talk to me about their problems, and it occurred to me that maybe this was something I could pursue.
After seminary, I was in the first cohort of Rebbetzin Sora Bulka’s social work program. In high school, my social worker had helped me a lot, and I dreamed of a job where I could help Jewish kids like me — good, stable kids who weren’t in crisis, but could use a bit of support.
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