Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky: "To stick to one’s principles is indeed praiseworthy. But to know when to break them is gadlus!”
I really enjoyed the article about Yanky Kaufman’s stuttering therapy program. While I would have loved to hear more about the techniques of the treatment, it was really fascinating and inspiring to hear about his own journey through this difficult speech impediment and how he was able to turn a difficult nisayon into his tafkid, something I think anyone could learn from.
One thing struck me in particular, though; that Mr. Kaufman tried traditional therapy methods and was not successful, which led him to discover and implement a system of his own, with which he successfully helps others, even though he is not accredited as an SLP.
I am and have always been a person who trusts the science, who doesn’t subscribe to alternative medicine or unconventional healing. However, it seems like recently more and more people in my life have been in situations where they have exhausted all traditional science/medicine options and were forced to seek alternative options that had incredible and unprecedented results. Anecdotal evidence to be sure, but regardless, it has deepened my appreciation for a story like this, which could be so useful to so many.
Thank you for your important work!
Dina Weiss
Reading your most recent Yiddishe Gelt installment, I was filled with the same sense of panicky dread that I feel when I’m standing in the store before Yom Tov, when I know I’m out of my depth. I’m not sure when outfitting your kids became a competitive sport, but by now it is, and I’m left in the dust of my more skilled competitors, who’ve somehow managed to find their girls matching dresses and accessories, to color coordinate the boys, and to find the baby matching socks, while I’m still desperately trying to figure out if this size ten dress runs true to size and if it’ll cover her knees and where are the boys’ sweaters.
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