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Journey to Bnei Brak
style. In addition, there are no shopping malls, just store- T H E R A P YSPEECH PHYSICAL OCCUPATIONAL BRANDRIGHTMARKETING
fronts. “Bnei Brak is a place where everyone takes care of
everyone else’s kids,” says Sheryl. “If you’re at the makolet My son’s OT at The Therapy Spot, not only helped
(grocery) and see a baby crying in the stroller, you take care
of the baby. Adults stop to help children cross the street. “ ”improve his grip and handwriting skills, she also
People ask their Rav questions relevant to many aspects of worked closely with his teachers to help implement
life, not just halacha.” When the Friedmans made aliyah, they strategies in the classroom.
looked around for a chutznik Rav. People recommended Rav
Aryeh Dunner, a British Rav in Bnei Brak, and they are very Accepting all major insurance companies Malka Schnitzer, Director
satisfied with his accessibility and ability to guide and direct 15 Walker Avenue (410) 358-1997
their family. Including Medical Assistance
◆◆◆ Weekday & Sunday appointments available
As a new olah, Sheryl missed the friendly Baltimore com- Treating in our clinic and in schools
munity she left behind, where it was the norm to wish every-
one on the street a “good Shabbos.” She found it difficult to Life Response of Maryland –
adjust to her new Israeli neighborhood. Even though Sheryl In Our 27th Year!
lived in a mixed religious neighborhood along with some
chutznikim, she had a hard time relating to her very religious 410-833-1067
neighbors. She felt that they were wary of what their new
American neighbor was all about. In addition, she found that “Seniors who use a PERS system live in their home six
most people were surrounded by a large immediate and years longer than those that don’t!”
extended family, and she thus felt somewhat isolated, since
she had no extended family nearby. (AC Nielson Study as quoted in The Senior Solution: A Family
Guide to Keeping Seniors Home for Life)
Sheryl describes the situation she experienced as a bit of
a dichotomy. On the one hand, Bnei Brak is known for • Providing 24hour monitored
helping strangers on the street and going the extra mile to PERS (Personal Emergency Response Systems)
show their care for secular passersby. On the other hand, • Local, Personal service
these same people try to keep their homes and their chil- • We install and service equipment in your home
dren’s lives as insular and sheltered as possible, so that any- • Works with all types of phone service- Even no Phone Service
thing foreign or even just different going on in their midst • Free Installation in our local area when you mention this ad
is not given too much tolerance. The Friedmans allowed
their boys to do certain things that they thought presented
no religious problems but found that their chareidi neigh-
bors disapproved. For instance, the boys played ball in the
park outside, went on tiyulim, wore T-shirts on hikes, and
one son learned how to play chasidik music on a guitar.
After that son was told he could not play his guitar in pub-
lic in yeshiva, he switched to a yeshiva in Telz Stone, which
was much better suited for him. This son is currently one of
the leaders in the chareidi kollel in Tzfat yet still enjoys a
more colorful lifestyle. I ask Sheryl how she worked things
out with her neighbors at that time. She laughs and says,
“Basically, we agreed to disagree.”
In fact, all three of the older Friedman children are mar-
ried and live in the chareidi Litvish community of Tzfat,
mainly because buying an apartment there is more afford-
able. Although her children never felt comfortable or found
their place in Bnei Brak, they all live kollel lifestyles today.
I am a bit surprised, as it is common for young adults to
separate completely from communities and lifestyles that
they didn’t feel a part of. Sheryl responds that the issues of
contention were “relatively small things.” She explains, “It’s
not like they wore clothing which was not tznius or were
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style. In addition, there are no shopping malls, just store- T H E R A P YSPEECH PHYSICAL OCCUPATIONAL BRANDRIGHTMARKETING
fronts. “Bnei Brak is a place where everyone takes care of
everyone else’s kids,” says Sheryl. “If you’re at the makolet My son’s OT at The Therapy Spot, not only helped
(grocery) and see a baby crying in the stroller, you take care
of the baby. Adults stop to help children cross the street. “ ”improve his grip and handwriting skills, she also
People ask their Rav questions relevant to many aspects of worked closely with his teachers to help implement
life, not just halacha.” When the Friedmans made aliyah, they strategies in the classroom.
looked around for a chutznik Rav. People recommended Rav
Aryeh Dunner, a British Rav in Bnei Brak, and they are very Accepting all major insurance companies Malka Schnitzer, Director
satisfied with his accessibility and ability to guide and direct 15 Walker Avenue (410) 358-1997
their family. Including Medical Assistance
◆◆◆ Weekday & Sunday appointments available
As a new olah, Sheryl missed the friendly Baltimore com- Treating in our clinic and in schools
munity she left behind, where it was the norm to wish every-
one on the street a “good Shabbos.” She found it difficult to Life Response of Maryland –
adjust to her new Israeli neighborhood. Even though Sheryl In Our 27th Year!
lived in a mixed religious neighborhood along with some
chutznikim, she had a hard time relating to her very religious 410-833-1067
neighbors. She felt that they were wary of what their new
American neighbor was all about. In addition, she found that “Seniors who use a PERS system live in their home six
most people were surrounded by a large immediate and years longer than those that don’t!”
extended family, and she thus felt somewhat isolated, since
she had no extended family nearby. (AC Nielson Study as quoted in The Senior Solution: A Family
Guide to Keeping Seniors Home for Life)
Sheryl describes the situation she experienced as a bit of
a dichotomy. On the one hand, Bnei Brak is known for • Providing 24hour monitored
helping strangers on the street and going the extra mile to PERS (Personal Emergency Response Systems)
show their care for secular passersby. On the other hand, • Local, Personal service
these same people try to keep their homes and their chil- • We install and service equipment in your home
dren’s lives as insular and sheltered as possible, so that any- • Works with all types of phone service- Even no Phone Service
thing foreign or even just different going on in their midst • Free Installation in our local area when you mention this ad
is not given too much tolerance. The Friedmans allowed
their boys to do certain things that they thought presented
no religious problems but found that their chareidi neigh-
bors disapproved. For instance, the boys played ball in the
park outside, went on tiyulim, wore T-shirts on hikes, and
one son learned how to play chasidik music on a guitar.
After that son was told he could not play his guitar in pub-
lic in yeshiva, he switched to a yeshiva in Telz Stone, which
was much better suited for him. This son is currently one of
the leaders in the chareidi kollel in Tzfat yet still enjoys a
more colorful lifestyle. I ask Sheryl how she worked things
out with her neighbors at that time. She laughs and says,
“Basically, we agreed to disagree.”
In fact, all three of the older Friedman children are mar-
ried and live in the chareidi Litvish community of Tzfat,
mainly because buying an apartment there is more afford-
able. Although her children never felt comfortable or found
their place in Bnei Brak, they all live kollel lifestyles today.
I am a bit surprised, as it is common for young adults to
separate completely from communities and lifestyles that
they didn’t feel a part of. Sheryl responds that the issues of
contention were “relatively small things.” She explains, “It’s
not like they wore clothing which was not tznius or were
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