Page 16 - Issue 19

The other day I sat down with a former chanich of mine. I
say former because I no longer lead his kvutzah but it really
is a misnomer. When I brought that sicha to the kvutzah, I
had told him that whenever he wanted we could talk and
meet and that I'm happy to continue our relationship through
whatever activities he might join me in the Ken. Just, the part
where I run activities for his kvutzah shichvati will no longer
be the center of our interaction. So the other day, he took
me up on that offer.

The things that stood out to me about the conversation we
had is how far he has come since I started to lead him 2
years ago. Yossi (not his real name) is a boy with severe
ADHD, who when I met him was impatient, quick to feel
attacked and quick to attack in return. What he brought with
him to our peulot, along with a lot of energy and curiosity
was a type of behavior and a type of need that the school
system could only handle with suspension and medication.
Our tools are different. In our activities we reacted to his