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Published on: 12/3/2005
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Rabbi Aaron Bergman: Treatment of disabled puts souls at stake
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Rabbi Aaron Bergman: Treatment of disabled puts souls at stake
Let me tell you about my student and friend, Danny.
He works hard every single day.
He has great insights into some pretty difficult texts and shares those insights with his classmates.
He also has a great sense of humor and a decent jump shot in basketball.
In short, he is what a teacher wants in a student.
I came very close to not having the privilege of knowing Danny.
He has Down Syndrome.
Seventeen years ago, doctors told Danny's mother to remove him from the respirator he was put on when he was born.
They told her he would never walk, talk or have any decent quality of life.
Danny, though, picked the right mother.
She made heroic and extraordinary efforts to raise him into the wonderful kid he is today.