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I read with great interest and concern Sarina Roffé’s cry from the heart about the difficulties facing deaf young people within the Jewish community today and the need for “heroic efforts to change the special needs stereotype” (“Heroic Efforts Needed To Change Special Needs Stereotype,” Opinion, Feb. 3.) As a parent of a hard-of-hearing child, […]

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While I empathize with Sarina Roffe’s plight (“Heroic Efforts Needed To Change Special Needs Stereotype,” Opinion, Feb. 3), I found it disappointing that she did not detail what these heroic efforts might be. She also appeared to be perpetuating the stereotype that children with special needs cannot receive a quality mainstream yeshiva education. Today, there […]

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Sitting alongside thousands of New Yorkers in St. Peter’s Basilica, I was filled with pride and affection as I witnessed His Eminence Timothy M. Dolan’s elevation to the rank of cardinal.   For those seeking insight into Cardinal Dolan’s direction for the future, his remarks to the College of Cardinals last Friday are well worth reading. […]

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