{"id":2706,"date":"2014-09-30T14:45:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2014-09-30T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:45:45","slug":"menachem-weiss-begins-a-new-year-at-his-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/menachem-weiss-begins-a-new-year-at-his-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Menachem Weiss Begins a New Year at his Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

Menachem Weiss, a \u201cspecial\u201d teen with CP, reports every week to Merkaz Ha\u2019inyanim on an angle of life that he alone can talk about
\nExperiences from the Beginning of the Year
\nShalom dear readers!
\nI already wrote last week about how they divided our group into two classes and that our class has a new counselor named David. Some new boys came in, among them one boy I know from our Ezer Mizion Matan Club for CP young adults. It was nice seeing him. Any friendship made at Ezer Mizion is always deep and lasting.
\nWe start the day with tefillah, as usual, and afterwards, we go down for breakfast. After we eat, there is a Gemara shiur on Masechet Kiddushin, and I really enjoy the shiur because I love to learn. The counselor explains everything very clearly and thoroughly, so it\u2019s not hard to understand. After the shiur, I turn on my personal computer so that it will be easier for me to communicate with the counselor. He doesn\u2019t understand my speech so well yet and I can\u2019t remain without a way to talk to him. The computer stays on until about 12 noon, when we stop for recess. I\u2019m afraid to leave it on unattended in the classroom. After the shiur, we begin our work, which is different each time. Sometimes I am able to do the job, but sometimes it requires using the hands in a way that I can\u2019t manage so well, and then I give up and am a little bored. That\u2019s when I start to daydream about the next Ezer Mizion event.
\nAt recess, they give us fruit and then, after the break, we go back to work until lunchtime. Every day we get something different to eat, and I usually like what they serve. After the meal, we go up to the beit knesset for Tefillat Minchah. Afterwards, we have a class in current events and they tell us interesting things from the news. That class is given by Rabbi Fried, who was our counselor last year. I like him very much and I also enjoy the class.
\nThese days, we also learn the laws of Elul and Rosh Hashanah. Last year, I used to go home right after lunch; I didn\u2019t stay for the last shiur. This year I decided to try staying on, and I must say that I really enjoy this class. We go home at 3:00. I have a bit of a problem on the days when I have to go to the Ezer Mizion Matan club, because I hardly have a chance to catch my breath, when the Ezer Mizion ambulance comes to pick me up. It is really tiring, but I won\u2019t give it up \u2013 I continue going to the club too. Ezer Mizion events are not something I would even dream of giving up. I had the same sort of situation when I was in Jerusalem, and then too, I would not give up on either one. I managed to get in both things together.
\nThis week we had our first party of the year. Our regular keyboard player from last year came, Simcha Schlesinger, along with the singer I really like \u2013 Roly Dickman. The day beforehand, his wife had a baby boy and he shared his joy with us. I didn\u2019t have a chance to congratulate him personally. I am taking advantage of this opportunity to wish him \u201cMazel Tov\u201d in this column. May you have lots of nachat and continue to come and give us a good time!
\nThe Ezer Mizion Matan Club activities also started and there too, we returned to our regular routine. They told us that next week, we will go for a boat ride from the Herzliya Marina, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll participate this year. All you readers know me by now. I get nervous before everything that\u2019s a little off my routine. I think I\u2019ll pass this year, but maybe I\u2019ll change my mind the last minute. We\u2019ll wait and see!
\nUntil next time,
\nMenachem Weiss<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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