HOME & FAMILY

Friday afternoon. Sima stood there exhausted -- her legs were swollen and her back was hurting again. After two full days of preparing for Shabbos, there were still things to be done: to fold some laundry, prepare the rooms for the guests and make another trip to the grocery.

Cost-Cutting Tips for Weddings
How the Neighbors Shower Each Others' Kallos With Gifts
by Yonina Hall

Every kalla's mother knows that besides the million and one details that must be attended to before the wedding, it's time to go shopping.

Pa's Story
by Sudy Rosengarten

Pa was kept busy most of the day in the Old Age Home where he lived. With the exception of his meals and a short after- dinner nap, he was in the Beis Midrash from four a.m. till nine p.m., either praying or studying. But in the evening, when Pa returned to his room, he would be overwhelmed with loneliness. Ma had died suddenly and he grieved in silence.

COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION
Learning Disabled - or Mislabeled?
by Shlomo Kory

In order to understand why some people are not achieving, it is important to consider different learning styles. Furthermore, if a teacher has a different style than the learner, the results may be unsatisfactory. Following are three important considerations that may help underachievers and learners with mild LD.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Making Sense of Our Organs of Sense
by R' Zvi Zobin

Our senses tell us about the world around us. We hear, see, smell, taste and feel our way through life, but we do not always appreciate the complexity of the systems we are using.

Special Education
by N. Bar

Synopsis: After much deliberation, Shoshy has majored in special education, thanks to the hearty encouragement of an older friend and neighbor, Yael, who has since married and moved away. Successfully having completed the course, Shoshy has answered an ad for a teaching job in this field.

Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

Before we start our next series, I would like to say a word about commercialization. The point of this column from its beginning has been to improve the medical knowledge of the readers, and make them into educated consumers of the health care system. In an ideal sense this may even save lives. I want you to be a partner with your doctor to help make decisions that affect your health together.

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