As seen from my title, I am commenting on Erica/Efrat Secemski's blog.
I have seen Efrat in situations where she had to encounter dogs. Well, I shouldn't use the word encounter, rather I have seen her on the same side of the street as a dog. Each time, she runs as fast as she could in the opposite direction of the dog and away from eyesight altogether. This summer, when she told me that the Secemski's added a new member to the family, Buster, I was in shock. Efrat told me that day that she will never come in contact with her own dog, and she has kept true to that promise. I am so happy to read that she is now going to therapy. I hope the therapist is ready for a great challenge; Efrat has the biggest case of dog-phobia I have ever seen. I can't wait to read and hear about Efrat's experience at therapy. I also would like to hear what her "jump-off" book will be and see what she finds in literature. I will definitely follow Efrat's progress.
Good luck to you! (Say hi to Buster for me :) )
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Moving Forward (Blogs 4 + 5)
I am going to learn what it means to live, specifically as a woman, in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
I will begin by reading various books that include real stories of real women that are either living or have lived in these communities. I want to learn how they approach difficulties such as abuse and sickness. They are known to keep things a secret and are forbidden to use words like "cancer". Do they wish these issues away or deal with them privately? If so, how do they tackle them? My mother, the Director of Operations at Sharsheret, an organization that helps Jewish women in their fight against breast cancer, has gone to some of the Ultra-Orthodox to teach them more about the disease. She began to explain to me how different their world is than ours in dealing with health matters and this fascinated me. I am looking forward to learning more from my mother and reading the materials that she has access to.
To learn more about the issues, I will interview Mrs. Knapp, a pyschologist, (Thanks Mrs. Wiener!) who works with Ultra-Orthodox women.
Mrs. Wiener suggested that I make a Wiki for my tangible project. I think this is a fabulous idea as I could display information in an organized fashion, which will then later translate to my paper. I will post videos, pictures, and articles on my Wiki and will connect this blog to my wiki as well.
That's the plan for now, anyway. Now how do I make that wiki?
I will begin by reading various books that include real stories of real women that are either living or have lived in these communities. I want to learn how they approach difficulties such as abuse and sickness. They are known to keep things a secret and are forbidden to use words like "cancer". Do they wish these issues away or deal with them privately? If so, how do they tackle them? My mother, the Director of Operations at Sharsheret, an organization that helps Jewish women in their fight against breast cancer, has gone to some of the Ultra-Orthodox to teach them more about the disease. She began to explain to me how different their world is than ours in dealing with health matters and this fascinated me. I am looking forward to learning more from my mother and reading the materials that she has access to.
To learn more about the issues, I will interview Mrs. Knapp, a pyschologist, (Thanks Mrs. Wiener!) who works with Ultra-Orthodox women.
Mrs. Wiener suggested that I make a Wiki for my tangible project. I think this is a fabulous idea as I could display information in an organized fashion, which will then later translate to my paper. I will post videos, pictures, and articles on my Wiki and will connect this blog to my wiki as well.
That's the plan for now, anyway. Now how do I make that wiki?
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