Two weeks ago my 7 year old told me the following joke that he had heard in school.
“What did the banana say to the apple?”
“I don’t know,” I replied
“Nothing. Fruit can’t speak”, my son answered.
That same day the Agudah Israel convention spoiler was published in the Yated concerning blogs and attacks on Daas Torah.
That night I thought about the joke my son told me. He’s right, fruit can’t speak. However, people can.
Several bloggers quickly posting about the Agudah’s statement about certain types of blogs. I chose a different route. I sent an email that night to an Agudath employee and the next morning I had a reply waiting for me in my email’s inbox.
Fruit can’t speak. People can.
Sh’koyach. From the heart.
I am curious (as I am sure are many) what you wrote and what was their response.
Is it shareable?
if we listen carefully to what kids say, there’s a lot to learn.
Kol hakavod for doing just that.
Yes, I too am curious as to what you wrote them and what they responded. can you share?
Please share.
Prag:
I was actually going to share a story that happened just last week. My son has been very ‘cranky’ towards night-time for a number of days. He finally broke down and said that due to construction next door to us, he’s been getting up at 6 instead of 7 and that’s why he’s so cranky in the evenings. You’re right, just by taking time to listen, we can improve relationships.
To everyone else, I had not planned to post my letter, but will before Thursday along with sections of Rabbi Shafran’s response. My goal with this post was not say “ha ha, I wrote a letter”, but to show that communication is much more effective that just ‘blogging about why you don’t like what an organization says.”
My goal with this post was not say “ha ha, I wrote a letter”, but to show that communication is much more effective that just ‘blogging about why you don’t like what an organization says.”
Very true. To some extent, I think people are frustrated because this has often not been the case – attempts to communicate with certain organizations or to clarify certain statements have been met with a stony silence.
I’m very curious as to the content as well…