Teachings: Autism

Must Jewish Children Be Vaccinated?

In 1999 a British lawyer fashioned a campaign against vaccines that attributed autism spectrum disorders to vaccination via a hypothetical, never substantiated link to mercury. This fraud, for which he was convicted, netted him over a million dollars in “expert” testimony. Further, all vaccines for young children are now available without therimerosol (mercury).

Four Special Children

Four Special Children
by Rabbi Goldie Milgram and Barry Bub, MD

What does it mean when a child
is described as being wise?

Is she filled with wisdom based on life experience?
Not simply the first to raise her hand in response to a question,
But also imbued with awareness of when to answer first,
and when to hold back
When to respect others, those gifted with other forms of intelligence
that she may not have
such as the ability
to be