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Why Some Neurodivergent Jews Struggle in Synagogue

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Rabbi Shais Taub

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  1. 0:00You say you go to synagogue and everyone seems neurotypical. So the truth is that the…
  2. 2:01let me ask you like this. Imagine [clears throat] first of all like you have time…
  3. 4:05said, "You know, I never knew about that. I never thought about that." Okay. So yeah.…
  4. 6:07shakus the morning prayer and he's like I didn't say carbon can I go back and…
  5. 8:12in honor of of those who passed away. But also some people have the custom that…
  6. 10:18like it's not there's no time for like meditation [clears throat] or feeling. >> Wow. >>…
  7. 12:19like racked with anxiety and shame, thank God, but there's still an element of shame, I…
  8. 14:21reading and they can answer the different call and response prayers. So I've known about this…
  9. 16:25look straight at it. That's how you can be part of it. >> Wow. Interesting. I…
  10. 18:26>> I I don't think people who are are not familiar with this ritual. I don't…

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