Living Torah Archives

As a young boy, Baruch Wilhelm suffered an accident causing damage to his ears, and requested the Rebbe’s blessing to regain his hearing. While he may not have received what he was hoping for, he received was a deep and impactful lesson to apply throughout his life. (1980)

Mr. Yosef Lautenberg was injured in the battle for Jerusalem in 1948, and among the founders of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization. In 1976 he led the Israeli delegation, made up in large part of injured IDF veterans, to the Paralympics in Toronto, and decided to bring the group to New York to visit with the Rebbe.

If someone is autistic, it doesn’t mean that they don’t relate to anyone. They might not relate well to people, but to G‑d they relate as well as everyone else, and even more. Place a charity box in his room. This will benefit him, and he’ll remind his visitors that they must give charity.

When someone has a physical weakness or lack, it is a sign that the Creator has endowed that person with special powers which enable him or her to overcome and succeed where the ordinary person cannot.