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Cargando... Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story (1981)por Barbara Cohen
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A cowherd's simple but sincere Yom Kippur prayer is instrumental in ending the day's fast. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I am a bit confused about the lesson of the story. It is obviously intended to emphasize the importance of kavvanah, devotion and attention when praying. I say obviously because it describes in details what all the other people at shul were thinking of instead of paying attention to the words of the prayers. The reason I am confused is that I am used to the idea in children's books that both the good guys and the not-so-good guys get what they deserve. Here the boy's price is that he is invited for dinner, which is fine compared to his social status. But all those people who did not have their hearts set on their prayers just walk away freely. Even the one who learns the importance of the lesson, Reb Meir, was not reprimanded.
My confusion shows my personal limitations. I am aware of the pedagogical advantages of using only positive reinforcement. I also saw that in Hasidic communities this is practiced. As the book describes such a congregation it follows the same idea: focusing on the positive and neglecting to punish negative behavior explicitly in the hope that the positive examples will teach the culprits. Now, that I worked it out, I am less confused. Thank you for listening/reading.