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Did Abaye have ADHD?

Speaker:: Rabbi Elli Fischer
Date:: March 07 2017

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Gemara:

Aggadeta

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Kook

References: Berachot: 48a , Kiddushin: 29b , Netziv - Haamek Davar: Shemot 37:19

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Two passages from the Gemara may indicate that Abaye had what we would call "ADHD" today. What does that mean? What are the implications for the way we view our students, our children, and ourselves?

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Did Abaye have ADHD?

Gemara:

Aggadeta

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Kook

References: Berachot: 48a , Kiddushin: 29b , Netziv - Haamek Davar: Shemot 37:19

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Gemara: Aggadeta Personalities: Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Kook

References: Berachot: 48a , Kiddushin: 29b , Netziv - Haamek Davar: Shemot 37:19

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Gemara:

Aggadeta

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Kook