Ya’amod!

I’m sorry if I was less than clear or didn’t fully explain.

No, I never stopped laining. B”H, despite two years of pancreatic cancer, I’ve still managed to continue laining just about every week. The only difference is that before, when I was standing during laining and between aliyos, when the gabbi would call me up, I wouldn’t have to do anything, because I was already standing there. I just waited until the gabbai finished his MiSheberachs and then would recite the Birchas HaTorah for my own aliya.

Now, I sit down after every aliya, so when the gabbi says “Ya’amod…,” I sit until the gabbai finished the MiSheberachs (whereupon I get up and to recite the Birchas HaTorah).

The Wolf

Refuah sheleimah wolf, im sorry, I didn’t know…..

No worries, coffee addict. While I’ve been very open about my illness on social media (where I use my real name) I haven’t really said too much about it here.

Maybe you could make it easier on yourself and arrange to partner with someone and lain every second aliya so that you can rest and continue laining for many years to come?!

It hasn’t come to that, Always Ask Questions. So far, in the last two years, there have only been two or three times when I’ve actually needed to stop laining (including one time I fainted during an aliya — don’t worry… I felt it coming on and sat down before I fully fell, so no real injuries there). The current chemo regimen I’m on is actually treating me pretty well — so since this past August things have been much better for me (in terms of how well I feel).

The Wolf