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In reply to the discussion: I don't get the whole iPad 3 craze. [View all]onehandle
(51,122 posts)That's a lot of 'elitists.'
Get a load of this 'elitist.'
He's a martini swiller, if I've ever seen one:
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iPad gives boy a voice at his bar mitzvah

ANDOVER - The 12-year-old boy sat in the synagogue, looked out at the congregation, and waved. On a day when Jewish tradition marks the transition from boy to man, Matthew Emmi smiled often and moved his hands to the music of the Hebrew songs. During prayers, he alternately slouched and sat erect.
And when it was time for him to say a prayer before the Torah, he touched the screen of an iPad.
Matthew is severely autistic and cannot read, write, or speak sentences. His family, friends, and educators never know exactly what he is thinking, but they know Matthew likes going to synagogue. He has been a regular at the Sunday service at Andovers Temple Emanuel, where he hums, claps and smiles when Cantor Idan Irelander plays traditional Hebrew prayers on his guitar.
Several months ago, Suzanne and Michael Emmi decided their sons autism would not prevent him from having a bar mitzvah. Because of the issues in his life, hes not going to have a wedding or a high school or college graduation, his mother said. We wanted him to have that opportunity to have a special moment and shine.
http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-04/metro/31119794_1_bar-mitzvah-ipad-prayers