![brendakissingjanetP4030113[51].jpg](https://api.thejc.atexcloud.io/image-service/view/acePublic/alias/contentid/1gutj1fu3g9668pg4uu/0/brendakissingjanetp4030113-51-jpg.webp?f=16%3A9&w=3840&q=0.6)
By, Jewish Deaf Association, JDA
1 min read
By, Jewish Deaf Association, JDA
A few years ago, the Jewish Deaf Association was making a short film and the director was filming the support team in action. He asked Janet, a support worker, “Why do you go so far and work so very hard for the benefit of your members? You’re available day and night; you rush to their side to support them if they’re in trouble, you fight tooth and nail for their rights and you never accept it when you’re told nothing can be done. What drives you?”
Without hesitation she replied, “That’s love – that’s JDA love.”
On Valentine’s Day, we traditionally think of the word ‘love’ in relation to a couple, and so we should. But if we think of the word in a more global sense, perhaps more as it was meant in the biblical commandment to love thy neighbour as thyself, we can take this time to think about spreading some love widely and generously around those in our community who would benefit from a little love.
Valerie and Gerry Litman found everlasting love at JDA over 50 years ago and have been happily married ever since.[Missing Credit]
We joke that JDA is a great dating agency, and many of our Deaf members met back in the early days when our community centre was in Stamford Hill and have been married for well over 50 years.
