After suffering from a debilitating stutter for decades, Yanky Kaufman, from Lakewood, singularly developed a revolutionary program to overcome his stutter.
Yanky is now a stuttering consultant, and the founder and director of Smooth Speech Solution based in Lakewood. He uses this practical, holistic, and effective method to help clients from all over the world – hundreds of clients to date.
Amazingly, Kaufman was invited to give a workshop address at the recent Torah Umesorah Convention.
Kaufman told TLS, “When my wife and I were traveling to the Torah Umesorah Convention, I said to her, ‘if someone would have told me four years ago (when I was still stuttering) that in four years from now I will have helped hundreds of the most severe stutterers around the world and that I will speak about stuttering at a Torah U’Mesorah Convention, I would think that this is not just wishful thinking but that they totally lost their mind!’”
With success stories growing, Smooth Speech Solution is gaining national acclaim, and has been recommended by top speech therapists, psychologists, and doctors.
Kol Hakavod! Very impressive!
Bhatzlacha!
Wow as someone who only remembers the “old” Yanky from Yeshiva, this is incredible to watch. I had to watch the video twice because I couldn’t believe it’s the same person. Yanky may you continue with Mazel on this incredible path.
An old friend…
Same here! Amazing!
Thank you Totty for all your help and support! Happy Birthday 😉
Amen! Thank you!
I know Yanky from his days in Camp Agudah. It was extremely difficult for him to speak. I remember that he smiled a lot, but did not talk, to avoid being embarrassed. Hagoan Rav Belsky ZTL cared very much for Yanky and wanted to help him. Someone watching this video cannot believe that Yanky was an extreme stutterer. Ashreichem Ashreichem for now helping others!!
Thank you for the chizuk! I had a very close connection with HaGaon Rabbi Yisroel Belsky ZTL when I was in the masmidim program in Camp Agudah. Year after year, Rabbi Belsky encouraged me in every way possible through my challenge of stuttering. In his gadlus, he took the time out of his busy schedule to offer me his own methodical technique. We practiced for hours. I must say that Rabbi “Dr.” Yisroel Belsky’s method was more effective than anything else I’ve ever tried. It did help me for davening for the amud and aliyos. When he saw that my hope for fluency was waning, he told me something that I will always remember: “Yanky, you will see, one day you will stop stuttering.”! Although I didn’t quite understand how that could possibly happen, near the end of Rabbi Belsky’s life we saw “Tzaddik gozer v’HaKadosh Baruch Hu mekayaim”. Kol Tuv
I watch this and I am crying , I know Yanki a long time , He might’ve had from the worst stutters I’ve ever heard in my life!
This is absolutely amazing, mind-boggling truly remarkable !
Kol hakovod!!
Unreal. I too stutter ( Bh much better now), stories are not an exaggeration at all! Spot on!!
My son used to have a bad stutter and we sent him to Rabbi Kaufman. My son really connected to him and started using his mahalach. He was conscientious in doing his homework and b”h outside people have come over to him and asked … how did you get rid of your stutter? We proudly refer them to Rabbi Yanky Kaufman… The proof is in the pudding!!!
Keep up the good work!
Great job Yanky!
I was his roommate in Yeshiva and I remember he had a hard time talking. It is great to see that he took what he thought was negative and turned it into a positive.
#gettingers
Thank you Dovid!
Hatzlacha Raba!
KIT
I fail to see what purpose there was in posting that section of the speech. Who was it meant for? Those who stutter? They know “the tricks”.. Stam people? To get a good laugh? Trying to “out” those in pain? There are more sensitive ways to promote yourself and the cause.
As a Rebbe in Yeshiva Medrash Chaim of Lakewood, the Yeshiva where Yanky Kaufman learned as a bachur, and is still very much affiliated, I would like to attest personally to the wonderful work that Yanky is doing for so many people world-over. I’ve met some of his clients who stop in the Yeshiva and are introduced to the hanhalah at the conclusion of their sessions with Yanky, before returning home – to many different countries. It is truly amazing to see how successful he has been with them, for their conversations are very smooth and problem-free. It is especially heartwarming for us, the hanhalah of the Yeshiva, for we personally remember how Yanky struggled with this problem himself, and it is a real nachas to see him reaching out to others, to help them as well. May he, and all those who interact with him have only much hatzlocha.
Thank you rebbe for all your guidance personally and professionally. I still remember the days when you graciously gave me your time to practice the different methods out there. Baruch Hashem now you give me your time in another way. I appreciate Rebbe attending and contributing greatly to our skills groups where people solidify this new method in a more concrete way. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful yeshiva!
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I know Yanky all his life. It’s nothing less than a miracle to see how he cured himself and how he is so totally devoted and committed to helping others.
He is changing and improving the lives of so many suffering people.
You should have more clips about him for more people to learn about him.
Thank you for your help with my stutter! Greatly improved since I joined the program. (The thoughts that R’Yanky acted are not exaggerated).
Great job Yanky!