The Whole Truth About Haredi Education
One day Golda Meir, the prime minister, approached me and said: «Rabbi Lorincz! I am very worried—so much so that for many nights now I have been unable to sleep…» I asked her: was it because of the…
Raising children
Explore Jewish parenting, family communication and passing traditions on to children, with articles and ideas for mothers and fathers.
Jewish parenting: reading with children and about teenagers
Motivation - The First Method - Praise
The First Method. Praise Praise has a positive effect on anyone—for example, it improves their mood. It gives importance to the action performed and increases a person's self-respect. A child's self-…
Motivation - What About Obedience?
What About Obedience? What about obedience? you may ask. Rav Moshe Gans answers: obedience is an integral part of a Jew's life according to the Torah. Even when a Jew does not understand the meaning…
Motivation – Coercion or Desire?
Coercion Works Only Under Supervision Rav Moshe Gans writes in his book “Helping Without Breaking” (“La'azor Bli Lishbor”) that, first of all, motivation cannot be “negative.” What does this mean? If…
Children and Prayer - How We Conduct Ourselves on Rosh Hashanah
As parents, we must try to ensure that our children understand the central role of prayer in our lives from an early age, and we could not find a better example than our conduct on Rosh Hashanah. The…
Children and Prayer - The Spiritual Laws of Prayer
On the Nature of Things Our world is governed by the laws of nature, both physical and spiritual. On the physical side, everything seems simple: paper burns, wood does not sink, a stone falls downwar…
Motivation - Getting Ready for the New School Year
Summer vacation is coming to an end, and with it the respite for parents with school-age children. With the start of the new school year, we once again need to come up with incentives for children to…
Motivation - The Fourth Method - Constructive Criticism
The Fourth Method. Constructive Criticism No one likes criticism, because it makes a person feel that he is not good enough. At the same time, parents have a duty to criticize their children's action…
Children and Prayer - Why Ask?
Why ask if the Almighty Himself knows what I need? Be prepared for your child, sooner or later, to ask a question each of us has asked ourselves or a rabbi: why does the Almighty not answer every pra…