QUESTION:
1) The Internet is a sensitive topic for me, because most of my household have treif phones, and I can see the “results” of it. They also dress not-so-modest, to put it nicely. Do I have the right to forbid my family from bringing in smartphones and to forbid non-kosher sheitels (especially because there may be a serious issues of avodah zarah in sheitels)?
ANSWER:
You do have the right to do that, however, you need a lot of wisdom to know how you should act practically, in each situation.
QUESTION
2) How do I explain to my children that their grandparents and aunts and uncles are good people even though they have smartphones? Do I need to speak about the dangers of Internet at home to my spouse and children? And if I do, how should it be done? Or should I just ignore the whole issue since my family has already been ruined by smartphones?
ANSWER
You need to explain to them that this is the nisayon (test) of the final generation, the nisayon that is more challenging than all other previous nisyonos throughout the generations, and that many people simply do not understand the depth of this nisayon and that they are unknowingly mistaken about it.
QUESTION
3) How can we overcome the social pressure or family pressure not to own a smartphone? Whenever the family is gathered around the differences between us are very recognizable, because some of the family dresses not-so-modestly and they sport smartphones, they have different interests and go on certain trips and excursions and spend their time very differently because they are so mixed with modern culture. How am I supposed to shelter my children from their aunt whose dressed in the best of European fashion, who deems modest dress as something that’s primitive and outdated?
ANSWER
Explain to them pleasantly, in a way that will penetrate them and sink into them: “Who created us? For what did reason did He create us? And what does He desire from us? And who will be happy in the Next World as well as on This World?”
QUESTION
11) I saw the Rav’s words about how the Internet has already destroyed this entire generation, and that there is no more Torah world anymore because of it. I literally feel the truth of this, and because of this I feel broken and full of despair, for the next generation. Whenever I think about this topic – the Internet – I feel like there is no more continuation of Klal Yisrael the way things are going right now. I feel like I want to just disappear and become swallowed up in the ground because of how despondent I feel about this. How can I get chizuk about this and ensure that there will be a continuation for Klal Yisrael ??
ANSWER
Emunah. Emunah. Emunah!
QUESTION
2) How do I explain to my children that their grandparents and aunts and uncles are good people even though they have smartphones? Do I need to speak about the dangers of Internet at home to my spouse and children? And if I do, how should it be done? Or should I just ignore the whole issue since my family has already been ruined by smartphones?
ANSWER
You need to explain to them that this is the nisayon (test) of the final generation, the nisayon that is more challenging than all other previous nisyonos throughout the generations, and that many people simply do not understand the depth of this nisayon and that they are unknowingly mistaken about it.
QUESTION
3) How can we overcome the social pressure or family pressure not to own a smartphone? Whenever the family is gathered around the differences between us are very recognizable, because some of the family dresses not-so-modestly and they sport smartphones, they have different interests and go on certain trips and excursions and spend their time very differently because they are so mixed with modern culture. How am I supposed to shelter my children from their aunt whose dressed in the best of European fashion, who deems modest dress as something that’s primitive and outdated?
ANSWER
Explain to them pleasantly, in a way that will penetrate them and sink into them: “Who created us? For what did reason did He create us? And what does He desire from us? And who will be happy in the Next World as well as on This World?”
QUESTION
11) I saw the Rav’s words about how the Internet has already destroyed this entire generation, and that there is no more Torah world anymore because of it. I literally feel the truth of this, and because of this I feel broken and full of despair, for the next generation. Whenever I think about this topic – the Internet – I feel like there is no more continuation of Klal Yisrael the way things are going right now. I feel like I want to just disappear and become swallowed up in the ground because of how despondent I feel about this. How can I get chizuk about this and ensure that there will be a continuation for Klal Yisrael ??
ANSWER
Emunah. Emunah. Emunah!
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