QUESTION:
1) Is there any kosher way to remain with WhatsApp or is it better to cut off from it?
ANSWER:
It is better to cut off from it – but everything has to be done with thinking about it properly and carefully, so that you are acting according to your madreigah (according to what you can actually handle)!
QUESTION:
2) Is there any kosher way to remain with a smartphone if it can’t text, if it can’t get internet and if it has no APPs on it, with just an APP to play MP3 on it which is higher quality sound for music and for shiurim? Or is better to cut out all the above from my phone?
ANSWER:
Same answer as before
QUESTION:
3) Is there any kosher possibility of leaving the smartphone in my house when it’s shut off and to only take it when I’m traveling and I need it for Waze? Or is it better to connect to Multimedia in the car to allow Internet connection only for Waze? (There is nothing else on it. And by using Internet connection just for Waze then I wouldn’t need to turn on the radio to hear about traffic). Or am I supposed to just use a map…?
ANSWER:
Using a map is better, but refer to the last two answers
QUESTION:
4) Can I go to a friend sometimes to download shiurim and PDFs of sefarim for me? Or is it better to avoid this?
ANSWER:
That is possible.
QUESTION:
5) Can I keep my smartphone for now and I’ll keep it shut off, and practice this for some time until I learn how to manage without it, and then I should destroy it? Or should I give it up right now immediately?
ANSWER:
It depends on what your madreigah is!
QUESTION:
6) What should a person do when suddenly a need comes up, i.e. he needs to check a phone number or address or something else or he needs to quickly order something, etc.?
ANSWER:
Go to a place where you can take care of it [a kosher kiosk].
QUESTION:
7) Is it okay to use the shiurim I downloaded from the Internet?
ANSWER:
Yes.
QUESTION:
8) Is a “kosher phone” the only option for communication, or can I get a next-gen phone which doesn’t have any Internet or Apps on it, it only has SMS texts on it?
ANSWER:
A kosher phone.
QUESTION:
9) How much time does the Rav think the process will take until I can totally disconnect from all Internet use, b’ezras Hashem?
ANSWER:
Until the end of 5782 [in a little more than a year from now].
QUESTION:
10) Do I need to get rid of my ability to send and receive e-mails?
ANSWER:
For now, you can remain with it.
QUESTION:
11) What should I do if I need additional guidance from the Rav and because I don’t have any email access I can’t get the answers from the Rav?
ANSWER:
Daven to Hashem. Give up your own ratzon for Hashem’s ratzon, and then you will receive even greater clarity, BS”D.
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