MY THERAPIST AND REBBI WANT ME TO GET ZOOM [#15914]

October 17, 2021

QUESTION:

My marriage needs help and my Rebbi advised me to use a certain marriage counselor, and both by therapist and my Rebbi wanted to me to install Internet service in our house for Zoom only so that we can do therapy sessions over Zoom. I have never brought internet into my house, and although I listened to my Rebbi’s advice to use this therapist, I refused to listen to him when he tried to convince me to install Internet connection in my house for this purpose. He happens to have a smartphone (I’m sure it doesn’t have internet on it…) and it seems that he doesn’t understand the severity of this issue. He feels that this isn’t an issue to bring Internet service into the house for this purpose, he just said get the best filter. I am doing the therapy sessions over the phone. My therapist keeps pressuring me to get Zoom because she feels that the therapy will be more effective if she can see us, and my Rebbi feels the same way. What is the Rav’s view? I’m so torn about what to do.

ANSWER:

Do it outside the house! There is no need to do it in the house specifically. You can find a private and quiet place where you can take care of this.