QUESTION:
1) How should we view the legalization of marijuana in America? Doctors prescribe medical marijuana and don’t see a problem with it as long as it’s not taken in high amounts, but legalizing it is clearly detrimental and damaging for anyone who takes it. Is there something else going on behind the scenes which Hashem is hinting something to us with this?
ANSWER:
These drugs bring a person somewhat into the state of lo yoda, losing our logical awareness, and it is the kelipah (the side of evil) of the concept that “The purpose of knowing, is to know that we do not know” [it is the evil use of lo yoda, of transcending logical reasoning, via losing the mind].
QUESTION
2) Is the legalization of marijuana another stage in the dominance of evil in our world today, another step within the 50th level of tumah which is in the world today, and is it is a sign that our world is destroying itself, which will make way for the era of Mashiach and Olam HaBa?
ANSWER
Yes, because [the use of marijuana and drugs] is the evil, ruined side of “not knowing”, the removal of daas (logical reasoning).
QUESTION
3) Since it is America that legalized marijuana, and America is identified as malchus Edom (the dominion of Edom, Western civilization associated with Esav), does this signify the beginning of the end for malchus Edom, since they are starting to destroy themselves by legalizing these drugs?
ANSWER
Yes.
QUESTION
4) We worry so much for the chinuch of our children here in America, because who knows what kind of generation they will soon be growing up in. There are physical and spiritual dangers awaiting the next generation, and they are growing up in such an immoral society. How can we raise our children successfully in America?? (And of course there are problems in Eretz Yisrael too). What can we practically do for the future of our children, besides for davening and crying for their success?
ANSWER
Raise your children with love, patience, understanding, cleverness, giving, davening for them and crying tears for them, and have emunah.
QUESTION
5) On a related topic, America is becoming more and more liberal and more accepting of deviant lifestyles. Are we supposed to talk to our children about these things? Are we supposed to tell them in general that there’s tumah in our society today, without getting into the details?
ANSWER
Explain to them very generally that we are living in the generation of the footsteps of Mashiach, and that all the reshaim of the past have come back again as gilgulim all at once into our generation, and our generation contains even the reshaim of Sodom. However, make sure also to remind them always of Hashem’s kindnesses to us
QUESTION
2) Is the legalization of marijuana another stage in the dominance of evil in our world today, another step within the 50th level of tumah which is in the world today, and is it is a sign that our world is destroying itself, which will make way for the era of Mashiach and Olam HaBa?
ANSWER
Yes, because [the use of marijuana and drugs] is the evil, ruined side of “not knowing”, the removal of daas (logical reasoning).
QUESTION
3) Since it is America that legalized marijuana, and America is identified as malchus Edom (the dominion of Edom, Western civilization associated with Esav), does this signify the beginning of the end for malchus Edom, since they are starting to destroy themselves by legalizing these drugs?
ANSWER
Yes.
QUESTION
4) We worry so much for the chinuch of our children here in America, because who knows what kind of generation they will soon be growing up in. There are physical and spiritual dangers awaiting the next generation, and they are growing up in such an immoral society. How can we raise our children successfully in America?? (And of course there are problems in Eretz Yisrael too). What can we practically do for the future of our children, besides for davening and crying for their success?
ANSWER
Raise your children with love, patience, understanding, cleverness, giving, davening for them and crying tears for them, and have emunah.
QUESTION
5) On a related topic, America is becoming more and more liberal and more accepting of deviant lifestyles. Are we supposed to talk to our children about these things? Are we supposed to tell them in general that there’s tumah in our society today, without getting into the details?
ANSWER
Explain to them very generally that we are living in the generation of the footsteps of Mashiach, and that all the reshaim of the past have come back again as gilgulim all at once into our generation, and our generation contains even the reshaim of Sodom. However, make sure also to remind them always of Hashem’s kindnesses to us
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