Emes Ve-Emunah: Parenting in the 21st Century

Monday, January 30, 2012

Parenting in the 21st Century

I don’t usually post this kind of video on my blog. But I am making an exception because I believe this is a must view for every Orthodox Jewish parent no matter what their Hashkafa. In fact I will broaden that to include all Jewish parents. Even non Jewish parents can benefit from the wisdom here.

It is just short of 25 minutes long and I don’t think you can spend 25 minutes any better as a parent than by watching this video. Needless to say I fully agree with its content. It was sent to me by an anonymous but alert reader - for which I thank him (or her). It is produced by Yitz Brilliant.

Update

I have no idea why this video no longer exists and apologize to those who haven't seen it. It was in my view a valuable tool for parents in dealing with the digital age. I will leave up the post for those who wish to read the comments.

My outlook on Judaism is based mostly on the teachings of my primary Rebbe, Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik from whom I received my rabbinic ordination. It is also based on a search for spiritual truth. Among the various sources that put me on the right path, two great philosophic works stand out: “Halakhic Man” and “Lonely Man of Faith” authored by the pre-eminent Jewish philosopher and theologian, Rabbi, Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Of great significance is Rabbi, Dr. Norman Lamm's conceptualization and models of Torah U’Mada and Dr. Eliezer Berkovits who introduced me to the world of philosophic thought. Among my early influences were two pioneers of American Elementary Torah Chinuch, Rabbis Shmuel Kaufman and Yaakov Levi. The Yeshivos I attended were Yeshivas Telshe for early high school and more significantly, the Hebrew Theological College where for a period of ten years, my Rebbeim included such great Rabbinic figures as Rabbis Mordechai Rogov, Shmaryahu Meltzer, Yaakov Perlow, Herzl Kaplan, and Selig Starr. I also attended Roosevelt University where I received my Bachelor's Degree - majoring in Psychology.