Parenting; Parenthood

How proper PARENTING can create a happy home

The fact that a parent feeds and clothes a child does not mean he may do with the child whatever he wants… The parent himself is a possession of G-d; how much more so their child, who is only entrusted to the parent for safekeeping. There is only one path...

Every child has natural inborn traits, some positive, some negative. These often become apparent in the earliest stages of childhood. It is the parent’s sacred duty to caution the child against the negative ones and to teach him discipline

The first commandment in the Torah is to have children. When G-d created Adam and Eve, He blessed them and said: “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the sky and over all the be...

The Haftorah of the first day of Rosh Hashanah relates the story of Chana, a childless woman who entreated G-d for a son at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. Eventually she gave birth to a son who would become the prophet Shmuel.

The food that a child eats and the air that he breathes have an important impact on a child. Likewise, the actions of parents have an effect on the child. Here, however, we learn that even the parents’ conduct before the child is born play an important ro...

By the Grace of G‑d 28th of Elul, 5734 [September 15, 1974] Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. & Mrs. Mordechai Shoyel Landow Greeting and Blessing: After the long interval, though I have of course inquired about you in the interim, I just received your letter and en...

By the Grace of G‑d 3rd of Iyar, 5732 [April 17, 1972] Brooklyn, N.Y. Greeting and Blessing: I duly received your letter of April 11th. As requested, I will remember you in prayer for the fulfillment of your heart's desires for good, especially that you s...

The Torah relates the story of how Chana persevered in her prayers and was finally granted a son. But more than just a biblical tale, it’s a lesson for us in our responsibility to the future generations.