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Daily Chizuk #0976
Weekly Parasha
Improvements for the New Year: Moving Beyond Rote Service
Parashat Ki Tetzteh: Return Of The Child Off The Path
In the beginning of this week’s Parasha, Ki Tetzeh, the Torah speaks about the בן סורר ומורה – the wayward son who veered off the proper path. The Gemara tells us in Masechet Berachot (daf 8) that having a child in the family who is off the derech is more difficult for the family than the war of Gog u’Magog. Unfortunately today, many families are going through this suffering. Even parents who have honestly dedicated themselves to giving their children the proper chinuch are experiencing this nightmare in their home. Their lives have been completely overturned and they long for the day that their child will come back. Baruch Hashem, we have seen many of these children indeed return to the ways of Torah and mitzvot, and we hope to see many more. Parents should never give up on trying to bring their child back. Even one line of inspiration or one experience can completely change their outlook on life. The parents need to pray that Hashem sends their child the right shaliach to give him or her the inspiration they need to come back. In one moment, all of the bitterness and hardship could come to an end.
We never know what might inspire someone to come back to Hashem. Everyone is different and gets inspired differently and Hashem could always send the perfect messenger to give the inspiration that He knows will work. Parents should spend extra time in the beracha of השיבנו אבינו לתורתך in the Amida to beg Hashem to guide their children in the right direction.
Shabbat Shalom!
In the beginning of this week’s Parasha, Ki Tetzeh, the Torah speaks about the בן סורר ומורה – the wayward son who veered off the proper path. The Gemara tells us in Masechet Berachot (daf 8) that having a child in the family who is off the derech is more difficult for the family than the war of Gog u’Magog. Unfortunately today, many families are going through this suffering. Even parents who have honestly dedicated themselves to giving their children the proper chinuch are experiencing this nightmare in their home. Their lives have been completely overturned and they long for the day that their child will come back. Baruch Hashem, we have seen many of these children indeed return to the ways of Torah and mitzvot, and we hope to see many more. Parents should never give up on trying to bring their child back. Even one line of inspiration or one experience can completely change their outlook on life. The parents need to pray that Hashem sends their child the right shaliach to give him or her the inspiration they need to come back. In one moment, all of the bitterness and hardship could come to an end.
We never know what might inspire someone to come back to Hashem. Everyone is different and gets inspired differently and Hashem could always send the perfect messenger to give the inspiration that He knows will work. Parents should spend extra time in the beracha of השיבנו אבינו לתורתך in the Amida to beg Hashem to guide their children in the right direction.
Shabbat Shalom!
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