"An understanding of nuance comes from the home, from parents who show their children what it means to be frum, to have yiras Shamayim, to be tzanuah"
Thank you, Eytan Kobre, for providing such a thought-provoking column each week.
I especially appreciated the point made at the end of last week’s article, that smartphone usage, while difficult to completely eliminate, can be limited to certain functions so that a phone is an accessory and not a necessity.
It is a refreshing way of looking at an issue, one that is not black-and-white (pun intended) or muttar versus assur. It allows for individual decision-making, with a commitment to adhering to a certain communal standard. And unfortunately, it’s not a perspective we hear often enough.
Being nuanced, learning how to make decisions for your personal circumstance is not something that can be taught in schools. Schools have standards and rules and need to cater to an audience as a whole. Individuality can be encouraged but exceptions are hard to make. An understanding of nuance comes from the home, from parents who show their children what it means to be frum, to have yiras Shamayim, to be tzanuah — not because they follow a specific rule but because they live the value.
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