Rabbi Mendy Wolf is the author of “Shiurim Btoras Hachassidus”, a series of classes explaining the essence of belief in G-d from the perspective of Chassidus in a step-by-step fashion. He presents a popular “Discussion of the Week” lunch and learn classes in New York City and focuses on making Chassidus relevant and applicable in life.
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The right way to show affection is to, twice a year, turn to one another, bow your head gravely, and say: “I hereby acknowledge my affection towards you.”
Question went unanswered. And Moshol was inaccurate.
A Torah is in a safe but its brought out a few times a week, a diamond kept in a safe but its worn on special occasions, or kept in a showcase so others can see it.
I think this audience understands the importance of keeping private things private, the question was, how can there be proper affection that others (our children, who sometimes openly see the lack of affection) can learn from, and still keep the prvate things safe and secure?
But also kids you don’t give expensive jewelry to hold… Maybe if they see the respect that the parents have for each other
Our kids see our affection by the way we speak to our spouse, by the special tone we use, by NOT calling them (or yelling) from another room, by constantly showing and VERBALIZING appreciation, by the admiration we show in our words and action, by the gifts we buy, and the list doesn’t end…
Well said
Hatzlacha
I usually like his answers for stump the rabbi but this missed the mark. If a woman answered it would have been easier and more appropriate for her to answer. Men talking about tznius is like a gluten talking about food. (Rabanim excluded) The correct answer is… to stay sensitized to the holiest parts of our most cherished relationship, we need to keep it tznius or it becomes less of the heightened experience it can be for each partner. All the side liners watching in real time or social media also become desensitized by watching another’s private interactions. Tznius is… Read more »