Quick Tips To Help Keep Your Kids In Torah Judaism (4 Minutes)
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1:02Give him a candy, give him something small. He will appreciate something small much more than if you buy him a video game every week, which could ultimately spoil him. That's number one: if you want to educate your child and encourage him to desire to perform mitzvot, you have to positively motivate him. The second point, which might come as a surprise to some, is the element of fear. Instill the fear of Heaven. God doesn't like when people take off their kippah. God doesn't like people who don't do their homework. And you have to let them know. The fear of God, you tell a kid one time, they'll listen forever. They'll listen forever, I'm telling you. I know this for myself. When I was a little kid, even though we didn't keep much, you know, of our heritage, when I was 10 years old, we kept a few things. We went to a religious school. But as soon as we landed in America, we became modern. We didn't keep anything. except holidays and, you know, the basics. In my opinion, we didn’t keep much, but whatever some people may consider it, you know, just like part of the stuff. In my opinion, based on what I know today, we kept nothing. But it doesn’t make a difference. The point is that we came in, we keep some holidays kosher whenever it’s convenient. But what did I make sure to do my whole life?
2:25No matter what, it doesn't matter if I'm dating a non-Jew, it doesn't matter if I'm doing whatever, it doesn't matter if I'm eating treif, it doesn't matter anything. What am I doing my whole life? There are two things I did my whole life. One, every time I have a piece of paper, always put "B'ezrat Hashem" on the top right corner of the paper. Anytime I write anything on a piece of paper, I always had "B'ezrat Hashem" with the Bet and the Hei. And the second thing is, say Shema Yisrael before I go to sleep. Why? Because my mom told me this is what God wants. When I was a little kid, I was told, "Listen, my teacher told me about Be'ezrat Hashem, and my mom told me about Shema Yisrael. It's good to say before you go to sleep. God wants it. God is almighty. God is great. God is everything." Nobody told me that God punishes people who don't keep Shabbat. People told me, "God wants you to say Shema Yisrael before you go to sleep. God wants you to put His name on a piece of paper." Okay, so that's what I did.
3:26You tell little kids, this is what G-d said, you put the fear of G-d in them, and they'll do it. And that's the only thing you have to hold on to until they have enough Torah knowledge that they learn in school by zrat Hashem, and at home, that it's become part of them and they want to do it. But before you get to Ahavah, before you get to the love of Hashem and the desire to do His will, you have to have Yirah. You have to have yirah (awe/reverence). There's no ahavah (love) without yirah. You've just experienced another Torah class.
