Comments on: Telling Today’s Youth What They Want to Hear Isn’t Kind

By: O come on

O come on — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:40:44 +0000

I agree to all that was written in this article.

At the same time, as you can see in people’s comments, there’s another side of a coin.

Each side is gonna be a cheerleader for their way and style.

And each will also bring true Torah sources for their side.

Ultimately IN our generation there are two types of youth.
Each of them needs to be educated in their way and each teacher, Rabbi, Shliach mashpia .. has to know who he is and who his crowd is.

The ultimate Hasidic Jew is one that can work on both fronts and relate to each and every person from both styles .

THAT is very unique and takes a lot of avoda.

Are you a cheeerleader of your style or a chossid that can reach beyond your own style?

By: However...

However... — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:17:39 +0000

100%, the full undiluted truth must be told.

However, there’s still a way to talk to your children, and the Rebbe says it has to be in their Loshoin.

The Rebbe writes, if you talk to them in their Loshoin, then they will follow in the direction you are leading them!

There’s a fine line between talking to them in their language, and changing Torah to fit their style. But both need to be done.

By: CH’r

CH’r — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:03:04 +0000

Exactly the Tanya ChiTaS for this week.
We sever our connection little by little as we disconnect each of the 613 strands within our connection to Hashem.
To rectify this is to be absolutely honest with ourselfs no sugar coating any of it, come to terms with our sin and through Teshivah
(Iillah or Tattoh) we can reestablish those broken strings.

גוט שבת א גוטן חודש יהפוך ימים אלו לששון ושמחה. משיח נאו

By: So right

So right — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:02:03 +0000

Wow incredible article, thank you for once again pointing us to the emesdike way of Torah!

By: M

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:01:05 +0000

Beautiful article,
R’ Rubashkin always gets to the nekudas hainyan and sets things straight
Thank you for articulating
Very true and important indeed

By: Don’t forget

Don’t forget — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:41:30 +0000

And don’t forget if you told them the full truth and they don’t change (for some reason) the problem is not them the problem is with the person saying it!

By: The full letter

The full letter — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:12:29 +0000

In reply to Powerful letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe.

https://anash.org/why-didnt-you-tell-us-the-truth/

By: Powerful letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe

Powerful letter of the Frierdiker Rebbe — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:11:37 +0000

There is a letter by the Frierdiker Rebbe where he addresses the need to speak up and share the truth, and if we don’t the youth themselves will be upset at us.

Here is an excerpt of the letter:

There are those who deceive themselves, saying, “In order to draw the youth near to Torah and mitzvos, we must sing their praises and refrain from any word of rebuke, warning, and demand.” However, the truth is just the opposite, for then the listener feels he is being spoken to with glossed lips and words of empty flattery. Not with this path of falsehood will they be drawn near to our Torah.

There will come a time, when the young generation will bring a claim against all its leaders and especially to the yeshiva faculties and their deans, saying:

“Why didn’t you rebuke us for our ways?

“Why didn’t you tell us the truth, the truth of the Torah, in its entirety?