Rav Yitzchak Berkovits, founder and director of The Jerusalem Kollel (www.thejerusalemkollel.com), is a widely respected authority on Halachah and well known for his telephone tapes on Shmiras Halashon. He is well known as a teacher and lecturer throughout Jerusalem and was ordained at the Mirrer Yeshiva, Jerusalem.
Addressing both teachers and parents, Rav Berkovits defines 'lashon hora', and clarifies what can be discussed about a child, and what not. He sets down halachic guidelines and offers practical advice on how to gently educate children on this topic without stifling them, or becoming overzealous. A great talk!
Ok, now you can hold yourself back from speaking lashon hara in the workplace, but how well can you conduct yourself without being tempted to listen to it? Hear the relevant halachos for the work environment, along with the common situations that easily draw our ears into the traps of hearing or speaking derogatory words.
Care in how we relate to others is not only good, but very wise. Rav Berkovits explains that by watching how easily we forgive our own fluctuating behavior, so we can begin to forgive others. It can happen that the folly of speaking on others may suddenly click.
The joke about 'whenever two Jews discuss a topic, a third opinion inevitably pops up' serves to remind us how much Jews differ. Considering all the outlooks and lifestyles within Jewish life today, how possible is it to consider oneself as part of a cohesive community? Rav Berkovits addresses the range of variables involved in choosing a suitable community and Rabbi for you and your family.
Why isn̢t marriage as smooth sailing after the chuppah as you envisaged it under the chuppah with your beautiful bride? Just consider, if your expectations came about as you'd like, would they necessarily be the best thing for you? This series of talks examines strife within a marriage, and how to correct difficult situations that sooner or later could likely come up.
Why isn't marriage as smooth sailing after the wedding as you envisaged it while under the chuppah with your beautiful bride? Just consider, if that fairytale came about as you hoped, would it necessarily be the best thing for you? This important series of talks examines strife within a marriage, and how to correct difficult situations; in short - how to make a good marriage great.
Considering that childhood is a vital training ground for life, shouldn't there be actual laws governing how to raise children? When can a child be fed something not kosher if it involves a health issue? When should a child be stopped from committing an aveirah, and which parent should be involved? Hear clear halachic parameters on many topics that might otherwise seem to go into the 'do-whatever-you-think-best' category.
This concise, thorough guide gives clear cut advice for instilling mitzvah observance into young children. Rav Berkovits tackles many difficult educational issues including fighting, tznius, making brachos, and parental respect. Also discussed is an interesting approach for teaching children about responsibility vis-a-vis: positive and negative mitzvos, rabbinical decrees, and minhagim.
When raising our children, Rav Berkovits advises us that every chinuch consideration should be future-oriented. If your children are neglecting certain mitzvos out of rebellion, forcing them just won't generate warm feelings towards you - or to their inner spiritual yearnings. Hear a fundamental talk on being equally attentive to the short, and the long-term needs of your children's growth and well-being.
This class covers the laws of "beged ish" the habits of men and women as they apply to the opposite gender. Rav Berkovits brings contemporary examples such as: wearing clothing of the opposite gender, dressing up on Purim, men looking in the mirror, a woman taking up arms, and many more. An interesting talk.