tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post3647502868207457282..comments2023-03-14T06:56:21.208-07:00Comments on The Relevant Parsha: I Will Be What I Will BeRabbi Yisroel Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732599880950749051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post-53176576851406145582007-01-15T07:21:00.000-08:002007-01-15T07:21:00.000-08:00Leo-
The answer to your question can be found in t...Leo-<br />The answer to your question can be found in the Rambam and the Ramchal. They both write that in bringing up kids it is sometimes necessary to <i>express</i> anger. However, this is not permission to be angry - just to act as if you are to make your point to the child. This is what they write and I believe it answers your question. Like G-d, we are occasionally called upon to act as if we are angry without actually being angry inside. Easier said than done!Rabbi Yisroel Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732599880950749051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post-71881422941212077162007-01-12T12:47:00.000-08:002007-01-12T12:47:00.000-08:00btw, it just occured to me that our corporate cult...btw, it just occured to me that our corporate culture of "chatting around the water cooler" comes from a long standing tradition of our ancestors in meeting their important "partners" in life at the very same spot!<br /><br />Though, beware, water supply can also significantly damage your [leadership] career. :-)<br /><br />good Shabbos.kol tovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309043577319829557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post-73928185832631495282007-01-12T12:35:00.000-08:002007-01-12T12:35:00.000-08:00Rabbi Gordon,
Quick question from the later part ...Rabbi Gordon,<br /><br />Quick question from the later part in the parsha:<br /><br />“Hashem instructs Moshe in the use of the staff which he will employ to demonstrate miracles to Pharaoh. Moshe, still unconvinced that he is the right person, cites his speech handicap. Hashem dismisses this objection also, and expressing anger, insists that Moshe go. He may share the task with his older brother Aharon.”<br /><br />Question: If we are told to emulate God and “walk in his path”, does it follow from this week’s parsha that it is okay to be angry with our kids and to express it when they clearly disobey instructions (in form of command or a plea) ? I am not asking permission to be excessive (scream, yell, beat our kids, God forbid, etc.). Rather, I am trying to learn how God was expressing his anger and how should we do it, when conflict arises.<br /><br />After all, God was upset with Moishe Rabbeinu… Imagine, me and my little monsters ?!kol tovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309043577319829557noreply@blogger.com