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Pele Yoetz
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Fostering the Elul Atmosphere
Q: Every year with the coming of Chodesh Elul, I feel guilty and distressed at being unable to foster an atmosphere at home that bespeaks...
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Pele Yoetz
Jul 29, 20213 min read
How can I get my kids to listen of their own free will?
Q: How can I get my children to listen and be more obedient? When I tell them to go to sleep, pick up the toys, clean up the messy...
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Pele Yoetz
Jul 22, 20213 min read
When will my children learn to daven properly?
Q: I am a father of a large brood, baruch Hashem, which are growing up at a dizzying rate. My parents were divorced when I was a young...
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Pele Yoetz
Jun 15, 20213 min read
What to do when your bachur won't open up to you?
Q: I am a father of 7, ka”h, the eldest of whom just entered yeshivah this year. Recently, I’ve noticed that he doesn’t share anything...
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Pele Yoetz
May 9, 20213 min read
Not A Dry Eye
Q. My kids are all very shaken up and unsettled since the terrible tragedy last week in Meron. The little ones have taken to playing...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Balancing the Simchah and Sweets on Purim
Q: First and foremost, thank you for the fascinating articles and useful chinuch tips which I find so practical in my daily interactions...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20213 min read
United in Isolation
Q: I’m a mother to 7 adorable children, and after one of my kids tested positive for Covid-19, we’ve spent the whole last week in...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20214 min read
Good Point
Dear Rav Levy, shlit”a Q: I’m married and a father of 5, kein yirbu. For a very long time, I’m been wondering about my relationship with...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Al Pi Darko
Q: Thank you so much for this excellent forum. I’ve already gained so much from the questions and answers posted over the past months,...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20214 min read
Help Me Pull My Son Out of the Rut!
Q: My eldest son entered yeshivah last year with enthusiasm and eager desire to learn and strive. Baruch Hashem, he took to yeshivah like...
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Pele Yoetz
Mar 7, 20213 min read
I’m With You Always
Q: Baruch Hashem, I’m a mother to 6 wonderful, beautiful kids, ba”h, each special in his or her way. My question regards my second child,...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20214 min read
How Much Attention Do Kids Need?
Q: Dear Rav Levy, shlit”a I didn’t believe that we’d get to this point. I was sure that by the time Rosh Chodesh Iyar rolled around, the...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Losing His Connection
Question: Following the coronavirus crisis, my 18-year-old son doesn’t want to go back to Yeshiva. Initially, he claimed that he wasn’t...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20214 min read
How Can I Educate My Kids to Be More Than Me?
My dilemma may sound strange, but it has been irking me for a long time, and it is very important to me to get to the bottom of it: How...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Back to Normal
Dear Pele Yoetz, I want to thank you for your informative and inspirational articles throughout the last two months of pandemic. They...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Starting the Zman in midst of Corona Crisis
Q: Dear Rav Levy, shlit”a I didn’t believe that we’d get to this point. I was sure that by the time Rosh Chodesh Iyar rolled around, the...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Corona Days
There is nothing essential to the Jewish home as peace and harmony. Shlomo Hamelech teaches in sefer Mishlei, “Tov pas chareva u’shalom...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Coronaphobia
Q: I’m a mother of my five, bli ayin hara, and now in this era of corona with the kids out of school, we’re all cooped up together at...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Yearning for Greatness
Q: Dear Rabbi Levy, shlit”a Thank you for your excellent answers and clear advice! I’m an avid reader! My son is in sixth grade and...
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Pele Yoetz
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Including Kids in Family Finances
Question: Baruch Hashem, I’m blessed with a large family, and until recently, I had an excellent job that paid well and allowed me to...
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