Mothers and fathers. Morahs and rebbeim and even principals and menahalim. Especially in these challenging times, they have so many questions on chinuch. So many questions … and here is an address for all those looking for sensible and practical answers, firmly rooted in our Torah wisdom: Rabbi Yaakov Bender, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway.

Rabbi Bender is a nationally acclaimed Rosh Yeshivah who has made Darchei Torah one of the country’s premiere schools and who travels the world speaking about chinuch issues. Chinuch with Simchah, the fourth in his much-hailed series, once again allows parents to benefit from Rabbi Bender’s wisdom, experience, insight, and sensitivity.

Will giving a child a “kosher” MP3 player open the door to dangerous technology, or will it prevent the child from discovering more problematic devices? At what age is it appropriate for a child to go to the funeral of a grandparent? Eretz Yisrael is at war, and my twelve-year-old daughter wants to go to an ice-cream party. Should we tell her it’s inappropriate? How should I, as a parent, and my child deal with a playground bully? And what if the bully is an adult?

In Chinuch with Simchah, Rabbi Bender gives us answers to these, and to more than 200 other pressing questions. He includes both specific guidelines and also discuss the principles of chinuch and parenting on which his advice is based.

It is quite extraordinary how much is contained in these brief questions and answers. We learn when and how to discipline and when to look away, how to understand our children’s lives and worldview, how to foster respect without creating distance. And, yes, how to raise Torah-true, stable, happy and “mentschlich” children even in the 21st century. Though the answers are brief and to the point, we can feel the warmth and love Rabbi Bender has for every child — and his decades of experience in handling the myriad challenges of modern-day chinuch.

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