Where What WhenArticles about Growing UpIt seems that many of the people I associate with are not happy in their Yiddishkeit. I have asked them for an explanation of this, and it all gets back to one basic point: How do we know that Hashem really loves us, especially with all the tzaros that are prevalent today? ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: February 2009 My parents are both very overweight. I am their eldest, and it hurts me when they eat so much and don’t care to stop this bad habit. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: October 2008 I have a friend who has gone into a depression from being single. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: September 2008 Son in Yeshiva who hates English He sees no purpose to the secular subjects and doesn’t put in any effort at all. I tried to encourage himI have a son in yeshiva who is a good student and doing very well in the limudei kodesh program. However, he absolutely hates English. He sees no purpose to the secular subjects and doesn’t put in any effort at all. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: February 2008 A Rav, teacher, or a frum therapist can make a big difference in helping someone realize that they are still a welcome part of the community.There are too many rules that don’t make sense – rules about tznius, rules about being late to class, rules about not being able to leave early, etc. I feel like I’m withering away. I feel like I’m in jail all day long. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: November 2007 Dear Mr. Weisbord, I’m worried about the beginnings of a temper in my son. He is a lovely, sweet, considerate boy, and has friends. It’s just that if somebody is making fun of him, or something makes him angry, he loses his temper. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: May 2007 My son is in eighth grade. He has a very strong desire to go to an out-of-town yeshiva next year. He knows a lot about all the yeshivas and what they have to offer, and is extremely eager to go to the one of his choice (assuming he gets in). ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: January 2007 Dear Dr. Weisbord, My youngest child, a five-year-old, has always been sweet and good-natured. If fact, he is rather timid. Recently, however, he has developed a bad temper. If he doesn’t get his way about something, he gets furious. He yells, kicks, and slams doors. If I say to him “That’s not a nice way to behave,” he just says, “S-o-r-r-y” in a flippant way. ............Read More By Dr. Aviva Weisbord Volume: February 2006 Dear Mr. Weisbord, I am a 25-year-old working boy who is kovea itim. Lately, I went out with a few girls I liked. It seems like what usually happens is that everything goes very well on the first two dates, and I get word that the girl likes me, too. Then it all collapses on the third date. We have nothing to talk about, and the date is a dud. Then she doesn’t want to go out again. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 |
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