Deciding to move a family depends of feelings of wife; Conditions conducive to children’s proper upbringing; consult with friends
By the Grace of G-d
28 Cheshvan, 5739
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. . . .
Englewood, N.J.
Sholom uBrocho:
I am in receipt of your letter in which you write that you find it difficult to decide where to live, in the USA or continue in your present location.
In general, when it comes to moving a family, the feelings of the wife, the Akeres Habayis, should be reckoned with. A further important consideration is that having been blessed with children, it is essential to live in a place that offers the conditions for bringing them up in accordance with the traditional blessing of Torah, chuppah and maasim tovim in the fullest measure. If, nevertheless, there are doubts, then it is advisable to consult friends with whom the situation can be discussed in detail and open-heartedly, as it is written, “uteshuo b’rov yo’etz...”
