Pathways to the Heart

From the Words of HaRav Yoram Abargel zt”l

One must always look to the right and to the left to see whether the members of the household are with him.

When your boys are already six or seven—do they come to the prayers? “No, they can’t come to the synagogue; they distract me, I cannot concentrate in prayer; if I have to watch them, I cannot pray at all”—this is not acceptable. One must be attentive to those around him: where are his children, is everything all right with them?

One must check what the environment needs; do not worry only about yourself, pay attention to what is happening around you—what your friend needs, what your neighbor needs, what your spouse needs.