Chanoch Lanaar Al Pi Darko
I had originally planned on a different post for today, but listening to the Torah reading this morning, I had a change of heart. Stay tuned.....
The torah in this week’s parsha teaches us in reference to Yaakov and Eisav, “Vayigdalu Han’arim”, the boys grew up.
I would never say the following on my own, (ok, I would, but not as it relates specifically to our avos) but Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (yes, that makes twice this week that I’m quoting him) explains that perhaps what went wrong with Eisav is that both he and Yaakov were raised the same way. By grouping the two together when the torah says “han’arim”, it implies that they both received the exact same education and upbringing. Had he received more indivualized attention and education perhaps he would have turned out differently.
All I can say is “WHOA”. Your thoughts?
The torah in this week’s parsha teaches us in reference to Yaakov and Eisav, “Vayigdalu Han’arim”, the boys grew up.
I would never say the following on my own, (ok, I would, but not as it relates specifically to our avos) but Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (yes, that makes twice this week that I’m quoting him) explains that perhaps what went wrong with Eisav is that both he and Yaakov were raised the same way. By grouping the two together when the torah says “han’arim”, it implies that they both received the exact same education and upbringing. Had he received more indivualized attention and education perhaps he would have turned out differently.
All I can say is “WHOA”. Your thoughts?
posted by A Frum Idealist | 12/01/2005 11:53:00 AM
5 Comments:
Blame it all on the parents, lol.
It seems like Eisav was already messed up from conception so..I'm not sure..but it's definitely a true lesson.
individualized approach to Chinuch, very important indeed.
I'm a firm believer in this concept. It's a really really difficult thing to implement, but it's so important to know your children well and to figure out what they need. I don't have any of my own (yet) but I do a lot of observing.
So true. It deserves more than just one post and I hope to address it when I have time.
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