Why Don't My Kids Respect Me?

Question of the Week: Can you explain my children to me? I have dedicated my life to looking after their every need. But if I ask one of them to get me a glass of water they moan and groan. Why is it that one parent can care for thre children but three children can't seem to care for one parent? Answer: We are all descendants of Adam and Eve, the first human beings. We have inherited from them the basic ingredients of human nature. They didn't have parents. They were created, not born. They had no umbilical cords. They probably didn't even have belly buttons. So any normal human being has an innate desire to look after their children. But looking after our parents (and our belly buttons) is a skill that doesn't always come naturally. The genes we pass on to our children are not enough. We must pass on to them a moral code too. If they are raised to think of themselves as mere intelligent animals, then they will follow their instincts, which program them to care for themselves and their young, not their parents.   But if we teach our children that they are moral beings that can go beyond their genetic programming, then we raise them to know that life is about doing what is right rather than what feels right, what is good rather than what feels good. We are not just apes with intelligence, but ethical beings with a belly button. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss To subscribe CLICK HERE or email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALL SERVICES AT NEFESH    1 FRANCIS ST BONDI BEACH   (OFF CAMPBELL PDE, BEHIND NOAH'S BACKPACKERS)   SHABBOS TIMES & COMMUNITY INFO: SHABBOS BERESHIS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, 5 October 2018 | 26 Tishrei 5779 Candle Lighting.................................... 5:42pm Mincha................................................ 5:50pm Shabbos Service................................... 6:00-6:50pm Kids Program....................................... 6:00pm Followed by Kiddush sponsored by the Tartour family in honour of Arnaud's recent Bar Mitzvah anniversary- Mazal Tov!   Shabbos Day, 6 October 2018 | 27 Tishrei 5779 In depth parsha class ..................... 9:00am Shabbos Service............................ 10:00am-12:20pm Kids Program ............................... 10:30am Followed by Kiddush Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishis ................ 5:40pm Gematria and Story by Rev Amzalak..... 6:00pm Shiur with Rabbi Moss......................... 6:20pm Shabbos ends.................................... 6:39pm Followed by Havdalah   WEEKDAY SERVICES Sunday.............................. 8:00am Mon- Fri............................. 7:00am Latest Shema this week....... 8:33am New Moon/ Molad............... Tuesday 9 October 9:01:11pm Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan...... Tues - Wednesday 9-10 Oct   HAPPY BIRTHDAY Levi Weisz................... 28 Tishrei/ Sunday 7 October Yehezkel-Yoel Ezekiel.... 28 Tishrei/ Sunday 7 October Asher Waine................ 29 Tishrei/ Monday 8 October Tom Cromer.................. 2 Cheshvan/ Thursday 11 October Monique Klein................ 3 Cheshvan/ Friday 12 October   HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Karen & Roger Berman... 28 Tishrei/ Sunday 7 October   LONG LIFE Peppi Glick for his late father Ruby Glick... 2 Cheshvan/ Thursday 11 October Les Pozniak for his late step-mother Joan Pozniak Chai Bat Leah... 2 Cheshvan/ Thursday 11 October Roy, Steven and Kim Eckowitz for their late mother Alma Eckowitz Chana bat Kalman... 2 Cheshvan/ Thursday 11 October

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