Naftali Moster: How I raise my kids... (It might surprise you)
And why I regret starting YAFFED
I have plenty to write about the open miracles happening in Iran this week and especially today. It is literally Purim 2025. It is the five day war. We mamash see how Hashem controls history and Lev malachim beyad Hashem.
That will all have to wait for a longer post when I have time. This post is here to share a fascinating interview Naftali Moster of (ex-) Yaffed fame discussing how he decided to raise his kids. It is very relevant to our raising kids Chareidi series of posts, and I want to share it with you. (Obviously, I do not agree with all that he says. But a lot of what he says is very interesting). Check it out.
(Edit: he quotes me at minute 39! Didn't know that when I posted but thanks for the shout-out and it's NOT Daas Torah…)
Here’s our raising our kids Chareidi series:
Holy smokes! He gives Ash a shout out at minute 38! (He calls you "Daas Torah")
Moster says at minute 36 that there is huge value in staying with the Jewish community and participating in religious institutions even though you don't believe in G-d and the Torah. To me, it seems like a manifestation of Identity envy. Total שלא לשמה. Maybe it will come to בא לשמה one day.
Just posted this related gemara :
https://dovidykornreich.substack.com/p/interesting-things-i-learned-this-5b5