כי כאשר ייסר איש את בנו ד' אלקיך מיסרך
Discipline, reward and punishment is a critical part of the educational process. An astute and caring parent knows when and how much to discipline and how to be certain that it is an act of love. When a child senses his parent’s love, the discipline takes on a different image. If the parent metes out the punishment with anger or worse, the child will harbor a sense of fear, or an unpleasant attitude toward that parent. The first mechanech, Torah educator, was Avraham Avinu. Indeed, the paradigmatic pasuk describing Hashem’s love for Avraham is based upon Avraham’s devotion toward transmitting…
