The boys of Viznitz Yeshiva in Bnei Brak went to help their Rabbi clean his house for Passover. While the boys were working a dish broke. The Rebbetzin was very upset and asked which boy did it. The Rabbi heard the question and came running from the next room saying in a joking manner, "don't tell!".
The boys learned that honesty isn't always the proper way. Knowing who broke the dish wouldn't solve the problem anyway so there's no gain from embarrassing him.
Having learned this important lesson that being kind to a friend is more important than being honest, they used it later in Yeshiva when such a situation arose.
A boy had done mischief and the entire yeshiva staff was working on finding the culprit.He needed to punished for what he had done and warned that he should not do such a thing again. An assembly was called and the boys were asked that whoever knows who did the mischief should tell. They all knew, but the boys knew not to tell. The Rabbi had taught them that you don't always have to be so correct. …show more content…
The corrective measures the staff planned to take with the mischievous boy might not have helped. All that hardship was avoided, and the problem got solved in a nice way. The boy that misbehaved got the message, and in addition to that, all the boys in the Yeshiva felt love and closeness to each other. They learned to trust each other and to have true achdus and caring for a fellow friend.
The Rabbi brought out an important point with this teaching. Not always is the conventional way of reprimanding and punishment the best way to deal with such issues. Showing kindness can teach so much
The boys learned that honesty isn't always the proper way. Knowing who broke the dish wouldn't solve the problem anyway so there's no gain from embarrassing him.
Having learned this important lesson that being kind to a friend is more important than being honest, they used it later in Yeshiva when such a situation arose.
A boy had done mischief and the entire yeshiva staff was working on finding the culprit.He needed to punished for what he had done and warned that he should not do such a thing again. An assembly was called and the boys were asked that whoever knows who did the mischief should tell. They all knew, but the boys knew not to tell. The Rabbi had taught them that you don't always have to be so correct. …show more content…
The corrective measures the staff planned to take with the mischievous boy might not have helped. All that hardship was avoided, and the problem got solved in a nice way. The boy that misbehaved got the message, and in addition to that, all the boys in the Yeshiva felt love and closeness to each other. They learned to trust each other and to have true achdus and caring for a fellow friend.
The Rabbi brought out an important point with this teaching. Not always is the conventional way of reprimanding and punishment the best way to deal with such issues. Showing kindness can teach so much