April 19, 2014   

Rabbi Mordechai (Motta) Frank

 Rabbi Motta Frank grew up He grew up in the Hasidic gardens of Breslov. His father is Rabbi Yehuda Leib Frank, ztzel, and his grandfather was Rabbi Shmuel Shapira, ztzel, one of the great figures of Hasidism. He also served as the leader of Hasidism in the previous generation, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Bender, ztzel. Rabbi Frank He is a figure who has become a consensus. He is considered a warm and loving man, and has a moderate approach, considering the situation and circumstances, in the sense of: Enoch to the boy - according to his own way. In recent years, he has been spreading the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov among Jewish populations around the world. He operates a Facebook page and a website called "Beer Besadeh," where he publishes lessons, messages, insights, and innovations on the subject of daily life. He is considered by many to be a listening ear and a warm anchor, he accepts everyone with one love, one ministry, and one shelter.

age: 45 residence: Jerusalem A few words about yourself: A Hasidic influencer from among the Breslov Hasidic community, he teaches faith, confidence, and positive thinking. How do you deal with a boy who drops out of the family? Only from an attitude of endless 'love' and 'affection'. How do we relate to it – should we stay away, approach it, could we be affected by it? Just to fight, and tell him to talk to the other kids not to learn from the kind of choice he made. Should someone who doesn't study very hard feel like they're a 'traitor' to the country because they don't enlist? No. Because the army is not built on the basis of mandatory obedience to the rules of the Torah and the commandments. What is the right attitude towards people like Yair Lapid? It's a shame that he made a choice that was so far from being beneficial to the Torah and the mitzvot. How should one behave regarding the question of controversy in the Lithuanian public? Everyone will choose the rabbi who suits them best. What to do when you feel that the 'greatest generation' is making the wrong moves? If he is indeed the 'greatest of the generation' in your eyes, and in the eyes of many, and in the eyes of famous and accepted rabbis among the Torah-observant public - do not think about him. How do you make Torah study an experience for youth? When you manage to turn it into something sacred, spiritual, full of life and joy, contemporary and topical. How do you deal with the financial hardship? (Women at work, secular workplaces, secular places of study, the very act of going to school in general) Married women have more room for flexibility, provided that they observe all the rules of the laws of separation in every place, in every situation, and also maintain a clear and distinct distance between men and women. Technological development - what about the claim that it is impossible to fight advanced technology? One must be educated about the dangers that lie ahead, and commit to not using technology without a good watchdog of strong filtering. To what extent can children be exposed to technological operations (movies, kosher mobile phones, gaming computers, ultra-Orthodox films)? It is only possible when one stands very firmly on a clear boundary without any subtleties, and does not allow any product into the eyes that is not intended in advance for a person who is observant of Torah and mitzvot and that is made only by those who are observant of Torah and mitzvot. What is the place of the yeshiva and what is its main message today? The preferred place of the spiritual incubator for acquiring the values ​​of faith and confidence in all its parts and details. Girls' education: the development of liberal arts among them. Quite a few leave the seminary for colleges. Wouldn't it be appropriate to revise the seminars? Prepare them for the situation after marriage, along with the husband's clear decision, to go to places that suit them and under the above conditions. Psychology in Haredi society. Strengthening the professional mental health system in yeshivot. Is it appropriate, is it necessary? Certainly, certainly. Jewish philosophy. Jewish thought, the Bible, why or has the time come to engage with them more in our country? Certainly, certainly. Tell us something about yourself: Tries to look at every soul at eye level, without any preconceptions, and without any cleverness or accounting. Respects each and every one in choosing the type of life they choose. And believes that each and every one has the potential to find themselves with vitality and joy even according to all the rules of the Torah and mitzvot, even in the era of modern life and technological development. aspiration: To instill in as many people as possible the rules of faith and confidence, along with the secret of the power of positive thinking. A moment of happiness: That I have a certain part in ensuring that another soul in the Jewish people manages to find himself happy and joyful, along with the combination of observing all the rules of Torah and Halacha. Something you regret: When I can't control a certain outburst of anger. Something no one knows about you: A lot of things I really think and feel.