Modern family life brings questions the basic rules do not always answer. Honoring Our Parents gives clear, practical Halachic guidance for the situations families actually face today.
Kibbud Av Va’Em is not only about the obvious moments. The difficult questions usually happen in normal life — when responsibilities conflict, emotions are involved, or you simply do not know what Halacha requires.
Your parent calls while you are busy. You disagree with a request. A parent says something you believe is wrong. This book gives practical Halachic direction for situations teenagers actually face — not only the basic rules everyone already knows.
Teach Kibbud Av Va’Em without turning every disagreement into an argument. The Q&A format gives families a Torah-based reference point for conversations about respect, responsibility, boundaries and everyday family life.
Marriage, in-laws, living away from home, medical issues, money and competing responsibilities can make honoring parents much more complicated. The book helps connect timeless Halacha to those changing realities.
Use practical questions as discussion starters for classes, chavruta learning and student conversations. It is an accessible English Q&A resource grounded in the Shulchan Aruch and leading Poskim.
This is the kind of real-life question the book was written to address.
One should always respect his parents even in a case where they did not raise him.
Regarding spending time at a mother’s house or a father’s house, the Yalkut Yosef writes that at a certain age a child can decide where he would want to spend more time if Beit Din did not assign custody. Each case is different, and one should consult his Rabbi or Da’at Torah.
The Chazon Ish writes that intentionally ignoring a parent or pushing off a task they requested can violate the obligation of mora — reverence for one’s parents.
With messages and email, an immediate response may not always be expected, but one should still avoid making a parent wait unnecessarily and respond as quickly as reasonably possible.
The Chazon Ish writes that one should speak with a parent for as long as needed in order to help reduce the parent’s stress and anxiety. If a parent asks for more frequent calls or visits, that request should be taken seriously.
Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l is cited as saying that concern over losing learning time is not a reason to refuse such a call, and that a person will not lose out from honoring his parents properly.
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