05/11/2026
There is a prayer in Judaism called the Shema. “Shema” means “Hear.”
In the Shema, the responsibility for educating children is placed directly on the parents — not on government officials, not on political systems, and not on state institutions. The Torah places that responsibility squarely on mothers and fathers.
But look at where society is today.
Both parents are working constantly, running from one responsibility to another, trying to survive financially, trying to maintain homes, bills, schedules, and lifestyles. The result is that many parents no longer have the time to truly teach and guide their children the way previous generations once did.
And the consequences are everywhere.
We now live in a time where extremism is rising on all sides. Even on my own posts, I see people spreading extreme hatred toward Jews, blaming Jews for everything wrong in the world, making accusations so wild and disconnected from reality that it is honestly shocking.
At the same time, governments claim to fight terrorism while young people continue being drawn toward extremist ideologies. Why? Because many young people are searching for meaning, identity, truth, and direction — and too often they are finding it from loud voices online instead of wise parents at home.
I have spoken with many parents and grandparents, and I will say this plainly: our education system has deeply failed the younger generation in many ways. But it is not only the schools. When both parents are consumed by work and survival, the children are often left without proper guidance, historical understanding, critical thinking, or spiritual grounding.
Then extremist voices step in.
They say things that sound religious or intellectual, and young people who have not been properly educated accept it without questioning it.
I recently saw someone claim that Mother’s Day is a pagan holiday. That is the kind of historically inaccurate nonsense that spreads when people repeat things without studying history, facts, or context for themselves.
A truly educated person pursues truth carefully. They study. They question. They verify. They learn history before making sweeping claims.
What we are witnessing now is the result of failed priorities:
Parents too exhausted and distracted to properly teach their children.
An education system that has failed many students.
And extremist religious voices leading confused young people deeper into falsehood instead of truth.
Children do not raise themselves.
And when truth is not taught clearly at home, somebody else will step in and teach them something else.