âWe donât say âpunishmentâ in this house. We say âconsequence.ââ
Iâve heard a version of this sentence uttered so many times over the past decade that Iâve lost count. But Judaism doesnât talk of
sâchar vetotzaâot (reward and consequences). It talks of
sâchar vâoneish (reward and punishment).
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Undoubtedly, many believe that our children must be protected against concepts like âpunishment.â Influenced by modern psychology, they fear that their children wonât be able to handle such a âharshâ word.