Reply To: People Without a Rov

Welcome back benignuman, it’s been some time.

When you speak to your Rov about the chinuch of your children, you tell your Rov about your children, what you think is the best path forward, and ask him, as a talmid chochom experienced dealing with many families and children, what additional insight he has based on his Torah knowledge and hashkafa – and whether the decision you would like to make based on the reasons you explained to him is something he agrees with, recommends a different approach or thinks that only the parent can decide in this particular instance.

Regarding other “non-halachic life questions”, other than things like what to eat for breakfast, what in life isn’t based on Halacha? Whether to take a job surely involves halachic issues, as does how to handle a misunderstanding with your neighbor. There are few serious issues that wouldn’t benefit from your Rov’s input.