Can a child’s present behavior determine who they will become? Through the Torah’s mysterious case of the rebellious son, this powerful talk explores why Judaism never allows us to write off a struggling child. A young person may seem to be heading down the wrong path, but the possibility of teshuvah and transformation always remains. The message is especially relevant before Rosh Hashanah: people are not defined by where they have been, and they can still change direction.

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