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The little I know,

HaRav Yankele Pshevorsk zy”a gave similar advice to a very Chassidishe family whose son brought a shiksa to live with him in their home! His words were: “Give him MORE LOVE and MORE MONEY!”

This is worded very strangely. Did the son bring this woman to live in “their” (i.e., the parents’) home? If so, did Rav Pshevorsk recommend allowing the woman to remain living in the home? Or, more likely, was the son living on his own and intermarried? The response to the latter would be VERY different from the response to the former.

We must replace REECHOK – with KIRRUV!
We must replace REJECTION – with CONNECTION!
We must replace CRITICISM – with COMPLIMENTS!
We must replace JUDGEMENT – with UNDERSTANDING!
We must replace cold negative looks – with warm positive smiles!

And all of this can (and must) be done while maintaining proper expectations and boundaries.