Kvetching for Dummies: A Torah Guide to Complaining the Right Way

Parashas Beshalach

Complaining has gotten a bad rap. No one likes a complainer, and we’re taught from a young age not to complain. More often than not, complaining backfires, bringing even more frustration or pain. Is there anything good or even virtuous about complaining? Could it serve a productive purpose?

The Jewish people have been complaining since time immemorial, s…