Question

Have a good week.
 
Following the article about Elul (Column 27), I have a question on a topic that has been bothering me for a very long time.
 
The women in my family (my wife, her mother, her sister), and I assume many other women defined as “Haredi (ultra-Orthodox),” and probably not only they, relate to the basic principles and foundations of faith in a very naive and simplistic way.
 
For example, my wife (who is quite anxious by nature) takes the idea of judgment on Rosh Hashanah completely literally.
 
When you combine that with her close familiarity with tragedies (her best friend died of cancer two weeks ago, and other friends kindly keep her updated on every new disaster…), you get a very difficult feeling before Rosh Hashanah.
 
At the same time, this tragedy has raised questions of faith for her and for her friends.
 
I am debating whether to share the contents of the article with her.
 
Since for years I have been considered in the family as barely religious, almost Reform, heaven forbid… a conversation initiated by me about the metaphorical nature of Rosh Hashanah will probably not be received favorably or with an attentive ear. So I thought of letting her read the article and see that there is a different approach from what she was accustomed to receiving as if it were given at Sinai.
 
On the other hand, the question is whether it is right to let her read the article and shake up her world of faith, which was built mainly by rabbis in the Lustig and Ofakim seminaries about 25 years ago.
 
The question is really both general and personal: is it preferable to let acquaintances remain in their simple faith and not expose them to intellectual complexity, or is it proper to present an alternative to them?
 
Of course I am speaking only about intelligent people.
 
Thank you in advance.