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Answer by Shlucha Goldie Plotkin, who led the Torah Tots Preschool in Markham, Ontario, for 39 years and co-directs Tamim Academy in York Region. When parents ask why they should [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shliach Rabbi Yossi Evers Principal of Grades 3–5 at Oholei Torah in Crown Heights What inspired you to go into education? Growing up on shlichus, I wanted [...]

A letter from our director and founder to the Lipskar family. Dear Lipskar Family Shyicheh, Growing up, I didn’t have much to do with Rabbi Lipskar. Of course, I knew [...]

Please introduce yourself, including your name, the school you teach at, and how long you’ve been teaching. My name is Mushka Rodal. I teach at Gan Chai, run by Rabbi [...]

By Chanah Rose Rachtza - Koreich: Taste, Touch, Crunch, Repeat After the long stretch of telling, talking, reading, singing, delving and understanding, the next five Simanim of the Seder come [...]

By Chanah Rose If the Chinuch emphasis of the Haggadah comes from the Posuk “v’higad’ta livincha bayom hahu - and you should tell your children on this day,” (Shemos 13:8) [...]

The entire purpose of the Pesach Seder is Chinuch - V’higad’ta Livincha. Every step, carefully crafted and placed in the Seder, holds wisdom for educators to take with them for [...]

Hayom Yom of 19 Adar I says, “Chassidim, even those of average spiritual stature, used to be thoroughly knowledgeable (baki) in the Tanach…It was their regular custom to read chapters of Tanach while putting away their tallis and tefillin. Their schedule enabled them to complete the entire Tanach in three months.”

My daughter has friends who are bullying a classmate. What’s the best way to help her navigate the situation—doing the right thing without losing friends?

5 Ways to Grow Like A Tree & Be An EverGrowingEducator

The key is always adding light. Me’at ohr doche harbe choshech—a little light dispels much darkness. When we fill our homes and our children’s lives with the kedusha, light and warmth of Torah, Mitzvos, and Chassidishe chinuch, the influences of the outside world naturally fade away.

Please introduce yourself:  I teach Kita Aleph at Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch of Montreal, Canada, and I have been teaching for 14 years. Did you always want to be a [...]

Supporters of the Our Heritage program gathered at the home of Shmuly and Yael Brummel for an evening dedicated to ensuring every Jewish child receives a Jewish education. The Our Heritage program focuses on helping children transfer from public schools to Jewish day schools, providing them with financial support and a nurturing environment where they can grow with a strong connection to Torah, mitzvos, and Jewish values.

Please introduce yourself. My name is Shaina Baumgarten. I have been working in preschool for over 20 years, primarily with 2-year-olds.  What is your Chinuch philosophy? I believe that teaching [...]

Teaching Tip by Mushkie Lipsker @evergrowingeducator Some teachers hesitate to introduce more group work in the classroom. Reasons for that can be the discomfort of students unwilling to collaborate with [...]

Please introduce yourself- I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with my wife Ilana and seven children. I am currently a second-grade Rebbi in Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh. How many years have [...]

How can I choose the right school for my child? And what if I live in a community with only one school, how can I make it work for my [...]

The following is an excerpt from Rabbi Yossie Denburg's Blog, Timeless Torah. Rabbis often romanticize about the past. They reminisce about the “good-old-days” and bemoan how everything has gone downhill since [...]

The Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) has announced its 9th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, to take place on י”א -י”ב תמוז, חג הגאולה, תשפ”ד, July 17-18, 2024, at the Hilton Stamford [...]

How can we ensure our teenagers who are counselors in camp have a productive summer that enhances their growth?   By: Mrs. Dena Gorkin, Principal of Bnos Chomesh Academy There [...]

Chinuch From the Inside Out: As seen in the EmBRace Magazine By: Mrs. Chanah Rose Read Part I Here All or Nothing Another potential pitfall to the checklist mentality, that [...]

Chinuch From the Inside Out: As seen in the EmBRace Magazine By: Mrs. Chanah Rose In the quest to measure, track and encourage the growth of our students and [...]

How do we explain troubling events to children, such as what happened in 770? Answer by Rabbi Yossi Rosenblum, CEO and Head of School of Yeshiva Schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [...]

י’ שבט: Helping Our Students Connect The Rebbe wrote to teachers: “Happy is your lot that השגחה עליונה has placed you in the most fortunate position of one engaged in [...]

The biggest question that educators ask today is how we can foster our students’ Yiras Shamayim. While there is no magic wand, I have seen so many students profoundly impacted when they started to put effort into Davening. To help you bring this kind of impact into your classroom, here are the 4 Ps that you can think about when teaching Tefilla: 

What can we do about the crisis in Eretz Yisrael? The Rebbe taught us in the response to previous wars in Eretz Yisroel that we do have the power to [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Rabbi Zalmy and Mashie Frankel (nee Marcus) both teach at Bader Hillel Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and compare it to their days in Crown Heights. This [...]

You planted, You watered, You waited And watched.   You planned and You brainstormed, Prepared and Progressed,   Instructed, Inspired, Directed, Stepped back.     You wondered  You worried, You [...]

As teachers we’re in the best position to show our students that we’re on their team. How can we listen to our students non judgmentally, and make more time for [...]

In the world of Chinuch, we are always thinking of long-term goals. Our decisions and investments must always be based on big-picture objectives of where we want to go, not [...]

“Meet the Chinuch Shluchim” is jointly presented by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) and COLlive.com Community News Service. The series features Chabad teachers from different states, countries, and demographics speaking [...]

“Meet the Chinuch Shluchim” is jointly presented by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) and COLlive.com Community News Service. The series features Chabad teachers from different states, countries, and demographics speaking [...]

The passage of the Arba Banim reminds us anew each year to tailor our teaching to all of our diverse students. Do you recognize any of these four in your [...]

Dear Friends, As we prepare to celebrate Pesach, the Yom Tov of “Vehigadita L’Bincha”, we are reminded of the importance of education and the impact it has on our lives. [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Ms. Chaya Toby Lieblich began as a preschool teacher and left Chinuch for other career options. She eventually returned to teach teenagers and explains why she's [...]

By Mrs. Chanah Rose  As the final installment of our four-part Chinuch series on teaching Tefilla, we present a list of tips and resources.  Students often ask for practical tips [...]

By Chanah Rose  There are many more analogies that can be dwelt upon for Tefilla, both classic ones and original ones that you and your students or children might come [...]

By Mrs. Chanah Rose We are all familiar with the dream that Yaakov Avinu had at the foot of Har Hamoria, with the powerful imagery of a “sulam mutzav artzah [...]

By Mrs. Chanah Rose The Frierdiker Rebbe once said ספר השיחות לה"ק תש"ד-קכד ("התפילה והעבוד", הרב יקותיאל גרין, דף 156) : “A foundation of Chassidus is Tefilla. Just like in [...]

Based on Rabbi Nosson Gurary’s talk at the Yud Shevat Mechanchos Farbrengen, 5783.  1) This world is Hashem's favorite place. There are infinite spiritual worlds, but everything Hashem created is [...]

By Shaina Baumgarten, Preschool Teacher at Silverstein Hebrew Academy, Great Neck, NY  A message from a teacher to her school director, presented at the Annual Women's Chabad School Leadership Retreat, [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Rabbi Yisroel Raices, first-grade teacher at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St, follows in his grandfather's footsteps, remembers a kind gesture of a parent, and shares 3 [...]

At the celebratory farbrengen on Hei Teves 5747, the Rebbe emphasized a lesson for our Avodah from the whole ordeal. Part of the complaint was that Lubavitch isn’t a  גוף [...]

There are many versions of the question that is asked, "What is the miracle of Chanuka?" Reading between the lines of its answers, perhaps we can say that Chinuch is the miracle [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Rabbi Mendel Meyers, a fifth-grade teacher at Cheder Menachem in Los Angeles, California on how curiosity and unique hobbies outside of school have made him a [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Rabbi Eily Smith of the Mesivta at Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC) in Miami, Florida, on a powerful experience that transformed his teaching, instilling confidence, and teaching [...]

We are all familiar with the story of the King's crown jewel being crushed into medicine as a mashal for revealing Chassidus in our times. This includes the Chiddush of [...]

Fourth grader Gabriela’s whole life changed when she switched from public school to Mazel Day School, a Blue-Ribbon award-winning Chabad school in southern Brooklyn, New York. “I keep Shabbat and [...]

Op-Ed by Mrs. Chanah Rose: If Chinuch is the most important role, then why is it the most difficult? Here are just a few reasons why. Teaching: the hardest job [...]

Meet the Chinuch Shluchim: Rabbi Avraham Granat of Lubavitch Hebrew Academy in Margate, Florida, on dealing with a terrible loss, his mastery of multiple trades, his role model from Las [...]

Op-Ed by Rabbi Zalman Shneur, Executive Director of The Menachem Education Foundation, dedicated to improving Chinuch: "Are yeshiva graduates successful despite our education or because of our education?" “Without an [...]

by Chanah Rose Sitting with a group of friends at a Shabbos afternoon shiur, we digressed to talk about what our goals are for our children. “To be frum.” “To [...]

By Rabbi Zalman Shneur  Our children are listening. They listen when we complain about our unhappiness with the education system. They listen when we argue that the teacher was wrong [...]

by Rabbi Shalom DovBer Avtzon, I propose that we do everything we can in a manner of Lchatchilla Ariber. In addition to whatever schools are doing there should be an emphasis of one on one.

As a community, we are in a process of rededicating ourselves to the vital Shlichus of Chinuch. In every area, educators are striving to go the extra mile - exemplifying [...]

At the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5779, Mechanchos from around the world gathered to farbreng and inspire each other in their unique Shlichus of Chinuch. Throughout the Kinus, there were various [...]

By Mrs Chanah Rose, Is teaching an art, a science, or a calling? The simple answer is, all three. We have all met the “born” teacher, who has been playing school since age five.

By Rena Udkoff, How the Rebbe’s call for a Moment of Silence can be applied in a Chabad classroom  

By Rabbi Zalman Shneur, The name of the upcoming Yom Tov of Pesach derives from the word meaning “and Hashem will leap over.” Rashi in his commentary explains further: “The festival is called Pesach because of [Hashem’s] leaping.... Therefore, perform all its aspects in a manner of bounding and leaping.” Pesach has a special characteristic of leaping beyond the boundaries of regular limitations.

By Mrs. Chana Rose, Educational Director of the Menachem Education Foundation The first thing that we need to realize about the second son described in the Haggada, the Rasha, is [...]