Ask the Mechanech
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. [...]
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02, 2024
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01, 2024
Helping Our Students Connect
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 [...]
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11, 2023
The Gift of Tefilla
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:
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10, 2023
Why I Chose Chinuch
Twenty aspiring Mechanchim participated in the program led by Rabbi Levke Kaplan, receiving individualized mentorship, completing over 30 courses in Pedagogy, and gaining hands-on classroom experience. The program equipped them [...]
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10, 2023
Temporary Structures, Lasting Impact:
What Sukkah Building Teaches Us About the First Year in Education As my son and I swiftly assembled our Sukkah this year, the process felt almost routine—quite a contrast to [...]
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10, 2023
The Role of Mechanchim and Mechanchos on the Front Lines
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 [...]
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09, 2023
The Shofar’s Empowering Call for a New School Year
By Rabbi Avremi Popack As the shofar's powerful call rings out during Elul, heralding our traditional new year, classrooms worldwide buzz with the palpable excitement of a new school year. [...]
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07, 2023
For This Couple, Chinuch Shlichus is Their Life
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 [...]
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06, 2023
Thank You to Our Teachers
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 [...]
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06, 2023
The Listening Test: How to Make Sure Our Students Feel Heard
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 [...]
