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. [...]
The Great Chinuch Balancing Act of Today by Mrs. Risha Majeski
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
The Great Chinuch Balancing Act of Today by Mrs. Rivka Fishman
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
The Great Chinuch Balancing Act of Today by Morah Chani Brod
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
The Great Chinuch Balancing Act of Today Rabbi Mendy Greenbaum
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
The Great Chinuch Balancing Act of Today Rabbi Baruch Hertz
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
SEL As Well? Building Our Students’ Social-Emotional Repertoire Dr. Rona Novick
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
Farbrengen: Educating Hashem’s Children: Navigating Chinuch Today Mrs. Chanie Wolf
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
The Difference You Make
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5783
Chinuch with the Times: Insights for an Inspired Educator
Chinuch with the Times is a collection of bite-sized insights from the Menachem Education Foundation. Written to provide encouragement to educators throughout their year of teaching, Chinuch with the Times [...]
Resource Fair, Sessions at Day 2 of Kinus Mechanchos
Still on a high from Tuesday night’s Gala Chinuch Banquet, Mechanchos were excited to attend another day of workshops and sessions at the second day of the 8th Annual Kinus [...]
Kinus Mechanchos Gala Highlights Passion for Chinuch
Excited energy and a celebratory spirit filled the air at the 8th Annual Gala Chinuch Banquet at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, as 500 educators gathered for an evening of Chinuch [...]
Kinus Mechanchos Gathers for Group Photo
In the middle of a full day of workshops and networking at the 8th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad organized by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF), participants gathered for a group [...]
Over 500 Educators Gather for First Day of 8th Kinus Mechanchos
Over 500 Mechanchos from around the world gathered this morning for the first day of the largest-ever 8th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, a two-day convention for Chabad women educators, taking [...]
Risha Majeski, Chayale Neuhaus Headline 8th Gala Chinuch Banquet
The 8th Annual Gala Chinuch Banquet, scheduled to take place at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad on 20 Av / August 7, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, [...]
Why 400 Already Signed Up to the Kinus Mechanchos
The 8th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad is under four weeks away, and over 400 Mechanchos from around the world have already registered. Taking place on 20-21 Av 5783 / August [...]
20 Emerging Educators Graduate MEF Training Program
The Menachem Education Foundation’s Kadima L’Chinuch Teacher Training program culminated on Yud Tammuz / June 29, with a moving graduation ceremony and meaningful farbrengen at United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown [...]
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 [...]
The Tracks Planned at 8th Kinus Mechanchos Chabad
The 8th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, organized by Menachem Education Foundation (MEF), will gather over 500 Chabad Mechanchos in Stamford, Connecticut for two days of professional development workshops, networking and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Heritage Founders Dinner Shows Impact of Jewish Education
The Our Heritage program gathered forty supporters and friends at Wolf & Lamb in Manhattan on Wednesday evening, to launch the fourth year of the program, with a lavish dinner [...]
How to View Our Students – A Chinuch Perspective from Rabbi Zalman Shneur
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 [...]
Menachem Education Foundation is Collecting Chinuch Stories
In preparation for the annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) is collecting powerful stories of Chinuch - about a teacher, special moment or occasion. Everyone has a [...]
21 Emerging Teachers Are Trained in ‘Shlichus of Chinuch’
21 emerging teachers are participating in a training program addressed by Rabbi Levke Kaplan of Cheder Monsey, Rabbi Yosef Simpson of Lubavitcher Yeshiva and Rabbi Mendel Blau of Oholei Torah. [...]
The Musical Morah Who Gets Creative with Chassidus
“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 [...]
From Terrible Student to a Double Career Educator
“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 [...]
MEF’s Teacher Training Program Has Only a Few Spots Left
The Menachem Education Foundation’s new Teacher Training Program, called “Step Up for the Shlichus of Chinuch” is closing registration this Sunday, and there is room for only the last few [...]
Ahead of 11 Nissan, Bring the Rebbe’s Vision for Education Alive
Yud Alef Nissan is an important time to think about how much the Rebbe emphasized the power of Jewish education, and steps each person must take to strengthen it in [...]
How to Reach the Four Sons in Your Classroom
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 [...]
Does School Really Matter? A Pesach Message from Rabbi Zalman Shneur
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. [...]
Teacher Returned to Chinuch Even After Initial Burnout
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 [...]
MEF’s New Teacher Training Aims to Solve Teacher Shortage Crisis
The Menachem Education Foundation is working to solve the teacher shortage crisis by opening a 10 week course called "Step Up for the Shlichus of Chinuch," for Chabad Kollel Yungeleit [...]
8th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad to Take Place This Summer
The 8th annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad is scheduled to take place on 20-21 Av, 5783 / August 7-8, 2023 in Stamford, CT. Organized by the Menachem Education Foundation, the Kinus [...]
Teaching Tefillah Part 4: Practical Tips and Resources
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 [...]
Teaching Tefillah Part 3: Music and Tefilla
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 [...]
Teaching Tefillah Part 2: Climbing the Ladder of Tefillah
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 [...]
Teaching Tefillah Part 1: Polishing Diamonds
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 [...]
What is A Chassidishe Chinuch? 10 Chinuch Messages in Basi Legani
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 [...]
MEF Trains Teachers, Principals in Social-Emotional Curriculum
Chabad Mechanchim gathered at Cheder Menachem in Los Angeles, CA, for comprehensive training on MEF’s all-new curriculum “Project TOMiM,”, as part of their “Heart of Chinuch” social-emotional learning program. There [...]
10 Chinuch Messages in Basi Legani with Rabbi Nosson Gurary
Yud Shevat Farbrengen, 5783
67 Chabad School Leaders Attend MEF Leadership Retreat
67 Chabad School Leaders gathered in Great Neck, NY, on 22-23 Teves, January 15-16, 2023, for two days of networking, learning and empowerment at the Menachem Education Foundation’s annual Women’s [...]
What Teachers Want From the Directors
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, [...]
How a First Grade Teacher Changed an Irritated Child’s Mood
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 [...]
Dozens of Chabad Principals, Directors to Join Long Island Retreat
Leadership is not an expertise. Leadership is a constant education. Dozens of Chabad school principals and educational leaders plan to join a women-only leadership retreat in Great Neck, New York [...]
“Keeping the Fire Burning” with Rabbi Markowitz
From ה' טבת farbrengen, as part of the למען ישמעו ולמען ילמדו Hakhel series, תשפ"ג.
Reliving Hei Teiveis, and Its Lessons For Chinuch with Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz
ה' טבת Farbrengen from Mechanchos, part 2 of the series למען ילמדו ולמען ישמעו. Follow along: תורת מנחם חלק י, נר ג' דחנוכה, ה'תשי"ד - Chanuka Sicha on [...]
What Hei Teves Reminds Teachers
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 [...]
“Creating a Strong Framework, So That You Can Teach With Love” with Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz
Rosh Chodesh Kislev learning and Farbrengen for Shnas Hakhel, 5783 לקוטי שיחות חלק טו וירא שיחה ג אגרות קודש חלק כ' עמוד לב
The Chinuch Miracle
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 [...]
This Teacher Loves the Outdoors – and an Actual Sefer
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 [...]
One Visit Showed a Teacher What He Was Doing Wrong
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 [...]
Chinuch Lessons from י”ט כסלו
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 [...]
How Do You Get 459 Public School Students to Enroll in Jewish Day Schools?
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 [...]
Let’s Talk About Teachers
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 [...]
Chinuch Deserves More than a Million
As a community, where do we put our millions? On big shiny buildings? On media and outreach? All of those things are important, but today, our community is showing us what [...]
What the Menachem Education Foundation Will Do with the Funds they Raise
As the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) raises $1 Million for Chabad Chinuch in their “Success in Chinuch Starts with MEF” campaign, they share what they plan to do with the [...]
MEF’s Biggest Campaign Ever: $1 Million for Chinuch
Thirteen years ago, the Menachem Education Foundation made a commitment to be there for your child. To champion Chabad Chinuch across the board and do what it takes to create [...]
Thank You Morah
Thank You Morah is a powerful compilation of thank you letters and success stories, written by parents and children alike about the teachers who make all the difference.
“Creating a Strong Framework, So That You Can Teach With Love” with Rabbi Zalman Leib Markowitz
Rosh Chodesh Kislev learning and Farbrengen for Shnas Hakhel, 5783 לקוטי שיחות חלק טו וירא שיחה ג אגרות קודש חלק כ' עמוד לב
Klalei Hachinuch V’Hahadracha Study Guide
The Frierdiker Rebbe's Maamar, Klalei Hachinuch V'hahadracha - commonly known as the Principles of Education and Guidance - is a gift to Chabad educators. Menachem Education Foundation presents this study guide in honor of שנת הקהל, 5783.
Ms. Miriam Elberg Empowers Teens to Learn Chassidus
“Meet the Chinuch Shluchim” is a series that features Chabad teachers from different states, countries and demographics speaking about their life and Chinuch Shlichus. This week: Bais Rivkah High School [...]
“Tool and Inspiration from Klalei Chinuch Vehadrachah” with Rabbi Markowitz
Chavrusa Siyum and Relaunch, 4 Tishrei 5783
“Tool and Inspiration from Klalei Chinuch Vehadrachah” with Mrs. Geula Newman
Chavrusa Siyum and Relaunch, 4 Tishrei 5783
Rabbi Avraham Granat Doesn’t Have a Dull Moment
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 [...]
Launching Our Heritage International – Shnas Hakhel 5783
Launching Our Heritage International - Shnas Hakhel 5783
$250,000 Raised to Transfer Public School Kids to Yeshivahs
Take that, New York Times: A parlor meeting in a Crown Heights home raised $250,000 to fund the transfer of Jewish children from public schools to Chabad's Chassidic Yeshiva education [...]
$250,000 Raised to Transfer Public School Kids to Yeshivahs
Over a hundred supporters of the Menachem Education Foundation’s Our Heritage program gathered at the home of R’ Mendel Pinson in Crown Heights on Sunday evening, for a parlor meeting [...]
Meet the Chinuch Shluchim – Rabbi Shimmy Gerlitzky
With the Chinuch system under attack, the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) and COLlive.com launch the new feature series "Meet the Chinuch Shluchim": Oholei Torah teacher Rabbi Shimmy Gerlitzky on family [...]
MEF Grant Expanded to Enroll Public School Kids at Chabad
The Menachem Education Foundation is expanding the $25,000 matching grants, founded by businessman Rabbi Shneur Zalman Hirsch OBM, to enroll Jewish children from public schools into Chabad institutions. In honor [...]
MEF Grant Expanded to Enroll Public School Kids at Chabad
“My whole life has changed,” shares Gabriela, a young student who switched from public school to Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, NY last year. “I keep Shabbat, I go to [...]
Government Regulations Will Only Harm Our Yeshivas
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 [...]
550 Mechanchos Attended MEF’s 7th Annual Kinus Mechanchos
550 Mechanchos from around the world joined the Menachem Education Foundation’s (MEF) 7th annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad on י’’ב - י’’ג תמוז, July 11-12, 2022, at the Armon Hotel in [...]
The Priceless Gift of Teaching
Video presentation featured at the Gala Chinuch Banquet - 7th Annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5782/2022
The Lighter Side of Teaching
Comedy clip featured at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5782 / 2022
The Call of the Hour: What Chinuch Needs Most Today – Harav Yosef Shusterman
Keynote address at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5782
7th Kinus Mechanchos to Take Place This Summer
The seventh annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, organized by the Menachem Education Foundation, will take place this summer in Stamford, CT. The seventh annual Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, organized by the Menachem [...]
Pittsburgh Hosts Menahelei Moisdos Chinuch Gathering
The Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh hosted the second Menahelei Moisdos Chinuch training retreat of this school year, bringing together principals and directors for two days of discussions on Chassidishe values [...]
Chinuch From the Inside Out: What’s Our Goal?
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 [...]
Bringing Simcha and Pnimiyus Into Our Classroom, with Mrs. Perel Hodakov
Mechanchos Farbrengen Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5782
Kabolas HaTorah: What Are We Really Celebrating? With Mrs. Malka Touger
Mechanchos Farbrengen Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5782
Ahavas Yisroel and Social Dynamics
Mrs. Nami Friedman, Mrs. Miriam Gerber and Mrs. Rivka Fishman speak at the Mechanchos Farbrengen for Rosh Chodesh Iyar, 5782.
The Unfortunate Trend to Focus on What’s Wrong
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 [...]
Chinuch Lessons from Yetzias Mitzrayim
by Morah Chanie Feldman. As educators, we often find ourselves trying to assist a child with a particular challenge, whether social, emotional, or academic. When a child has a challenge, this is their personal Golus, and there is so much that we can learn from the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim for how to guide them toward their personal Geulah!
Chinuch Lessons from Yetzias Mitzrayim with Mrs. Chanie Feldman
Mechanchos Farbrengen Chodesh Nisan, 5782
Understanding Our Students’ Pathway to Growth with Mrs. Hadassa Shemtov
Mechanchos Farbrengen Chodesh Nisan, 5782
30 Chabad Principals Spend 2 Days in Florida for Leadership Retreat
30 Chabad school leaders from across the US and Canada gathered at the Menachem Education Foundation’s (MEF) Women’s Chabad School Leadership Retreat, where they enjoyed beautiful accommodations, gourmet meals and [...]
Chanoch Lenaar al Pi Darko – 5 Tips for Connection in the Classroom, with Mrs. Mushky Yiftach
Mechanchos Farbrengen for Rosh Chodesh Adar II, 5782
Chanoch Lenaar Al Pi Darko – Setting up the Classroom to Reach Every Child, with Mrs. Rivky Denburg
Mechanchos Farbrengen for Rosh Chodesh Adar II, 5782
Menahelim Gathered in Atlanta for Menahelei Moisdos Chinuch Training Retreat
Twenty Menahelim from across the US met for two days in Atlanta, Georgia, for the 8th cohort of the Menachem Education Foundation’s (MEF) Menahelei Mosdos Chinuch Training Retreat. Centered on [...]
“Finding Happiness Within: The G.R.O.W. Method” with Mrs. Nechama Laber
Mechanchos Farbrengen Rosh Chodesh Adar I, 5782
“When We’re Happy to Be Their Teacher” with Mrs. Devora Lewis
Mechanchos Farbrengen Rosh Chodesh Adar I, 5782
90 Chabad Educators Train in Mental Health First Aid
With rising awareness of the mental health challenges many young people face, what better place to focus our efforts as a community than in the classroom, where students spend most [...]
Rabbi Mendy Greenbaum: Tending to Our Students’ Needs
Rabbi Mendy Greenbaum is head of school at Cheder Menachem and Bais Chaya Mushka of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Shiffy Landa: Leadership Vs. Management – the Rebbe’s Way
Mechanchos Fargrengen, Rosh Chodesh Shevat 5782. Mrs. Shiffy Landa is a Shlucha and veteran educator in St. Louis, Missouri.
What We’ve Done and What We’ll Do For Chabad Chinuch
“The faith of our community in our work inspires us to go further for Chinuch,” shared Educational Director, Mrs. Chanah Rose, as Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) launched their campaign’s bonus [...]
360 Children Enroll in Jewish Day Schools Through ‘Our Heritage’ Grants
Despite all odds, 360 public school children are now enrolled in Jewish Day Schools around the country through the Menachem Education Foundation’s “Our Heritage” program! Initiated during the Covid-19 school [...]
Social-Emotional Program Launches in Chabad Schools
Would you agree that at the “Heart of Chinuch” today is giving students a solid foundation in social-emotional skills and well-being? When the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) took this question [...]
MEF Raised $687,738 in 36 Hours
At many Shabbos tables, you can find people discussing what might be the one key to improving Chinuch. “We need trained teachers!” “But, teachers need principals to empower them.” “Our [...]
7 Educators Speak Out For MEF
“The Menachem Education Foundation has provided me with a ton of support, mentorship, and courses which empowered me to lead the school and see it double in size,” shared Rabbi [...]
MEF Offers Workshops Around the World
“Planning a teachers in-service day is stressful, and I always wonder, ‘Will the presentation be engaging? Will it be worth the time of the staff who had to leave [...]
360 Children Enroll in Jewish Day Schools Through ‘Our Heritage’ Grants
Despite all odds, 360 public school children are now enrolled in Jewish Day Schools around the country through the Menachem Education Foundation’s “Our Heritage” program. Initiated during the Covid-19 school [...]
Inyonei Geulah Umoshiach – Rabbi Eli Touger
Mechanchos Farbrengen - Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5782
Crisis Protocol
As Chassidim of the Rebbe, we know that המעשה הוא העיקר, and that sighing about the issues our students face is not enough. With this in mind, we have developed [...]
MEF’s “Teach and Reach” Trains and Inspires Mechanchos
“I learned to reframe the way I think about my students,” shared a Mechaneches after the first session of “Teach and Reach,” Menachem Education Foundation’s course on meeting students’ social-emotional [...]
Please Let Me Get to Know You
by Chanah Rose. This poem depicts a teacher and student sharing their hopes for the first day of school, making the case to get to know our students through baseline assessment, learning profiles and personal connection as the foundation for learning.
Dedication to Limud Hatorah at Every Stage
MEF's Founder and Executive Director Rabbi Zalman Shneur celebrated his 40th birthday by illustrating his dedication to Limud Hatorah at every stage, with a Siyum Hashas. The husband and father [...]
Teach & Reach
“Teach and Reach,” the Menachem Education Foundation's (MEF) professional Mechaneches training program, was created with Mrs. Dena Gorkin, famed educator, founder and principal of Bnos Chomesh High School in Crown [...]
Friends of Shneur Hirsch Pitch in for His Dearest Project
Over 40 friends and family of businessman and philanthropist R’ Shneur Hirsch OBM gathered for an evening of inspiration as they learned about Our Heritage, a program near and dear [...]
Over 500 Empowered and Inspired at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad
“At this year’s Kinus Mechanchos we were informed and educated, empowered and inspired at the same time,” says Mrs. Shana Teichtel, principal of Beis Rivkah High School in Crown Heights. [...]
Friends of Shneur Hirsch Pitch in for His Dearest Project
Over 40 friends and relatives of R' Shneur Hirsch OBM gathered in Crown Heights rallied around a program that was near and dear to his heart before his untimely passing [...]
Standing up for Emes – Rabbi Zalman Shneur
Greetings from MEF at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
Moshiach Musings – Mrs. Nami Friedman
Chavrusa Launch at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
Chinuch by Divine Design – Mrs. Zeesy Deren
Greetings from South Africa at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
The Impact of Chinuch – Honoring Mrs. Vivi Deren
Special Presentation at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, K:inus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
“Teacher, Teacher, Where Are You?”
Comedy by Mrs. Chana Greenberg at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
I Choose Chinuch
Banquet 5781
Menucha and Geulah in the Shlichus of Chinuch – Rabbi M. M. Gluckowsky
Keynote address at the Gala Chinuch Banquet, Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
“Tools for Achieving Menucha: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents” Dr. Oshra Cohen, clinical and school psychologist
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5781
Chabad Menahalim Met For 2 Days in Pennsylvania
Two and a half years ago, a group of young Menahelim gathered in Los Angeles with a unique goal: investing in the next generation of leadership talent for Chabad day [...]
Mental Health Conversations with Dr. Oshra Cohen and Sara Kranz-Ciment, PT, DPT
What to Say and How to Say it: Conversations to Support Your Students' Wellbeing This session was sponsored by the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative. Please [...]
We Can Find a Way… to Build An Inclusive Environment
Mrs. Doonie Mishulovin M. Ed. with the RCII Learn the steps to build a learning environment that is truly inclusive, and feel empowered to make significant changes [...]
Inclusion and Mental Health Webinar for Camps, Schools
Inclusion and Mental Health Webinar for Camps, Schools What happens when two organizations working tirelessly to champion the needs of every child get together? The answer is an all new [...]
Midos Tovos: Helping Our Students Sparkle and Shine
Mechanchos Farbrengen Chodesh Iyar, 5751 - A Panel Discussion with Mrs. Malkie Gurkow, Mrs. Shiffy Landa, Mrs. Nami Friedman and Mrs. Rivkie Ives.
Opening Speech and Dvar Torah – Rabbi Menachem Greenbaum, Rabbi Yosef Wolf
Kinus Mechanchei Chabad Banquet, 5776
A Three-Pronged Approach to Chinuch by Mrs. Mashi Lipskier
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad - A Unique Kinus for Unique Times, 5780
Chinuch Award 5777, Mrs. Miriam Gerber
The Chinuch Awards are given out by the Menachem Education Foundation in recognition of exceptional teaching.
The Many Hats of a Mechaneches, Mrs. Gitty Rosenfeld
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778, Keynote Address
Dr. Rona Novick – Building Resilience
Mechaneches Training Program - 5780
Remembering the Past, to Empower Our Future
A Pesach Message by Rabbi Zalman Shneur, Executive Director. Is a reminder of the darkness of slavery really necessary at a celebration of Freedom? Yes, says the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Throughout the Seder night, we must actively retell the story of the Jewish People’s redemption from slavery to salvation by experiencing it for ourselves.
Mrs. Shterna Ginsburg – Moshiach U’Geula: Making It Real
Mechanchos Farbrengan Nissan
Mrs. Sara Blau – Making Tefilla Meaningful
Mechanchos Farbrengan Adar
Mrs. Shaindy Schapiro – Making Tefilla Meaningful
Mechanchos Farbrengan Adar
Morah Chani Brod – Cultivating Hiskashrus In Our Classrooms
Mechanchos Farbengan Shvat
Rabbi Shimon Raichik – Cultivating Hiskashrus In Our Classrooms
Mechanchos Farbrengan Shvat
Insight Interview
In this resource, a project is assigned to help students make meaning of a new challenge while practicing important academic skills. Students can do "Insight Interview" at any point during or after the historic coronavirus pandemic, to practice community-building, journalism, creative expression, and experience how history is made.
Kuntres Hishtalmus Hamorim
What is the Rebbe's stance on professional development for teachers, and what are the parameters and guidelines for how it should take place? In this Kuntres, learn a selection of the Rebbe's letters on this important topic.
Chinuch Unpaused
Education has faced its most daunting crisis in our times with the Covid-19 school shutdown and subsequent challenges. When the whole world pressed pause, Chabad Chinuch pressed play. In this publication, we tell the story of countless educators who turned crisis into opportunity, and never put Chinuch on hold.
Vision for Chabad Schools
MEF has led a team of Mechanchim in formulating a concise, overarching “Vision for Chabad Schools,” to articulate goals for student outcomes, and to hold ourselves accountable at every step of the way. The Vision is a living document and serves as a basic foundation to build and expound upon.
Standards For Teaching
What are our goalposts as educators, especially when beginning our journey in the classroom? This document outlines 4 areas of teaching proficiency and examples of what proficiency looks like in each area. Use this as your own guidebook to grow as a teacher, or as a point of reference for teacher coaching or supervision.
Revisiting Education
Chinuch today is more complex than ever with never-before-seen challenges facing our youth. Parents and educators struggle to find way to inspire our children with the same fire and passion that has long sustained Chassidishe Chinuch through the generations. As the greater Chabad community questions and debates how to reinvigorate our Chinuch system, it is imperative to find answers to the core issues we are facing. MEF commissioned JLI’s Machon Shmuel, the Sami Rohr Research Institute division, to study a few of the most pressing Chinuch questions educators face today and draw up a comprehensive report of its findings.
Chumash: Souvenir Journal by Rabbi Elazar Fish
A Veshinantam learning activity in action. Find this resource at www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Chumash: Passports (Rabbi Zalman Hecht)
A Veshinantam learning activity in action. Find this resource at www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Chumash: Shroggle (Rabbi Simcha Frankel)
A Veshinantam learning activity in action. Find this resource at www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Chumash: Finding Facts (Dr. Sara Rosenfeld)
Chumash and Parsha teachers, students, or anyone who wants to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira. Find more resources on www.zekelmanstandards,org.
Chumash: Literal and Contextual Meanings (Dr. Sara Rosenfeld)
Chumash and Parsha teachers, students, or anyone who wants to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira. Find more resources on www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Chumash: Logical Sequencing (Dr. Sara Rosenfeld)
Chumash and Parsha teachers, students, or anyone who wants to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira. Find more resources on www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Chumash: Comparing and Contrasting (Dr. Sara Rosenfeld)
Chumash and Parsha teachers, students, or anyone who wants to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira. Find more resources on www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Dr Rona Novick – Mental Health Overview
Mechaneches Training 5780
Anxiety and Depression, and What We Can Do About It (Dr. David Pelcovitz)
Chabad Chinuch Convention and Retreat 5778/2018
Making a Lasting Impact (Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz)
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5777, Keynote Address
When the Son Rises Forever (Rabbi Dovid Hazdan, MC Rabbi Dovid Kagan)
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5776, Keynote Address
Rabbi Nosson Gurary – Connecting to our Chayolei Bais Dovid
Mechanchos Farbrengen, Cheshvan 5781
Mrs. Batsheva Deren – Connecting to our Chayolei Bais Dovid
Mechanchos Farbrengen, Cheshvan 5781
Mrs. Dena Rosenfeld – Connecting Our Students to Our Sefarim
Mechanchos Farbrengen - Hey Teives, 5781
Rabbi Reuven Wolf – Illuminating Chinuch with the Light of Chassidus
Mechanchos Farbrengen - Kislev 5781
Mrs. Chana Ginsburg – Connecting Our Students to Our Sefarim
Mechanchos Farbrengen - Hey Teives, 5781
Mrs. Geula Newman – Illuminating Chinuch with the Light of Chassidus
Mechanchos Farbrengen - Kislev 5781
Mortgaging Lubavitch for the Chinuch of our Children by Rabbi Zalman Shneur
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad- 5779, Banquet Speech. Chinuch is the most important and rewarding shlichus.
Lessons in Education (Mr. Norman Atkins)
Norman Atkins, founder of Uncommon Schools, derives lessons in education from R' Mendel Futerfas.
The Shlichus of Chinuch (Rabbi Zalman Shneur, MC Mrs. Chanah Rose)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778, banquet session
“Al Tig’u B’mshichai” (Mrs. Chanah Rose, MC Ms. Chava Yaffee)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778, opening session.
What is Chinuch? (Mrs. Batsheva Deren)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5779, opening session.
Perspectives: What Does Chabad Chinuch Mean to Me? Mrs. Itty Chazan
Presented at the banquet of the Kinus Banquet 5779, three Mechanchos answer what Chabad Chinuch means to them.
Perspectives: What Does Chabad Chinuch Mean to Me? Ms. Davina Schapiro
Presented at the banquet of the Kinus Banquet 5779, three Mechanchos answer what Chabad Chinuch means to them.
New Chinuch Job Placement Director Hits the Ground Running
New Chinuch Job Placement Director Hits the Ground Running The Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) has hired Rabbi Zalman Friedman to head its revitalized Chinuch Job Placement Department, with the goal of [...]
MEF’s Rapid COVID Response
MEF’s Rapid COVID Response For over a decade, the Menachem Education Foundation has been a responsive and flexible organization, constantly anticipating and meeting the needs of the Chinuch community. Over [...]
Mechanchos Farbrengen
What’s the best way to have inspired students? Through inspired teachers. This Sunday, Mechanchos will enjoy a farbrengen ahead of י’ שבט on the topic of Hiskashrus, the fourth in [...]
183 Public-School Students Have Enrolled In Chabad Day Schools This Year
183 Public-School Students Have Enrolled In Chabad Day Schools This Year When public schools shut down, Jewish day schools saw a tremendous opportunity to open the doors of Jewish education [...]
Unlocking The Chumash- Webinar Series with Dr. Sara Rosenfeld
Register Here to Change the way you -and your students- relate to the Chumash!
Chabad Chinuch (Rabbi Shimon Raichik)
Kinus Mechanchei Chabad 5777
Eisenberg Award 2014: Rabbi Manis Frankel
Rabbi Manis Frankel was presented with the award for his commitment to instilling Torah and Chassidic values & fostering independent learning in his students.
Eisenberg Award 2014: Rabbi Yehoshua Einbinder
Rabbi Yehoshua Einbinder was presented with the award for his commitment to instilling Torah and Chassidic values & fostering independent learning in his students.
Eisenberg Award 5776: Rabbi Zalman Schapiro
Rabbi Zalman Schapiro was presented with the award for his commitment to instilling Torah and Chassidic values & fostering independent learning in his students.
Chinuch Award 5777, Mrs. Devorah Leah Smith
The Chinuch Awards are given out by the Menachem Education Foundation in recognition of exceptional teaching. Mrs. Devorah Leah Smith is a High School teacher in Bais Chana, Miami.
Chinuch Award 5777, Rabbi Yehoshua Samuels
The Chinuch Awards are given out by the Menachem Education Foundation in recognition of exceptional teaching. Rabbi Yehoshua Samuels is a 4th Grade teacher in Darchai Menachem in Crown Heights, NY.
The 12 Pesukim: the Rebbe’s Missions Statement for Chinuch (Rabbi Shais Taub)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778
What Teens Really Need (Rabbi Shais Taub)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778
Speaking Their Language (Rabbi Shimmy Weinbaum)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778
Chumash: Finding Quotes (Dr. Sara Rosenfeld)
Chumash and Parsha teachers, students, or anyone who wants to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira. Find more resources on www.zekelmanstandards.org.
Partner in Chinuch Award 5777: Mr. Yosef Y. Popack
Mr. Popack's address on the importance of supporting Chinuch.
The Rebbe’s Views on Chinuch (Rabbi Yossi Paltiel)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5777
Substance Abuse and Addiction: What Role Do Teachers Play? (Dr. Akiva Perlman)
Chabad Chinuch Convention and Retreat 5779 / 2019
Inreach, Not Just Outreach (Rabbi YY Jacobson)
Chabad Chinuch Convention 5776
Perspectives: What Does Chabad Chinuch Mean to Me? Mrs. Rochel Holzkenner
Presented at the banquet of the Kinus Banquet 5779, three Mechanchos answer what Chabad Chinuch means to them.
Impacting the Family
Premiered at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad, the video tells the story of the Goodman family's journey to Yiddishkeit.
One Child, One World
Every child is a whole world, and a teacher who recognizes this has the opportunity to impact a child's life forever.
Chinuch, The Greatest Shlichus
3 Mechanchos share the Rebbe's guidance and brochos for the Shlichus of Chinuch. Premiered at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5778.
The Educator’s Privilege
The Rebbe's words on the zchus of working in Chinuch. Premiered at the first Kinus Mechanchos Chabad.
The Great Merit of Teaching Small Children
The Rebbe speaks about the reason Yehoshua Ben Gamla is "remembered for good" in the Gemara. Prepared for the MEF Alumni Event 5774.
The Rebbe’s Brachos to Educators
This video was premiered at the Chinuch banquet to inspire teachers with the words of the Rebbe on the importance of their role in Chinuch.
Seeds: The Unforeseeable Impact of Teachers
Three generations of teachers are joined in a chain of everlasting impact. Prepared for the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5779.
183 Public-School Students Have Enrolled In Chabad Day Schools This Year
When public schools shut down, Jewish day schools saw a tremendous opportunity to open the doors of Jewish education to new families. That was the goal that launched the Our [...]
550 Mechanchos Unite Online
After several months of moving their classrooms online, transforming their lesson plans, multi-tasking and dealing with challenges at home and at school, which teachers would want to go back on [...]
In Times of COVID: Bob Aronson Promotes Chabad Day School Outreach
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new matching grant initiative, the Our Heritage Program, aims to recruit Jewish public school students to in-person Chabad day schools for the [...]
“It Has Helped Me Connect to My Students Like Never Before”
Many Chabad girls’ schools have a “Mechaneches” program, whereby one teacher per class is responsible for the social-emotional needs of her students. This year, 19 of those Mechanchos of grades 6-12 received exclusive training for their vital role.
Healthy, Happy, Frum
by Mrs. Dena Gorkin (as told to Chanie Gorkin) This article has been excerpted from "Healthy, Happy, Frum: A veteran Mechaneches shares her insight into effective Chinuch", which appeared in issue number four of the BR Embrace magazine. To view in full or subscribe to the magazine, visit www.bethrivkah.edu/embrace.
What Will We Tell our Children?
By Liba Rimler Our yearning is raw. We have been counting down since the first day of the Omer. We sing the songs with our children. The forty-nine days of anticipation are coming to a close soon. What will we tell them if we find ourselves at home?
The Aseres Hadibros of Chinuch
by Mrs. Leah Levine, As we prepare once again for Kabalos HaTorah, it struck me that the first Talmud Torah was actually at Har Sinai and our first teacher was Moshe Rabbeinu. For the most perfect methods in Chinuch, we don’t need to look further than our Ten Commandments, the foundation of the entire Torah.
4 Lessons for Parents and Teachers from Distance Learning
By Mrs. Chanah Rose, All four ingredients of distance learning are powerful drivers for brick-and-mortar learning as well. And all four of them bring one message home...
A Second Chance for Chinuch at Its Best
By Rabbi Zalman Shneur, If we do not consciously harness this energy to expand these critical efforts when we return to physical classrooms, it would be a missed opportunity.
Reaching Our Students in a Way of L’Chatchila Ariber
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.
A Teacher’s Role During Covid-19
By Yanki Raskin LMSW, The role of a mechanech goes beyond teaching skills and text. While this is always true, during these times of change and uncertainty, this aspect of our role takes on a new meaning; the context and environment of our teaching is fertile ground and is calling upon us to use this opportunity to engage and be of service to our students in ways that can and b’ezras Hashem will make a lasting educational impression upon them.
Are Our Students on the Outside Looking In, or On the Inside Looking Out?
Today, Tes Adar, marks 80 years to the day that the Frerdiker Rebbe arrived in America. At that time, American Jewry was, borrowing the terminology of the Rashbatz, “on the outside,” but not necessarily looking to come in.
40 Principals Meet in Crown Heights
As the Kinus Hashluchos drew to a close on Monday, over 40 principals from around the world continued to invest in their unique Shlichus with a meeting of those in [...]
15 Menahalei Moisdos Chinuch Meet in Chicago
The Menachem Education Foundation’s Menahalei Moisdos Chinuch (MMC), a training program designed to empower school leaders responsible for their Moisad’s financial management and governance, continued this past week with a [...]
Training Program Incorporates Rebbe Rayatz’s Doctrine
“I hope to gain the knowledge and the skills I need to be able to be a part of the solution that the girls need … I so want to [...]
Hiskashrus: Helping Our Students Connect
“Happy is your lot that Hashgacha Ha’elyona has placed you in the most fortunate position of one engaged in Chinuch, which draws near the hearts of Jewish Children to our [...]
10 Ways to Take Chinuch to Heart
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 [...]
Chai Elul Inspiration: 18 Hachlatos for Those in Chinuch
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 [...]
Chinuch: A Shlichus for Our Time
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.
MEF Launches 7th Chabad School Leadership Cohort with 10 Young Principals
10 Chabad principals from around the United States and Canada gathered at the Lubavitch Educational Center of Miami for three days of intensive training in school leadership. The group represents [...]
MEF Launches “Mechaneches Training”
Today more than ever, teenagers rely on school to provide guidance and support to face modern-day challenges, and that’s why the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) teamed up with Mrs. Dena Gorkin to [...]
Over 2 Days, Nearly 400 Mechanchos Immersed in Chinuch at Annual Kinus
The Kinus Hamechanchos Chabad took place this Yud Beis Tammuz, with educators from over 79 schools in 62 cities on 5 continents gathering to be informed, encouraged and inspired. Nearly [...]
Behind the Scenes at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad
This summer, on July 15-16 / י”ב - י”ג תמוז , the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) is hosting its 4th Annual Chabad Chinuch Convention and Retreat at the Crowne Plaza, [...]
School Leaders Trained in Pittsburgh
This past winter, fifteen Chabad Heads of School met in Los Angeles for a training summit that inspired and empowered them in their role as school leaders. But the momentum [...]
A Moment of Silence For Our Own – The Discussion Continues
By: Rabbi Chaim Yitzchok Vogel, With the recent discussion about a Moment of Silence, I started reflecting on how this campaign of the Rebbe isn't only for the public schools, but for our schools as well.
A Moment of Silence: Not Just for Public Schools
By Rena Udkoff, How the Rebbe’s call for a Moment of Silence can be applied in a Chabad classroom
By Leaps and Bounds: A Pesach Message
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.
Menahalim Blaze the Trail for Chabad Chinuch
The מנהל מוסד חינוך serves in a unique Shlichus today, with the potential to impact not only the school that he leads but also an entire community. With this potential [...]
Chabad Women Principals and School Leaders Gather
Following the Kinus Hashluchos in Crown Heights, 25 women gathered over כ"ב-כ"ג שבט for further training and inspiration in their unique shlichus: Chabad School Leadership. Principals, assistant principals and curriculum [...]
Teaching Our Students How to Think
By Rabbi Shais Taub, 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.
Chinuch Al Taharas Hakodesh
By Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, I would argue the number one challenge facing Jewish education today is keeping the schools and the parents on the same page.
Parshas Hashavua: Aiming Higher
By Mrs. Chanah Rose, Parsha. It’s a spiral that takes us higher each year, revisiting familiar stories on deeper levels, with new relevance for the new year. In schools, we need to make sure that Parsha class is indeed a spiral that cycles upwards, and not mainly repetition. Parsha is perhaps the only subject which is taught consistently from preK all the way up through high school, so it takes effort and intentionality to teach it each year in a way that’s new.
Kriah: It’s Not Just Reading
by Rabbi Moshe Schwartz Every year, children sit down on the first day of Pre1A, excited to learn. They are graduating from the childlike way they learned before, ready to [...]
Four Students- Part 4
By Mrs. Chana Rose, Educational Director of the Menachem Education Foundation The fourth son of the Haggada is the silent son. The “she’ayno yodei’a li’sh’ol” is the child who does [...]
Four Students- Part 3
By Mrs. Chana Rose, Educational Director of the Menachem Education Foundation In the passage of the Arba Banim, the Haggada first addresses two extremes - the Chacham and Rasha, whom [...]
Four Students- Part 2
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 [...]
Four Students- Part 1
The Haggada is our guidebook for Chinuch, with the passage of the Arba Banim holding a prominent place in its instructions for Mechanchim. The first of the four sons is [...]
Which Child First?: A Pesach Message
Teachers are often faced with a dilemma when multiple children are clamoring for their attention: which child’s needs to address first? With limited time and resources, educators are forced to [...]
A Word With: Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Solomon
Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Solomon serves as College Rabbi to Moriah College’s 1,500 students in Sydney, AU, and the author of “The Educational Teachings of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.” Rabbi Solomon [...]
3 Steps to Better Communication
By: Mrs. Sarah Chuzhin As early childhood educators, we find ourselves faced with multiple challenges in the classroom. Our students have intense and raw emotions, enthusiasm, curiosity, frustration, and even [...]
A Teacher’s Prayer
by Ms. Inbal Levin I make sure to pray to You before I leave the house in the morning. I guess you can say it’s my “thing”. Each morning as [...]
The Tone and Tune: Why it Matters.
by Rabbi Chaim Kosofsky They say that only seven percent of a message is conveyed with words - ninety-three percent is conveyed in other factors such as tone of voice [...]
Chinuch Award Finalists: Mechanchos
The following finalists were nominated for the Chinuch Awards 5777: Caring and Connection by parents, students, fellow teachers and members of the administration. They were chosen based on their exemplary way [...]
Chinuch Award Finalists: Mechanchim
The following finalists were nominated for the Chinuch Awards 5777: Caring and Connection by parents, students, fellow teachers and members of the administration. They were chosen based on their exemplary way [...]
Raising the Bar: Learning Chumash Content
This article is a part of a series. Click here for part one and part two. In this post we will explore the second section of the Zekelman Standards for Chumash [...]
Do We Know Our Goal? An Interview with Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz
The annual Chabad Chinuch Convention is this summer, beginning on Gimmel Tammuz, followed by two days of packed programming in two separate locations for men and women. We are proud [...]
Why Standards, and Why Now?
by Rabbi Yossi Rosenblum The Zekelman Standards for Chumash present a significant milestone for Torah educators, but not necessarily an innovation. A closer look at our sources shows that [...]
Matan Torah: Making it Real
Zman Matan Toraseinu is upon us, the time when my toddler starts asking me: is Hashem going to give us the Torah again this year? Indeed, we [...]
Why I Chose Chinuch
As we prepared for the Chinuch Job Fair, we found ourselves wondering what inspires people to get involved in Chinuch. To get the answer we turned to those we know [...]
For Teachers, From Teachers.
Earlier this year, mechanchos gathered at several Melava Malkas to network, discuss and inspire each other. They shared tips for their fellow teachers, and we wanted to share them with [...]
A Letter: Because You Cared.
Dear Teacher, I was your student five years ago. Five years is a long time. So many things change, and that means you have seen four grades since I [...]
How To Nominate This Years Winner
This years Chinuch Awards are underway, and it is exciting to see so many new nominations coming in. All it takes for a teacher to have a chance to win [...]
There Is Always A Spring: A Pesach Message
In the world of Chinuch, parents and educators may not see the results of their extensive efforts through the droughts of “winter”. Pesach comes to teach us a lesson about [...]
What Makes A Great Teacher? 5 Things I Learned from the Chinuch Awards
Last year, reading the submissions and making the reference calls for the Chinuch Award nominees was a tremendous privilege, and truly inspirational. I remember thinking about whether it would [...]
Raising the Bar: Fostering Respect
This article is a part of a series. Click here for part one. In this and future articles, I hope to be able to take you, the parent body and [...]
Watering the Seeds
by Mrs. Chaya Teldon Literacy is defined as ‘competence or knowledge in a specified area’. We are constantly working toward math literacy, Hebrew literacy, and literacy in literature in our [...]
When They Cry For Help
by Mrs. Dena Gorkin “I’m not here for myself. I need advice for a friend.” This is a commonly expressed justification for a teenager to show up at the office [...]
Which Chinuch Crisis?
Anyone involved in education has likely had some kind of experience with a “Chinuch crisis.” On the receiving end, there are sadly many who feel hurt at their own needs [...]
Reaching The Souls
This is a transcribed and adapted speech given by Mrs. Sarale Blau at the High School teachers networking Melava Malka organized by the Menachem Education Foundation. Knowing Your Students The [...]
How To Help Your Child Succeed In School
Dear Parent, There is a Halacha in the Shulchan Aruch, that a single man is not supposed to teach small children, because their mothers will come to pick them up, [...]
From Vienna to Montreal
Adapted from an interview with Rabbi Feigelstock, a long time mechanech and principal of Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch in Montreal, conducted by Rabbi Shneur. The ideas that Rabbi Feigelstock discuss [...]
Raising the Bar: What Are The Standards?
Introduction to Standards: The word curriculum means different things to different people. But one thing remains constant: curriculum changes dictated by governments around the world are ongoing. In the general [...]
The Kiss That Lasted A Life Time
BY: RABBI AVTZON Reb Aharon Zakon was a Chassidic bochur (Talmudic Student) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which at the time of this story, in 1947, was part of the Soviet Union, [...]
Teachers Feel Energized at the Chabad Chinuch Convention
Her future students are currently enjoying camp and warm weather, but Miss Esty Newfield is already thinking about the new school year at her 2nd grade class in Bais Rivkah [...]
Chabad School Leadership Program Visits LA
On the 5th and 6th of Kislev, 12 mechanchim from across the country traveled to the West Coast for a two-day symposium on Chabad school leadership. Hosted and facilitated by [...]
Chinuch Award Finalist (Mechanchim)
The following finalists were nominated for the Chinuch Awards: Caring and Connection by parents, students, fellow teachers and members of the administration. They were chosen based on their exemplary way [...]
Chinuch Award Finalist (Mechanchos)
The following finalists were nominated for the Chinuch Awards: Caring and Connection by parents, students, fellow teachers and members of the administration. They were chosen based on their exemplary way [...]
TIP Grad Uses Innovative Methods to Teach Writing Skills
Students from Morristown who haven't graduated yet can claim this accomplishment: Publishing a book currently sold on Amazon. How many authors do you know under Bar Mitzvah? Morristown now boasts [...]
Nominate a Teacher Today!
[crumina_heading layout="underlined" heading="Nominate A Teacher Today! "] This time of year is marked by countdowns. Each day we carefully count the Omer as we eagerly approach Shavuos. For many [...]
Veshinantam Program Brings Torah to Life
The new "Veshinantam" program from Menachem Education Foundation is bringing Torah learning to life for students at schools across the country. In Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles, students now start [...]
A Hakhel for Teachers: United for Chinuch
A Hakhel of Teachers: United for Chinuch Teachers are at the forefront of bringing children together in their classrooms in the true spirit of Hakhel each day. Now it was [...]
Passion for Chinuch Showcased at Annual Job Fair
Passion for Chinuch Showcased at Annual Job Fair. Dozens of current and prospective educators gathered on Sunday, April 3, for the fourth annual Chinuch Job Fair. Hosted by the Menachem Education [...]
Sunday: Chinuch Network Event
The Fourth Annual Chinuch Job Fair from the Menachem Education Foundation will give educators the opportunity to meet with schools looking to hire. The Menachem Education Foundation is hosting its [...]
One Equals Four, Two is Eight
One Equals Four, Two is Eight Nissen Brenenson, Director of Education at Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights, sings about a new way to calculate math. An original [...]
Campaign Calls ‘Unite for Chinuch’
Campaign Calls 'Unite for Chinuch' 35 principals of Chabad schools and educational institutions across North America signed a letter of appeal to the Chabad community. By COLlive reporter It [...]
What Can We Do For Chinuch?
What Can We Do For Chinuch? Op-Ed by Rabbi Zalman Shneur: "We complain about the chinuch "system" but the only way to solve these difficulties is through a [...]
Name of Candidate: Elisheva Greene
323-844-8995, [email protected] Would like to work with: Grades 1-8 Position Seeking: Main Teacher, School Leadership / Instructional Leadership Would consider working in: Anywhere outside of the U.S.A. Other Specifications: Full Time, Limudei Kodesh, [...]
Seeking: Teacher
The Jewish Academy Contact: Chaya Teldon, [email protected] Available Position: We are looking for a teacher (male or female) for a morning position: 1 hr of First/Second 1 hour 3-5 1 [...]
Seeking: Teachers
Yeshiva Primary, Queens, NY Contact: Mrs. Klein, [email protected], 718-217-4700 Kiruv Yeshiva seeking Morah positions to teach Zisse Yiddishe Kinderlach for morning classes. Available positions: Limudei Kodesh, lower-mid elementary grades.
Seeking: Director of Early Childhood
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School, Skokie, IL Contact: HR at Hillel Torah, [email protected], 847-674-6533 Educational Leadership Opportunity in Chicago! Hillel Torah Day School in Skokie, IL is seeking a [...]
MEF on eJewish Philanthropy
Lean, Mean, and Clean: a New Model For Educating Educators By Menachem Posner When Rabbi Zalman Shneur founded the Menachem Education Foundation in 2008 with the goal of facilitating [...]
Seeking: Teacher
Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Ocean Parkway Contact: Rabbi S. Dechter, [email protected] Seeking 8th grade Rebbe with a warm and friendly disposition who is sensitive to the feelings and needs of children. [...]
Name of Candidate: Malka Azarian
[email protected] Position Seeking: Administrative Assistant, Secretary Would consider working in: Crown Heights, New York City Area Other Specifications: Full Time Current or most recent position in Chinuch: Elementary School Teacher in L.A.
“Moving Beyond Translation” Workshops Draw 100+
Chumash educators gathered in Crown Heights for a powerful workshop called “Moving Beyond Translation.” Mrs. Sara Rosenfeld led the workshop twice under the auspices of the Menachem Education Foundation. The [...]
Educators: Heed the Rebbe’s Call This Summer
The Menachem Education Foundation Second Annual Summer Seminar - Registration Now Open. Time and again, the Lubavitcher Rebbe called for summer vacation to be used for “fortifying and expanding the [...]
Zekelman Standards Website Launch
The Zekelman Standards for Judaic Studies, which bring learning standards and accountability to teaching Chumash and Gemara, are now online for any principal, teacher or interested parent to browse. The [...]
Chinuch Job Fair Draws Over 40 Schools, 200 Participants
Over 250 people attended the third annual Chabad Chinuch Job Fair last Sunday, March 15, 2000, hosted by the Menachem Education Foundation. Over 40 Chabad schools, based in the United [...]
“Moving Beyond Translation” Workshop with Mrs. Sara Rosenfeld
Do you teach Chumash or another text-based subject, in any grade from 1st through 12th? Does your class spend a lot of time on translation and the important mechanics of [...]
Name of Candidate: Rabbi Yonason Kahanovitch
973-223-7877, [email protected] Would like to work with: Grades 1-4, Grades 4-8, High School, Mesivta/Zal Position Seeking: Main Teacher, School Leadership / Instructional Leadership Would consider working in: Crown Heights, New York City, Anywhere [...]
Job Fair – Register Your School Today!
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Professional Tools for a Chassidishe Chinuch.
The Yom Tov of Chanukah is all about Jewish children. Whether it is the stories of Yiddishe kinder playing dreidel games during the time of the Yevanim, or the exciting [...]
Eisenberg Award Recognizes a Great Teacher
By Rena Udkoff At a recent teacher appreciation event, the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) honored Rabbi Yehoshua Einbinder, a 5th grade melamed at Yeshiva Darchai Menachem, with the prestigious Eisenberg [...]
Event Celebrates Shlichus of Chinuch
By Rena Udkoff On Rosh Chodesh Kislev, one hundred and twenty educators gathered in Crown Heights for a celebration organized by the Menachem Education Foundation. The annual event, coordinated to coincide [...]
Teachers Train Online
by Rena Greenberg Teachers from around the world are taking advantage of a new opportunity to gain vital skills for success in the classroom. The Menachem Education Foundation’s Teacher [...]
Zekelman Standards on the West Coast
by Rena Udkoff as seen in "The Jewish Home L.A." On August 11, a groundbreaking seminar by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF), co-hosted by Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy and Emek [...]
Name of Candidate: Rabbi Mordechai Wecker
215-429-3215, [email protected] Would like to work with: Grades 4-8, High School, Mesivta/Zal Position Seeking: Main Teacher, School Leadership / Instructional Leadership Would consider working in: Anywhere in the United States Other Specifications: [...]
Surprise Award for L.A. Principal, MEF Consultant
by Rena Greenberg What started out as a typical school day turned into the surprise of a lifetime for Cheder Menachem principal Rabbi Menachem Mendel Greenbaum. At a school-wide assembly, [...]
Back to School for Teachers
With the school year just beginning, it's not only the children who are heading back to school. Teachers are also brushing up on their skills and knowledge, thanks to training [...]
100 Educators Become Chumash Students
Is covering posuk after posuk all there is to teaching Chumash? Should a teacher skip "dikduk rashis," or is Rashi really for the "ben chamesh limikra?" Does trop teach us [...]
MEF Congratulates Graduates and Thanks Benefactors
Two weeks ago, the Chabad community was blessed with a windfall – not of cash, or other material asset, but of 33 quality mechanchim, teachers and educators in the Lubavitch [...]
New Teacher? 5 Reasons to Join Teacher Induction!
Will you be starting your first or second year as a teacher this fall? Are you passionate about education, and want to get your “shlichus” in chinuch off to a [...]
Joining Forces: The Parent – School Partnership
Parents give over a large portion of the responsibility for their child’s education to schools, and they are concerned. What can I do to support the efforts of my child’s [...]
Job Fair Turnout Shows Chinuch is “In”
A recent Chinuch Job Fair arranged by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) drew over one hundred educators, and featured opportunities in 26 schools in the United States as well as [...]
MEF Programs for the New School Year!
Our new programs are LIVE for the school year of 5775! Click here to view our Brochure 5775.
Skills or Coverage? Rabbi Y. Rosenblum Speaks Out
Is More Less in Education? By Rabbi Y. Rosenblum If you’re a parent, then chances are you’ve recently asked your child, or their teacher, what was covered in class. But [...]
New C.O.O. on Education and Entrepreneurship
This November, the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) hired Rabbi Shmuel Goldman to fill the positions of Executive Vice President and C.O.O. MEF was founded in 2008 with the mission of [...]
Dikduk Demistified for Teachers and Students
Teachers and principals from several Crown Heights schools became students this Sunday when they joined Menachem Education Foundation’s workshop, “Language Skills: the Golden Key.” The subject for the morning’s “lesson”? [...]
Bais Rivkah and MEF to Train New Teachers
About six years ago, fresh out of seminary, I embarked on my first year of teaching in my local girls’ school. I began the school year idealistic and excited – [...]
Event to Celebrate the Shlichus of Chinuch!
While Shluchim from all over the world gathered in Crown Heights last week for the Kinnus Hashluchim, over one hundred people gathered on Motzei Shabbos to celebrate one particular kind [...]
Principals Learn the Inquiry Cycle
Principals from about fifteen Brooklyn Chabad Schools gathered in Crown Heights, to learn about a program that would allow for teachers to collaborate to better student learning and ensure that [...]
New Teachers Trained to Make a Difference
9 new teachers are now on the path to classroom success, with the confidence, skills and instructional strategy to reach every child. Having completed Menachem Education Foundation’s innovative Teacher Training [...]
Empower Teachers with the Inquiry Cycle
TEACHERS ARE YOUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE. How do you maximize their impact on every child in their care? How can you empower your teachers, who are in the best position [...]
Inquiry Program LAUNCH!
Take Your School to the Top! With the Inquiry Program for Chabad Schools, put your school on the path to educational excellence. What puts a school on the path to success? Great [...]
Teachers Get the Prize at Cheder Menachem Auction
At the Cheder Menachem Auction, more than just the “Split the Pot” winners went home with cash. The Menachem Education Foundation was there to present the Eisenberg Award, a monetary [...]
Job Fair Draws 100+ Educators
Over 100 educators from Chabad schools across the tri-state area and beyond gathered Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013 for an educational job fair. Hosted by the Menachem Education Foundation as [...]
Job Fair Draws over 100 Educators
Over 100 educators from Chabad schools across the tri-state area and beyond gathered Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013 for an educational job fair. Hosted by the Menachem Education Foundation as [...]
Innovative Project Sets Standards
Despite their name, the Zekelman Standards for Judaic Studies are anything but the norm. After piloting in select schools during the 2010 and 2011 academic years, the pioneering project is [...]
Why Now?
Old-fashioned tactics, frontal teaching methods and rote memorization are de rigueur in more Jewish day schools than we would dare believe. Technology and modern methodology have revolutionized the way we [...]
New Program to Support New Jewish Teachers Launched: The Jewish New Teacher Project
It is no secret that new teachers are commonly faced by a myriad of challenges and obstacles that stand in the way of success for students, teachers and schools. The [...]
MEF’s Eisenberg Award presented to Darchai Menachem Teachers
On Wednesday, September 12 at Darchai Menachem’s “Meet the Teachers” evening, four staff members were recognized for their dedicated efforts and were presented with the prestigious Eisenberg Award. Generously sponsored [...]
Women Educators Gather in Chicago
Just a few days ago, on a warm spring Monday morning, 10 participants of Menachem Education Foundation’s Women’s Leadership Program piled into a van that took them to the magnificent [...]
Changing Standards in Education – The Huffington Post
by Kim Silverton, for the Huffington Post What skills do you expect your child to know by the end of 1st grade? Reading comprehension? Basic spelling? In the world of [...]
DDI Teachers Awarded Across the USA
Menachem Education Foundation, an non-profit organization founded in 2008 to break the cycle of poverty in underserved communities through professionalizing the structure of education, is honored and excited to announce [...]
Teacher Training Program Begins with a Bang!!
The Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) is at the forefront of upgrading educational standards in the community. Their Teacher Training Program (TTP) under the co-direction of Rabbi Mendy Yusevitch and Rabbi [...]
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