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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
$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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]