Chassidim say that the reason 15 Elul is considered the day of the founding of Tomchei T’mimim, even though the learning began on the 18th of Elul, is because the kitchen of the yeshiva opened on the 15th.
Sixty-one years ago, when he was still a bachur, the Rebbe farbrenged in his honor and gave him a special educational mission. Since then, he has been involved in chinuch. * For Shavuos, we interviewed Rabbi Zushe Posner about chinuch. He spoke in his usual direct, penetrating manner, with his focus on one point, the Rebbe. This is the point around which he lives and operates. He is not inclined to employ clever verbiage or verbal contortions to please his listeners. He believes that goodness and blessing will come from truth and that truth will sprout from the simplest, most basic of places. * “Our children will be our guarantors.” * Part 2 of 2
Sixty-one years ago, when he was still a bachur, the Rebbe farbrenged in his honor and gave him a special educational mission. Since then, he has been involved in chinuch. * For Shavuos, we interviewed Rabbi Zushe Posner about chinuch. He spoke in his usual direct, penetrating fashion, with his focus on one point, the Rebbe. This is the point around which he lives and operates. He is not inclined to employ clever verbiage or verbal contortions to please his listeners. He believes that goodness and blessing will come from truth and that truth will sprout from the simplest, most basic of places. * “Our children will be our guarantors.” * Part 1 of 2
The attitude of liberalism and the rights of the student, so prevalent in this generation, has tragically seeped into our schools too. * The educational spirit of love between Chassidim and deep closeness has almost disappeared and has been replaced with guidance sessions between parents and teachers, with teachers trying to defend themselves regarding the ever-tougher rules and more rigid regulations, and parents trying to cover over their failures.
Mrs. Rochel Zamir is known not only by many Lubavitchers, who know her as someone who was privileged to have a special relationship with the Rebbe, but also by thousands of children originally from Holon. Mrs. Zamir worked in chinuch for decades. Most of the children she taught were from irreligious homes and she, with her love and devotion, sacrifice and stubborn struggle, gave them a sweet taste of Torah.
In commemoration of the yahrzeit this Shabbos of the beloved mashpia, R’ Yosef Yitzchak Lipskier, of blessed memory, we bring one of his last talks on the great merits associated with learning in yeshiva
Veteran educator and chairman of the Chassidic Education Center, Rabbi Naftali Roth, in a fascinating conversation with Rabbi Shlomo Reinitz of Machon LIBA (l’chanech yeladim b’derech ha’melech) about the comparison of the mitzva of chinuch to the mitzva of tefillin, about the need to “think” about the chinuch of children, and the million-dollar question: How is it possible to find half an hour every day to think about the chinuch of our children
Rabbi Yosef (Seffi) Reshef and his wife, Oranit, have opened their home for the past ten years to young people who previously learned in yeshiva, yet now have abandoned their observance of Torah and mitzvos. A decade of warm, family-styled activities has brought many dozens of young Jews back into the fold. With the acquisition of a new facility, the Reshefs’ organization, “HaYechida,” is about to undergo a major upgrade. Are young Chabad dropouts different than dropouts in other religious sectors? This and other questions are answered in a fascinating discussion filled with moving life stories.
We spoke with R’ Assaf Shahino, principal of the Chabad school in Ohr Yehuda. We asked him questions that parents and teachers deal with every day. * How do you teach children to live together peacefully? How do you resolve arguments among children? How do you teach children to notice when someone else is having a hard time and to take responsibility for what is going on around them? * Esrogim, aravos, sukka and peace
Rabbi Sholom Mendel Kalmanson, who arrived in France as a refugee, was a model of a true Chassid. With great fortitude and courage, he undertook the founding of a Chassidic school for Jewish children who did not even know the alef-beis. * With bittul and kabbalas ol, Rabbi and Mrs. Kalmanson founded “Shneor.” They did whatever it took to realize their educational vision, and were constantly guided by the Rebbe. * A moving saga of a Chassidishe couple, based on the book written about them by R’ Sholom Dovber Friedland. * Part 1 of 2
Elul 5775. My five-and-a-half-year-old decided that he must go to the Rebbe for Hakhel. Our financial situation at the time did not enable us to get up and go, and yet how could we not go in a Shnas Hakhel? We could not decide what to do.
When Moshiach will come to redeem us, all the Jews of the world will come out to greet him, and every Jew will look for a Torah scroll with which to greet Moshiach. However, since there are clearly more Jews than Torah scrolls, what will those Jews do who don’t have Torah scrolls? Your Forefathers will come to take you, and they will bring you as living Torah scrolls to greet Moshiach Tzidkeinu. Thus, if you are aware that you will be used as living Torah scrolls, you obviously know how you should learn Torah, daven, and have true Yiras Shamayim
Mechanchim discuss “our children will be our guarantors” from the perspective of Yemos HaMoshiach and the imminent Geula. * Part 2 of 2.
August 31, 2018