Without a supportive community, a handful of avreichim established a Chassidic school for children living on the settlements in the Chof HaCarmel region. How did they begin this project? And what did they do when the regional council head “advised” them “to go to B’nei Brak”? And what about the principal who jumped into the sea [literally] for his students? A fascinating story about this growing educational community.
One day, I met someone from Crown Heights who told me that one of his children is a “Reform Chassid.” I asked him what he meant by this and he explained that although his son went off the derech he refuses to forego the experience of being with the Rebbe on Simchas Torah and Rosh HaShana. He ignores his business affairs on those days just to go to 770
What do you need to be careful of when teaching abstract concepts in Chassidus? What should be emphasized when reading a Chassidic maamer to an audience who is not used to it? What do you do when your audience is falling asleep? * Principles, advice, and examples in giving a shiur in Chassidus to the “outside.”
Is it better to give a series of lectures or should each shiur be self-contained? Should you teach from a text? What is the right balance between explaining in-depth and covering ground? What topic should you pick when starting a new Chassidus shiur? * Principles, advice and examples, to intensify Mivtza Hakhel by giving shiurim in Chassidus.
Even then, only two years since he accepted the Chabad leadership, the Rebbe had acquired a reputation as a wise, warm person to whom chinuch (Jewish education) was dear to his heart
R’ Tomer Rothaus, a Lubavitcher actor, decided to take his acting talent to public schools around Eretz Yisroel and teach Tanach in a dramatic way that includes the students. He includes explanations and stories that intensify the learning experience and draws the fascination of the students to the soul of Torah. * The organization he started has grown and now employs a staff of teachers
There is no parent or teacher who doesn’t want to instill a Chassidishe chinuch and chayus in his children. The critical question is: how much is he really interested, and what is he willing to “pay” for it.
What are the principles for giving a good shiur in Chassidus? How do we translate the deep concepts in Chassidus into terms of everyone’s daily life? What is the proper way to construct a shiur in Chassidus? What can you say and what can’t you say, and how long should each shiur take? * Principles, advice, and examples in giving a Chassidus shiur. * First article in a series
For thirty-five years, R’ Chaim Dayan has been working as a madrich in Yeshivas HaBucharim in Kfar Chabad. * He shares methods how to properly handle children and students, how to reach them when they are glued to their phones, and the right way to instill a yearning for the Geula. * He also relates instructions that he personally received from the Rebbe’s secretary, R’ Chadakov a”h, who was an outstanding pedagogue
Two golden rules that will enable a child to daven with chayus: understanding that with t’filla he can speak directly to Hashem, and knowing the meaning of what he says. * Another chapter in the series on chinuch in the spirit of Chassidus, from a shiur given by Rabbi Nachman Yosef Twersky to men in Crown Heights.
Through nature, beautiful scenery, sounds and sights, R’ Shachar Yaakov Zeliger, director of B’Reishit, teaches children to connect to G-d, to themselves, and their hidden capabilities. * R’ Zeliger decries the enticements the modern generation offers young people, and offers instead an abundance of activities and exciting adventures that enrich a child’s world and connect him to the incredible abilities he contains within
At the Giving of the Torah, we encountered the values of modesty, Jewish unity, appreciation, and kabbalas ol. Each of these concepts and values is a teaching unto itself. How do we teach children according to these values and how do we bring them to a state of implementation in their day-to-day lives? Beis Moshiach presents a fascinating discussion on education with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Kumer, first-grade teacher at the “Ohr Menachem” Chabad Talmud Torah in Tzfas, commemorating his seventeen years of work in the field. “Our children are our guarantors
What job opportunities are there for Lubavitcher young men? * They married and started families, but to a certain extent, they are like chicks that just emerged into the world. How can they support themselves? What professions should be chosen? Are there preferred occupations and “undignified” professions?
May 11, 2016