Gems: 

• Take the time to help students master the skills, and don’t take for granted that they’re going to get it as they go along.
• Students need to become independent learners by a certain age.
• It’s rare to have a child who is an independent learner as it requires multiple skill sets.
• First a child needs to be able to read in a language, then make the connection and understand what they’re reading, and then they need to learn how to apply it.
• We need to be intentional about how we’re teaching and help our students develop all three skill sets.
• Teach in a way that every child will pick up what we’re teaching.
• When we teach so that we’re thorough in multiple skills we’re able to reach all of the students in the class and picks up the speed.
• The time to reach students is in the prevention, not the cure, meaning from day one in the learning process.
• The teacher is not supposed to be the architect. They’re the ones who know how to build up the child properly.
• Teachers must give over a love of learning.
• Every school ought to have a handbook with goals clearly mapped out and what the outlook is.
• Chinuch is like having a little sapling and when you make a mark on it, that mark grows bigger and bigger as the plant grows bigger.
• The education we give children makes a difference to them and also has a ripple effect on future generations.
• The Torah is a lesson for how we ought to live life.
• Make sure we’re reaching the children where they’re holding.
• We don’t need to teach everything all at once.
• Be flexible. 

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Gems:

• Care about Yiddishkeit.
• Help young people learn who they are.
• There must be consistency in the home.
• Investing in NCSY helps with all three major difficulties facing our nation today are the safety of Israel, assimilation and intermarriage, and antisemitism. 
• Jewish identity is crucial to teach.
• Multigenerational learning is monumental today.
• Be role models for children.
• Children need rules and guidance.
• Parents need to be parents.
• Look at each child and ask yourself what does this child need from me today?
• Give children a sense of belonging.
• Make Torah relevant to our children’s lives today.

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Gems:

• If you can’t explain complex ideas to laymen, then you can’t understand what you’re learning.
• Make sure to get a mentor.
• Knowing Hebrew as a Jew is completely different.
• Help students feel comfortable with the basics of the language and Tanach.
• Expose students to Israeli culture.
• Jewish education is about building relationships.
• Students need us to be the “guide on the side”. 
• Education is passed down parents to children first.
• Return to the basics.

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Gems:

• To be an effective teacher there are two parts: you have to master and be comfortable with the material that you’re teaching, and you must be able to effectively give over that material.
• It’s important to have the basic skills of classroom management, etc. 
• Allow yourself time to grow in your role.
• Make the material relatable, it makes all the difference.
• Make sure our students feel that they’re loved, cared for, and that you want them to succeed.
• Technology is one of the biggest challenges we’re facing today that makes teaching harder.
• There’s nothing a teacher or Rebbe can do to compete with the fast-paced technology.
• Find ways to teach in an engaging and exciting way.
• Talk about different scenarios that come up in our daily lives.
• You can’t force it.
• Educate the parents and make sure they fully understand the dangers of technology.
• Too much exposure to videos on the internet sets up our children for a harder time learning.
• If children are not bought into the decision, they will find a way around it.
• Help them understand and appreciate the benefits of living a Torah lifestyle.
•  Teach them how to use technology responsibly.
• Gather other parents to sign an agreement to not allow cell phones for the children.
• Parents need to be the parent and stand their ground on important issues.
• Make sure students can read well.
• We need to constantly adapt to reach our students.
• You have the opportunity to make a real impact and change people for the rest of their lives.
• Usually it’s the way that a student is taught is what they remember. 

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When he and his wife started raising their own children, they dreamed of a school where Torah felt alive and personal — where every child felt seen. So they built one. With guidance from Rav Shalom Kamenetsky, TIDE began in their basement with four kids. Today it's a thriving school at Keneseth Israel serving boys in grades 1–8.

With over 15 years in education, Rabbi Elstein leads TIDE around one simple belief: every child deserves to discover that learning Torah can be joyful and meaningful.

Gems:

• Work on solving problems, don’t ignore them.
• Avoid/limit screens.
• Be with our children every step of the way.
• Hashem gave us our children because we’re the right people to help this particular child grow to be who they need to be.
• Help your child along their path.
• Trust that we’ve raised our children properly.
• Our generation needs more training in life skills than previous generations.
• It’s not about providing a certain template or format but finding the child’s path that he can grow up with.
• Find out what the deeper thing is that they’re struggling with.
• Build the relationship with the child first, before beginning curriculum.
• Think long term.

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Gems:

Give students the ability  to learn by themselves.

Develop independent learners.

Help students figure out what the words in Hebrew mean.

The basic skills children learn will carry them throughout their lives.

Encourage students to figure things out by giving them the tools they’ll need and as a result, they’ll want to learn more.

Teach as much as you can through song.

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Chapter Markers

• 0:01
• Welcome And Sponsor Message
• 2:04
• From Blank Stares To Dialogue
• 2:55
• Chavruta Roles That Spark Talk
• 4:19
• Treat Text Like A Mystery
• 5:31
• Learn By Moving And Acting
• 6:45
• Reflection That Makes It Personal
• 7:35
• Ritual As A Teaching Tool
• 8:13
• One Small Shift Challenge
• 8:54
• A Closing Question For You

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Gems:

• Education is an area of Halacha that is very important that nobody asks questions about.
• Never give up on a child!
• When there is a child who is disturbing the class, remove him from the class and pair him with an older student, if possible.
• Jewish education is not just about giving over information, and it also can’t just be experiential. 
• Jewish education needs to be conveyed through a Rebbe/Talmid relationship, this is how the mesorah is passed down.
• There needs to be respect for Rebbes.
• Learning Torah and Jewish education needs to be first and foremost, and everything else revolves around it.
• Educators must exude that the Torah is our life and length of our days, we must feel it deeply that we live for.
• Is the Torah driving our agenda, and are we being that example to our students?
• Parents have an obligation to educate their chilren.
• Though keeping Torah and Mitzvot are hard, it shouldn’t be a question whether parents are going to observe them, and children pick this up.
• What’s the message we’re telling our children?
• Impress upon children the importance of being an honest, upright Jew.
• There are certain things we do even when we don’t feel like it, or don’t like to do it.
• What is the will of Hashem? 

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*Joanna Powers

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Gems: 

• Keep your mind open about what you can become and what you can share with the world.
• Think about what we would like our students to get out of what we’re teaching.
• Make efforts to allow students to interact with each other. 
• Help children examine the world and find their place in it.
• One of our roles is to examine what we learn from children and find ways to guide them with the knowledge they already have.
• Empower the child to understand what they bring to the world. 
• Find the spark in the child.
• Focus on building the relationship with the child first.
• Find colleagues and mentors.

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Gems:

• It is critical to learn Chumash through the prefixes, suffixes, and shorashim (root) letters.
• Allow ample time for review of what your students are learning.
• If you don’t learn sequentially from beginning to end based on actual skills, then there won’t be a strong chance of covering ground and knowing what you learn. 
• The first thing we as educators have to recognize is that we must observe the child first, and then we can educate according to their strengths. 
• Once a child masters the shorashim, and prefixes, and suffixes commonly found in Tanach, it makes it much easier to learn.
• Children have the ability to figure things out for themselves.
• We are causing the wisdom that’s already within the child to come out.
• The greatest teachers are ones who facilitate learning.
• A Rebbe has to have a lot of ways to reach his students.
• The Torah is written so that we ask questions, and the answers are in the Torah She’Be’al Peh (Oral Torah).
• When you know the Shorashim, prefixes and suffixes, you gain access to most of Bereishit.
• Find the strengths of the child and use that to teach any subject you want to teach.
• There needs to be constant back and forth in the classroom.
• Provide the skills and the connection to Torah.

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In addition, Rabbi Coleman teaches a wide range of classes for both groups and individuals on topics including spirituality, Talmud, Jewish law, Parashah, Mussar, and Tanach. A trained therapist and life coach, he integrates these skills with his teaching to help people grow in both their spiritual lives and personal development. His classes and services are available in person, via Zoom, and on demand across various platforms, including the internationally renowned TorahAnytime.

Rabbi Coleman was born and raised in Liverpool, England. After a brief period at Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem, he spent seven years at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin in New York, where he formed a close bond with its rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Aharon Schechter zt״l. After leaving yeshiva, he worked in Jewish outreach with the Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Studies in Philadelphia, and later went on to establish the Institute for Jewish Ethics. He resides in Philadelphia with his wife and family.

 Gems:

• Engage your students in interesting discussions.
• Bring people back to their self-identity.
• Our learning is made up of a system of Jewish education, inspiration, and enlightenment.
• As educators, we can think of ourselves as spiritual custom tailors for the soul.
• Torah has the power to radiate out.
• Jewish education is not about data.
• The biggest and most impactful form of education is the influence, inspiration, and connection.
• What really changes a person is the connection between the teacher and the student.
• The academic knowledge is essential, but the connection to the teacher is essential for the transmission of Torah.
• Chinuch is launching someone on their path to be self-sufficient.
• Be mindful of the student in front of you.
• Help others understand what life is about and what our purpose is in this world.
• Work on changing ourselves.
• If it’s inside of us, it will organically flow out.
• Admit when you don’t know something.

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Gems:

Our primary obligation is to teach ourselves, not just our children.

We are responsible for our own growth and progress; nobody else is responsible.

Parents must be on the same page.

Create an authentic connection with G-d rather than a formalistic one.

Teach children to build a relationship where they can talk to G-d.

Judaism is more than just a ritualistic way of life.

Try to get out of your comfort zone.

We pass down principles that are relevant at all times.

Think through what you’re going to tell your children.

Be open to freshness.

How we teach needs to be linked to each child as an individual.

Raise children that we would really like.

We can’t expect things to be easy.

Homeschooling is more viable than people think.

Our job is to acculturate the next generation. 

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 Gems:

Be a life-long learner.

Though technology is very useful, we must still value the actual Torah texts.

Being Jewish is not something we can hide.

Be flexible.

Learning in Hebrew gives our students the ability to read and connect with our texts.

We learn through experiences.

Teach critical thinking skills along with moral character.

There’s value in teaching our students a trade.

Focus on each individual child.

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 Gems:

• Help how to make Jewish learning more fun, engaging, and entertaining.
• It’s amazing how Hashem works!
• Share your love of learning.
• Your joy is contagious.
• Learn to see the positive in everyone.
• Bring out what Hashem created within each student.
• Focus on the task at hand.
• Keep moving forward and keep doing better.
• Recognize and share with others that Hashem is the creator of the world.
• Hashem doesn’t make mistakes.
• Be the best you, you can be and bring out the best in others.
• Bring Hashem into the equation and let him be a partner in your decisions.
• Try to be more childlike.
• Our job as educators is to know how to play properly, in a holy and focused way.
• Learn how to use the Condordant.
• Ask what the students/kids are going to need in their own personal lives?
• Arm them with simcha.
• Give the kids the tools they will need.
• Give children experiences.
• Hashem gave us interests and talents for us to use.
• Give children options for showcasing their creativity.
• Provide children the space to engage with content the way they want to.
• How can we empower our children?
• We each have our derech (our path).
• Remember what engaged you as a child.
• Fall in love with what you’re teaching.
• Be yourself.
• If you find yourself drawn to Chinuch, it’s because Hashem needs you there.
• There is something magic and beautiful to be taught.
• You don’t have to meet someone else’s expectations.
• Help students realize that they can be themselves and that they are here for a holy purpose.

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Gems: 

• Help students appreciate our Torah, history, and culture on a more meaningful and profound level.
• Instill curiosity within your students.
• Ask students the big questions to help them figure out who they are.
• Create an environment in the classroom of acceptance of where each student is.
• Inspire students to connect with who we are as a nation and where we came from.
• Build a foundation of trust.
• It’s Ok to bring humor to education.
• Hebrew is a central pillar of Jewish education.
• Engage with Hebrew and don’t be afraid to make mistakes; have no shame.
• What are the most urgent needs of other educators and students?
• Talk with children about what’s going on in Israel.
• Prepare students for what they may face on university campuses by talking with them and giving them the resources they will need to thrive.
• Show our students that Jews around the world are linked to Israel.
• Teach children our history and its relevance in their everyday lives.
• Education is about knowledge, but also about having a deep connection to our history, faith, and culture, and establishing relevance to our lives.
• Chinuch should be learner centered.
• Don’t think that the entire fate of the Jewish world rests on your shoulders.
• Focus on what you can do!
• Remember why you became an educator in the first place.

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Gems:

• Inspire your students to learn Pesukim of the Torah well.
• Make time for your students.
• The key to textual fluency is when the student decides that they really want to learn it on their own.
• Encourage students to take ownership of their learning.
• The real reward is when students work hard.
• Push the students more than they push themselves.
• The short route ends up being the long route, the long route ends up being the short route.- Talmud
• Be a steward through which to connect students to Torah and Hashem.
• Generate a love of Torah and make it part of every day conversation.
• Chinuch is about planting seeds, helping cultivate students in whatever way you can, and knowing you might not see the end result, however, we have an impact.
• Ask your students what they find meaningful.
• Be inspired by your students.
• Stay fresh and creative.
• Truly love your students and what you’re teaching.
• Each of us has a duty to teach others.

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•  Point out what is important to Hashem within Tanach.
• Hashem loves us.
• The Torah shows us what Hashem cares about.
• Hashem cares about vulnerable people, and we ought to also.
• It’s our job to have empathy for people who are less fortunate than us.
• Show students the little moments that reveal Hashem’s presence.
• Help students learn to have gratitude.
• Kids must feel safe.
• Learn how to disagree with people, while still being a loving person.
• Help students recognize their potential and actualize it by giving them the tools they’ll need.
• Create a sense of belonging amongst your students.
• Each student has his/her own path.
• We have to acknowledge and accept who the child is.
• See each child not just as an individual, but as someone who is also part of a family.
• Parents and educators are on the same team.
• Put yourself in their shoes.
• Keep the big picture in mind.
• Learning how to be a teacher is done on the job.
• Every difficult experience makes you a better teacher.
• The Torah is our guide to life. 

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• Do your best to approach things from a positive perspective.
• For families: make time for family togetherness.
• Decide what you want to give your students and how you want to impact them.
• Take it one year at a time.
• Decide what is  best for each child at each given time.
• Parents all have the same mission to train their children.
• Parents are facilitators in their children’s education.
• Allow children to become full partners in their education.
• The early childhood years are critical years for the influence of the family.
• The early years are the basis for the child’s whole life.
• Children need their mother to be their primary influence during the early years.
• Think about how we can help our children become their best selves.
• Help students understand that they have a purpose in this world.
• Continue growing yourself through reading, and taking classes.
• Life is not meant to be easy.
• Start children off on the path that they will go on for their whole life.
• Think long-term.
• Figure out what your goals are.
• Think about what does Hashem want from you right in this moment?
• When a student or child is struggling, it’s not personal.
• You are not a failure when a student or child has challenges.
• It’s not about the product in our roles as educators, it’s what are we putting into them.
• In order to teach, you have to love your children/students.
• Find your mentors.

Book Recommendations: Steven Covey- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families
Gordon Neufeld
Leonard Sax
Linda and Richard Eyre-3 Steps to a Strong Family
Oliver and Rachel DeMille- Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning 

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• Join with other educators and learn as much as you can from them.
• Developing an understanding of the Hebrew language will aid in connecting with our fellow Jews and Israel.
• Learn as much Hebrew as possible.
• Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of the fire.
• Lead our students to the information and help inspire them to learn deeper.
• Build the excitement and spark the curiousity.
• How can we impart the knowledge given to us to the next generation?
• Make the time to commit to your own learning.
• Your time is valuable.
• You can do anything, but not everything.
• Love the work that you do!
• Find a community of other educators.
• Have fun!

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Gems:

• Reading problems must be addressed early on before moving to the next phase.
• Help students master the skills properly from the beginning.
• Use your skills.
• Get feedback from clients and students.
• Find other educators who encourage you.
• See what works with children.
• Reading skills are important.
• It’s important to have a foundation to build upon.
• Help students feel good about the process and inspire them to want to continue learning.
• Every single child needs to be met where they are.

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• Be a great role model.
• Talk about loving G-d/Hashem with your students.
• Be flexible with how you approach each class.
• Give students more credit for their ability and figure out ways to make learning more accessible.
• Discuss the deeper ideas with your students.
• Put technology in its proper place.
• Focus on the texts.
• Literacy and knowledge of the texts is important.
• Teach students to be able to think.
• Help people sharpen their thinking and grow in their literacy.
• Take the time to find out what is important to your students outside of the classroom.
• Find a good mentor.
• Be realistic about the goals you set for yourself and for your students.
• Understand where students are coming from.

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• We are always able to have a connection to Hashem.
• Keep Hebrew names.
• As parents, we must give our children a foundation to build on their Yiddishkeit.
• Begin talking about Hashem/G-d from a young age.
• Learning begins in the home.
• As educators, our job is to create a love of learning.
• We must teach according to each child’s ability.
• Think long term.
• We must teach our children about Hashem, relationships, and money.
• Be grateful for every day.
• Think long-term.
• Mentor with other great educators.

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 Judith Hodara is the Director of the Jewish Teen Learning Project in Harrisburg, and an active member of local Jewish organizations. Her scholarly work focuses on the importance of Hillel on the college campus.

 Teens:
Alex, 8th grade

Madelyn, 9th grade

Julia, 9th grade

Yael, 9th grade

Gems:

Be proud to be Jewish.

Sometimes it’s the right time to respond and other times it’s better to turn to an authority figure who can help handle it.

It’s important to talk about issues with teens so that they feel comfortable.

Education is the key.

Allow students to be heard.

Join together with our fellow Jews. 

Use what’s going on in Israel as an opportunity to increase your knowledge.

Inspire students to want to learn more. Spark the curiousity they have. 

Students can inspire as well.

Learning never stops.

Connect with other Jews.

Know that you may not have all of the answers.

Learn to connect with your students.

Meet students where they are at.

Be flexible.

Develop a deeper understanding of Judaism.

Never forget that you’re Jewish. 

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• We learn best through stories.
• Find ways to help students connect with the Torah.
• Bring Jewish education alive.
• Always have the student in mind when preparing and teaching.
• When you share what's meaningful to you, it's inspiring for your students.
• Guide students to find relevancy in what they're learning.  

Handwriting Without Tears

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 Gems:

• Sometimes ideas should be implemented bottom up and not top to bottom.
• Create networks.
• We need the data in order to make good choices.
• Put the student at the center.
• Focus on building relationships with students.
• Help your students develop, learn, and uncover meaning, and meaningfulness in their lives.
• Find your way into the heart and mind of each child.
• Important question to ask: has the learning, and process of studying made a difference in the neshama of the student?
• Developing inspired Jews is the goal!
• Continue to grow yourself as an effective facilitator.
• Move from content to comprehension to deeper meaning to relevancy in the lives of our students.
• Renew your own love of learning. 

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• Jewish family life is important.
• G-d must be part of the conversation.
• Help children see that G-d is there for us.
• Find ways to explain G-d that relates to a child’s experience.
• Aid children in finding their understanding of what is holy and Divine.
• Give children the tools to think on their own.
• Continue the conversation as the child grows and their experiences change.
• Look for ways to help children grow spiritually.
• Teach students about why we do the things we do.
• Give our children experiences of joy.
• Students must see why what they’re learning matters.
• Allow children to come up with their own prayers in addition to the liturgy.
• Bring holiness into our everyday lives.
• Children learn best through play.
• Help students take the first steps and guide them along the way.
• Give children the building blocks that they can build upon.
• Create positive, strong experiences.
• Provide children with a deeper faith.
• Create moments of joy, inspiration, and times of celebration for children.
• Engage in a conversation with your students.
• Take complex ideas and share with children via a story. 

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• Expect delays on your journey.
• Be open to new ideas.
• Teach text and interpretation.
• Bibliodrama allows each person to put themselves into the shoes of the character from the story or text.
• It allows participants to gain a deeper understanding of the text.
• Learning Torah is fun!
• It is a powerful technique that uses various parts of the brain.
• We tend to remember things better when emotions are involved.
• Bibliodrama gives people their own voice. 
• Help each student find their path.
• Keep Torah learning alive for children.

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 Gems:

Engage middle school students in serious Jewish thought through the text and great ideas.

• Deep knowledge and deep immersion in the sources give students strength, confidence, and a connection to their past.
• The whole world benefits from Jewish values.
• The teacher encourages discussion between the students.
• To have real freedom intellectually, one must know methodology and technique.
• Put in the work with vigor and learn how the text sees itself in its own interpretive principles.
• Know the material.
• Once you know the text, it never leaves you.
• It is empowering to know the text and commentaries.
• Training students to see the text clearly.
• There must be something to focus on.
• Nothing is more empowering than helping students recognize their potential.
• Don’t give up on young people!
• Allow children to find one thing to focus on and with seriousness.
• Prioritize your children’s Jewish learning.
• You must love teaching.
• Jewish life should be rich with thought and ideas.

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 Gems:

• Bring everything back to Torah values.
• Create a space to talk about Hashem.
• Belief in Hashem is a journey.
• There is still a way to connect with Hashem.
• The more positive Jewish experiences, the better for our students.
• Give students the knowledge they’ll need to be an informed Jew.
• Connect with students and be a positive role model for them.
• The connection with our students, keeps them in Judaism.
• Help students connect with things that they are not familiar with.
• Teach students empathy and how-to walk-in others’ shoes.
• Tap into multiple ways to teach.
• Make the learning hands-on and allow for choice.
• Don’t take things personally.
• It’s better to lose the class than to lose yourself.
• Find people you love working with.

The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal 

  Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Night by Elie Wiesel

A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park

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Gems:

• Reveal reasons for particular pasuk you like.
• Share your true self with your students that includes your passion, and an experience in your life and use that as the hook of starting a lesson.
• Be forthright with talking about G-d/Hashem.
• Tap into bringing G-d into your life.
• The earlier you start talking about G-d, the easier it is for when people get older.
• Chinuch is meaning-mining which is diving deep into the text and pulling it out.
• Walk alongside your students.
• Learn to see the text as if you’re seeing it with new eyes.
• Trust the process.
• The more you learn Torah, the more that you will know.
• Set yourself up for success by putting in the work at the right time.
• Our rituals serve us in so many different ways.

Book: In God's Name by Sandy Eissenberg Sasso

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 Gems:

• Keep education at the forefront.
• Learning is for everyone.
• Quote from Rav Soloveitchik- Judaism is first a discipline then a romance.
• Share with children the gratitude that we get to have a relationship with G-d.
• Hashem wants to hear our tefillot.
• Knowledge must play a central role in teaching Torah.
• We need to merge the knowledge and experiential.
• Torah is the what, Avodah is how are we teaching it, and gemilut chasidim is the who is teaching.
• Meet with your students outside of the classroom. 
• Support your students in their extracurricular activities.
• Show your students that you genuinely care about them.
• We need to talk about how great it is to be a teacher.
• Chinuch is taking something that already exists and prepare it for its future.
• Look at each child and draw out the greatness within.
• Keep your purpose at the forefront of teaching.
• Teaching is great because it matters every day and teaching is hard because matters every day.
• Continue learning.
• Don’t take things personally, it’s not about you.
• We need great teachers who know how to use excellent pedagogy, who understand kids, and create meaningful relationships with their students.

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 Gems:

• Listen to what people say and then act upon it.
• Keep the issues at the forefront.
• Open-ended questions allow people to give a ful detailed answer.
• It is critically important to ask the right questions.
• Every child is different.
• Parents need to do what is best for their child.
• Instill fundmental beliefs in children.
• Train teachers to listen to questions and engage students in conversations.
• Teach students in an engaging and respectful way.
• People are thirsting for knowledge.
• Teach students the things they need to know while also explaining why we believe what we believe.

Nishma Resarch- https://nishmaresearch.com/

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• As a new educator, take advantage of the opportunity to be out in the field, learning while teaching.
• Veteran teachers should mentor and guide new teachers. 
• Join with other educators who support each other.
• Learn ways to bring that excitement of Torah and classroom management all into one.
• Appreciate the privilege that you get to teach others about Hashem and Torah.
• Feed off your students.
• Encourage students to think about how they can develop their own relationship with Hashem.
• Connect with your students.
• Help students understand what they’re learning and how to apply it to their own lives.
• We are preparing our children to live their lives as Jews.
• Prepare students to take ownership of who they are.
• Teach them why we do what we do.
• Teach them respect for Hashem, Torah, and the shul.
• Show them that there is nothing we can do that will prevent us from returning to Hashem.
• Each child must be taught in their own way.
• Ask for help.
• Support our teachers.
• Teach children resilience.
• Don’t give up! 

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Gems:

• Learn about what will stick with your students.
• Recover the sense of culture.
• Incorporate culture while maintaining our own uniqueness.
• Learn about what makes up culture in its entirety.
• Judaism has had a profound impact on culture.
• We are not only part of Western civilization, but also responsible for the transformation of it. 
• We need to understand civilization and the impact Jews have had on it.
• Our spiritual life should be inspiring.
• Learn TanaH thoroughly.
• Teach students how to read the text.
• Raise your expectations of what students can handle.
• Incorporate Hebrew from an early age.
• Figure out how to inspire your students.
• Help students learn about their place within our civilization.
• Education is the raising and instruction of children in which we pass on culture.
• Learn as we teach.
• We are conveying a living tradition.
• Teach them things that they ought to know while inspiring them to want to learn more.
• Prepare the knowledge base that students can build upon. 

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 Gems:

• Find another educator you can emulate.
• We can also become the educator that others will want to emulate.
• Explain how we create things versus how Hashem creates things.
• Be honest with your children/students.
• Children need to see and experience things Jewishly at school and at home. 
• Try to find new ways to keep your students engaged.
• Certain things must be taught in a traditional way.
• Inspire your students to want to learn Torah.
• Teach your students to love Israel- the land and history. 
• When you teach Torah, it’s a time to connect with your students.
• Instill the love for Judaism and show your students how special it is.
• Each child learns in their own unique way.
• All of us have been given special talents from Hashem to share with the world.
• Don’t lose track of your purpose.
• Build that connection.
• They’re going to remember that connection they had with you.

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 Gems:

• Be grateful for the opportunity to teach.
• Share your excitement with your students.
• We are teaching the next generation of Jews.
• Be Ok with admitting when you don’t have the answer.
• Encourage children to ask questions.
• Bring Hashem into everything.
• The Torah is our manual for life.
• Every child needs something different, take the time to find out their needs.
• Teach children to know themselves, think for themselves, and guide them to deal with their own problems.
• Each person has their own path and mission and their own way of learning.
• Learn to work with what you have.
• It’s not always about the quantity of information you’re giving over to your students. 
• You’re teaching people, not material.
• Be flexible.
• Include peer-to-peer learning and find other ways to assess how children are learning.

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Gems:

• Learn your style of teaching.
• Aim to be the best you can be.
• Be flexible.
• Find out what is needed.
• Speak about Hashem all the time.
• If you feel a pull to teach and have a sense of involvement you can teach.
• Giving over information is not the answer.
• Inspire the students to want to learn more.
• Make learning appealing and enjoyable.
• Parents must also take interest in their child’s education.
• Share your energy.
• Once you learn, teach because you’ll gain as much from teaching.
• Keep up with what your students are interested in.
• Find a point of connection.
• Think about the privilege to teach Torah.
• Watch master educators and find what works for you.

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• Never let adversity stop you.
• Learn to appreciate our bodies and all of the gifts we have.
• Explore the texts to find the depth and meaning of the Torah.
• Encourage and inspire your students to learn and to push themselves.
• Find out what each student needs.
• Listen to what students have to say.
• Open up the space for children to share.
• Think about what tools you wish to give to students throughout the various stages of their lives.
• Encourage students to ask questions.
• Think long term- what do we want for our students for the future?
• Help bring out the gifts within each student.
• Think about what you need to be the best version of yourself.
• Always continue learning.
• Realize that what we’re doing is important for our children’s future.
• Think about what you can do with what you have. 

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•  Gems:
• Find out where you enjoy spending your time and what will enhance your strengths.
• The teacher/student relationship is critical to the growth of students.
• Work on your Middot also.
• Be flexible.
• Students need one on one connection.
• Be mindful of how we conduct ourselves.
• Admit when you make a mistake.
• Allow students to reflect on how G-d and Torah relates to them and their lives in a developmentally appropriate way.
• The values and culture of the school must start at the top with the Head of School and down to the students.
• There must be a partnership between school and home.
• Find ways to show students how they can impact the Jewish communities.
• Inspire the next generation and give them the tools and empower them to be committed Jews who will live a meaningful life and have a relationship with Hashem.
• We are not trying to create children who grow into adults who are all the same.
• Give each student what they need.
• Find the moments of inspiration for yourself.
• Our job is to plant seeds.
• Learn by observing other educators.
• Be a life-long learner.
• Celebrate our educators and the life they are committing to. 

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 *Orit would like to dedicate this interview to her grandmother, -    דינה בת ברכה Mrs. Daphne Josman, zichrona l’vracha. She was born, raised, and married in South Africa, and made Aliya to Israel when she was 50 years old. All of her family came along and moved to Israel and most of the third generation were lucky to grow up in Israel. Orit feels that so much of who I am, is because of her, and in her light. 

Gems:

• Involve yourself in a community.
• Teach students to love Torah.
• If you can explain concepts to children, then you know you understand it yourself.
• Give room for your students to discover big ideas.
• Allow students to express their ideas.
• Encourage students to ask questions.
• Students enjoy leading others.
• Torah must be alive within the home.
• Show children how the Torah is relevant within our lives.
• Learning Torah is done with joy and love.
• Create opportunities for experiential learning.
• Include families in learning as much as possible.
• Education is finding what’s special deep inside each student and brining it out.
• Help the student take out all of the things he’s been given by G-d and help him use it for his ultimate purpose.
• The classroom should be interactive with students learning on their own in a creative way.
• Use technology but build another level of understanding and dialogue with technology.
• With education, the more you give, the more you get.
• As a new educator, the beginning is very tough, but stick with it.
• It takes time to figure out what works for you.
• Once you havea real connection with your students it makes a difference.
• Everything that goes to our mind goes to our hearts first.
• Our Torah teaches us about life.
• It never goes out of style.

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• Enjoy the beauty of Shabbat to reconnect with what’s important.
• Never lose your emuna and kindness.
• It’s not just about education, it’s about connection.
• Children must have a connection to G-d and also with family.        
• Give children an awareness that they are connection to Hashem by telling them that Hashem loves them.
• Teach children where their blessings come from.
• Allow your children to grow along with you. 
• The Tefillot we say with our children and connection we help them build with Hashem stays with them.
• We want our children to turn to us for love.
• Put a lot of effort into building connection with children.
• The Torah has every answer we need for life.
• Every child must have a sense of mission and knowledge of what makes them unique.
• Our children need spiritual identity and pride that comes from the Torah.
• Talk to Hashem.
• See the spark inside and ignite the passion for Judaism within each person.
• Never give up on a Jewish soul.
• We’re not here to judge, we’re here to love.
• Build a strong enough connection so that we will survive and thrive through the difficulties.
• Learn to ask what the purpose is for the challenge you’re going through.
• Teach children to be kind to others and to honor themselves.
• Educate your child so that they can become the person they are meant to be. 
• Every child has a unique way that you connect with them.
• When you feel passionate about what you teach, you want to keep doing and giving.               
• Torah is in everything we do.

Raising A Child With Soul

The Soul of Parenting

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Gems:

• Gap program shapes the community.
• Give students the tools to take ownership of their learning.
• Teach students how to think on their own.
• Education is getting something ready for use.
• The child has the potential to be a living human being, and we’re preparing them for a meaningful life as adults.
• Being Jewish is walking with G-d.
• We’re teaching children how to walk with G-d.
• Answer the child, not just the question.
• Teach a child according to their strengths and abilities.
• Education happens when people are eager to learn.
• Make your classroom interactive.
• You must enjoy teaching.
• Encourage students to learn to figure things out.

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 Gems: 

• Find ways to point out the gifts of each student.
• Show Hashem’s presence with all that we do.
• Help students turn outside challenges into fuel to show their pride in being Jewish.
• Closeness and love are a lot more effective than fear and intimidation.       
• Reward good behavior.
• Meet the student on their level.
• Focus on the positivity and warmth.
• Teachers have the power to build or crush.
• Students will live up to your expectations.
• Engage every child in their own way.
• Give students opportunities to show their creativity.
• Must have a love for giving to someone else’s child.
• It takes time to become a good teacher.
• Find a mentor who can help guide you.
• Make learning as hands on as possible.

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Gems:

• Allow children to learn and explore materials through play.
• Live with Judaism.
• Education is something that we have to do.
• Model the behavior we want our students to follow.
• We are the guides.
• Teacher-led learning, child exploration.
• Create an environment which makes the child curious.
• Teach through all of the senses.
• Incorporate different modalities in the classroom.
• Have fun!
• Live what you teach.
• Surround child with experiences.
• Celebrate the small things they do.
• They joy of learning is more important than the content.

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Gems: 

• Connect with the child creativity within.
• Build a relationship with your students.
• Learn what appeals to each age group and each individual.
• The more you communicate with Hashem, the more comfortable you will feel doing it.
• Realize that we are part of the divine chain.
• Make Hashem and Judaism a reality in our lives.
• Familiarize students with the text.
• Education is a constant sharing back and forth between students and teacher.
• Every person is their own universe.
• Meet students where they are.
• Give students the respect they deserve.
• Incorporate different modalities in the classroom.
• Give over teaching in a clear and concise way.
• Be kind to yourself.
• Find a good mentor.
• Merge giving the content to students with your love and passion.

 https://nechamalbacker.wixsite.com/nechamabackerart

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Gems:

• Inspiring teachers can help inspire their students.
• Look for opportunities to help people grow spiritually.
• G-d is the background of everything a Jewish educator has to discuss.
• It’s important to have clarity with what you believe.
• You don’t have to have all of the answers.
• Allow students to question.
• Education is the process whereby a student enhances their consciousness, and a teacher enhances their consciousness.
• There is a limit to understanding reality based on what our senses tell us.
• There is always more to learn.
• It is crucial to engage with our imagination.
• Understand that responsibility you have as an educator.
• You are the proud and the few who have chosen to light a fire within Jewish souls.
• Try to never lose your idealism.
• You are doing G-d’s holy work.

https://www.bayt.ca/

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Gems: 

• Every Jew is loved, accepted, and welcomed.
• Labels are for clothing, not for Jews.
• Learn to see the wholesomeness and G-dliness in each human being.
• Each one of us has to celebrate who we are.
• Children are innately spiritual.
• Children naturally want to grow in their Yiddishkeit.
• Figure out what resonates with your students.
• Use all of the senses with teaching.
• When teachers internalize their own learning and teach with passion, students will be inspired to learn also.
• Look for those chinuch moments.
• Home and school must be on the same page.
• Bring Torah into your own life.
• Find a mentor.
• Be open to new things.
• Lead by example.
• Jewish education needs the support of the whole community.

https://tamimacademy.org/

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 Gems:

• Create an opportunity for children to learn and relate to G-d through the Torah text.
• Concentrate on what G-d expects from us.
• Allow students to question.
• Enable students to see relevancy in the texts.
• Explore ways that the texts connect with situations in their lives.
• We have a responsibility to educate a child according to his/her way.
• Show students the sources, discuss, and analyze.
• Challenge your students’ minds.
• Are students thinking for themselves?
• The teacher is the role model that students will want to emulate.
• Education is an ongoing process and must consider whether the student has learned.
• Jewish education never ends.
• There must be a collaboration between home, schools, and synagogues.
• Continue to study, improve, and grow, and remember what the main goal of education.
• We have the ability to save Jewish lives!
• Examine what happens every day and work through what went right and what went wrong.
• Spread the knowledge of Torah.

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 Gems: 

• Never feel like you’re done learning your craft.
• The way we learn English is similar to how children also learn Hebrew: through hearing and speaking first.
• Your struggles can be the door for helping your students.
• Find out how to develop the emotional and spiritual connection to Torah and Hashem.
• Teach children that the Torah is in Lashon HaKodesh (holy language), and we learn it step-by-step.
• Integrate Hebrew vocabulary into teaching about the Parsha.
• Children are born with an internal compass and sense of why they’re here.
• Provide children with the rich environment to explore.
• Create real life experiences so that children become intrinsically motivated.
• The more you’re learning, the happier you’ll be, and the better you’ll teach.
• Stretch yourself.
• Lamed is the tallest letter, like a teacher.
• Give your students the tools for them to learn.

 https://hebrewscouts.com/

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Gems:

• Show students how interactive and amazing education can be.
• Use your background to your advantage.
• Take big ideas and teach them in a way that’s creative, interactive, and student-centered.
• Family education is extremely important.
• We never stop learning.
• Meet people where they’re at.
• Encourage your students to get involved in the conversation about G-d.
• Transmit Jewish wisdom and texts to students.
• Teach students how think critically and open their minds.
• Judaic studies ought to be taught totally differently than secular studies.
• Help people find, relevance, meaning, and connection with Jewish wisdom.
• Be open to growth.

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Chanie is passionate about education, bringing Jewish studies to life, and connecting with her students. After teaching in the classroom in Modern Orthodox day schools in New Jersey and in Florida for many years, she and her husband decided to homeschool their 4 children, and appreciates the opportunity to do so and still be able to educate other Jewish children as well. You can find out more info about Gesher at www.gesherprogram.com and read her blog about homeschooling at www.mamaneedsrecess.com.

Gems:

• Pay attention to the needs of your students.
• The days are long, but the years are very short.
• Homeschool is like tutoring which is one-on-one education for your children.
• Never take time for granted.
• You don’t have to be a teacher to homeschool.
• We learn from our students while they learn from us.
• Education is a life-long endeavor.
• We are teachers, but also students.
• There are opportunities for education all around.
• Bridge the connection between what children are learning and make it personal for them.
• Make Torah personal and come alive for yourself and your students.
• Talk about G-d/Hashem every day.
• Don’t give up!
• The core of Jewish living is at home.

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 Gems:

• Inspire your students to do their own personal Tefillah (prayer).
• Everything is the classroom.
• Capture the special moments with your students.
• Children shift their learning from the concrete to abstract.
• Be open to the students’ visions and concepts.
• Help students understand that G-d is making the world work.
• Help students connect with G-d.
• Create a safe space to talk about G-d.
• Share the big ideas of Torah.
• The goal is to help students understand the big ideas and how they relate to life.
• Each student is a work in progress.
• Home and school need to be in sync.
• Take time to learn.

https://www.sabababooks.com/

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 Gems:

• When you’re teaching, you’re inspiring through the heart, not through the intellect.
• Education is opening pathways to connection.
• Know your limits.
• Reframe their vision of G-d.
• Encourage your students to begin their journey of coming closer to G-d.
• Talk to G-d.
• Begin with the Torah text because it is our foundation.
• Encourage your students to think.
• There is something there that speaks to them.
• Torah is for all of us!
• It is our responsibility to show Judaism as it actually is.
• Our life experiences help us interpret the text.
• Be comfortable with not knowing everything.
• Successful Jewish education is when your students come to you with life questions.
• Search for educators who have been in the field.
• Continue learning.
• Family education is very important.
• Be open to share everything that you have.
• Encourage your students to explore more.

 Websites: Dr. Sandra Lilienthal
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He served as Associate Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale under the mentorship of Rabbi Avi Weiss from 1996 until 2000 and was a founding member of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Baltimore. 

Gems:

• Just be yourself.
• Hold yourself to high standards.
• Find mentors.
• Be honest and real.
• The human desire to make meaning of life is timeless.
• Increase the spiritual thirst of your students.
• Torah is the way to find meaning in life.
• Education gives you the path.
• Educators make a difference.

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Gems:

• Develop as a learner yourself.
• Focus on who you can help.
• Spend time observing other classes.
• There’s a lot you can do with students of different ages if you frame it right.
• Give your students opportunity unpack Torah texts like a mystery to be solved.
• Education must be individualized according to the student.
• Help your students find ways to connect with Torah.
• Get your students involved in the learning process.
• Remember you’re making an impact.
• Become an educator only if you really love it.
• Look for a school where you will be supported.
• Build a culture of learners.

 www.TorahTutors.org

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Gems: 

• Through the art of teaching, we can change lives!
• Teachers who invest time in trying to educate as best as they can, will change their own lives as well.
• Teachers need teachers.
• Important to have someone who is a Rabbinic influence in addition to teachers. 
• Teachers are there to push you in the way you should be going.
• Our relationship with G-d is personal and emotional.
• Speak about your own relationship with G-d.
• Education is a dedication to help people who are unfamiliar with a series of ideas develop a connection to those ideas and explore them further.
• It’s important to be passionate about what you’re teaching.
• We need to teach our students how to survive Jewishly.
• Be clear about what is the learning outcome.
• Teach students that the Torah is theirs.
• The Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora need to learn from each other.
• Education matters!
• When teachers forget, students don’t.
• Educators can shape lives or break lives.
• Being a real teacher means bringing your whole self.
• We can grow through learning.
• Education is a work of heart.
• What you do matters.
• Teach from a place of knowledge, not fear.
• Education is figuring out how to make facts meaningful.

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Gems:

• Each child is their own person with their own way of thinking.
• Evolve your teaching to each child’s needs.
• We are creating young Jewish people who will become adults.
• The question is what does this child need to learn to be a happy, educated Jewish child?
• Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.
• Our students have to know that we care about our Jewishness.
• Connect every lesson to our students’ lives.
• Important to teach about G-d in an honest and developmentally appropriate way.
• Once a child is able to understand things that are abstract, dive into deeper discussions.
• Don’t teach what your child will have to unlearn later.
• Shy away from things that cause stress for children.
• Incorporate Hebrew words in your speech.
• Use your time efficiently.
• What are the most important things for our students to learn to be a proud, connected Jew.
• Education is a learning process.
• Look at the big picture.
• Continue learning and growing.
• Take care of yourself also.

Contact Marie: morahmarie@gmail.com

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Gems:

• Observe other educators.
• Find your niche in education.
• Be flexible.
• Allow your students to take charge of their education.
• Each student is their own person.
• Be genuine about your relationship with G-d.
• Children really see their teachers as role models.
• Share only what you know.
• Each child has the responsibility to become the best person that G-d made them to be.
• Learn by experience.
• Be authentic and real.
• Take advantage of the resources that are available.
• Learning should become alive.
• Find a mentor.
• Continue reading.
• Focus on your successes.
• Start working in small groups.

Contact Rabbi Osofsky: dcosofsky@gmail.com or Cell: 443-415-7905

Today You Will Learn by Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg

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Gems:

• Don’t be afraid to alter your path.
• Recognize your strengths.
• We have the power to effect change in the world.
• When we look at the text of Torah and try to discover the themes and big ideas that’s when we can relate on a deep, meaningful, and personal way.
• Begin with the end in mind.
• Make the most of the time you have.
• The more we are learning, our students will see that.
• We give our students a sense of calm when we admit that there are things we don’t understand.
• G-d is the foundation of everything.
• Education is about giving students the tools of self-discovery.
• To really connect to Torah requires some discomfort, stillness, and requires delayed gratification.
• Shabbat is a window into what spirituality can be.
• There is wisdom in Judaism.
• Don’t be too hard on yourself.
• Education is a process.
• Be willing to grow and learn about people.
• Find a mentor.
• The more you’re willing to engage and reflect, the quicker you’ll grow.

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Gems:

• We are contributing to eternity.
• Gather small groups to learn together.
• Teach your students Bitachon and faith in G-d. 
• Add a mantra “I love Hashem and Hashem loves me.”
• Talk about your relationship with G-d.
• Encourage your students to have a personal relationship with G-d.
• Model Derech Eretz for your students.
• Help Torah speak to students.
• Show your students what a privilege and a joy it is to be Jewish.
• Sincerity speaks loudly to children.
• Help your students grow.
• Chinuch is a way of life.
• Our role is not just to teach them Torah, but also teach them to be the best they can be.
• The moment we stop learning is the moment we stop growing and the moment we stop truly living.
• Our job is to foster ongoing connection to Judaism.
• We are not just educating children, we’re educating families.
• Find a mentor and the right environment that will support you.

Book: Our Morah in Uniform: Biography of Rebbetzin Sara Murik

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Gems:

• Don’t be afraid to teach different grade levels.
• Build relationships with your students.
• Look for different ways to challenge your brain.
• Figure out how to bring Torah to life.
• A teacher who has a strong, trusting, and mutually respectful relationship with their students will be able to create a classroom that is conducive to learning.
• Learn from the best teachers and use their ideas.
• Hold students to very high standards.
• Transform your classroom so that it aligns with the standards you’re trying to teach.
• Make your classroom more interactive.
• Give your students autonomy over their learning.
• If we believe in the potential of our students, they will strive to reach that level.
• Be willing to change.
• Set the tone from the beginning.
• Ask questions.
• Validate your students.
• Highlight the things that are joyful and enjoyable within Judaism.
• When we look for Hashem, we’ll see him more.
• The little things matter.
• Admit when you don’t know the answer.
• We’re all on our own journey.
• Become a master at what the students are interested in.

 https://ronclarkacademy.com/

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Gems:

• What students are taught and how they’re taught has tremendous impacts on our students’ identity.
• Invest in professional growth.
• Embrace the challenge and work around it. 
• There’s more than one way to do things.
• Expect the best from your students, but also recognize what they need.
• Think deeply about the choices you make as an educator.
• Teach your students that we can have a deep relationship with G-d.
• Speak about G-d.
• Talk about our own relationship with G-d.
• Davening/prayer can become a conduit for developing mindfulness and fostering connection with G-d.
• Foster a sense of dedication to learning Torah.
• The lessons taught will be applied to their lives.
• Mentorship is so important.
• Find a mentor who can help you explore the things deep inside of you.
• Reflect on your experiences.
• Every day can be the first day of the rest of the year.
• You can always reset.
• Remember that we work with other educators and administrators to teach students.
• Involve your students.
• Foster greater commitment and Jewish identity.
• Empower your students the skills to deeply and meaningfully engage with Judaism.

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 Gems:

• Most of the things we say in a long compass can be said more briefly and will hold people’s attention more fully.
• Speak in about G-d in the language that your students will understand.
• G-d is not invisible, G-d is intangible.
• Teaching is like being a quarterback, teach a little beyond where they are, so that they have room to grow into the concepts.
• In order to convey Jewish concepts authentically, we must speak in our language.
• Education is learning that which changes us both inside and outside.
• Use history to give us perspective on current events.
• Learn with someone else who is honest with you.
• Learning involves being pushed and pushing yourself.
• While reading books, write inside them.
• Books are to be absorbed, to live with and understood.
• We all have something to teach.
• Give life lessons from the Torah.
• Start from where people are.
• Make it evident to students how much our tradition has to teach them about their lives?
• Effective Jewish leadership helps cultivate Jews.
• The more we teach Torah the better it will be.
• Think about your blessings.
• Be grateful for the life we’ve been given.
• You have to love other Jews.

Find home on Facebook or Twitter- @RabbiWolpe.

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Gems:

• Enjoy the blessings.
• Educators allow learning to be more fluid.
• Education is not just about content; it’s giving your students tools they can use for life.
• Find ways to reinvent yourself.
• Bring G-d into conversations and experiences that we offer to our students.
• Where does Hashem become part of your daily life?
• Which name do we use to speak about G-d?
• Express gratitude.
• Education should never end.
• Our role as educators is also changing. 
• Share your own journey.
• Embrace the challenges.
• There must be a daily encounter with Torah.

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 Gems:

• Don’t be satisfied with percentage numbers.
• Strive to help each student feel comfortable with their religiosity and tradition.
• Look at the heart and neshama of your students.      
• Realize that we aren’t aware of the challenges our students are facing at home.
• Meet your students where they are.
• Each age bracket offers its own set of challenges, rewards, and excitement.
• Education or chinuch is introducing a wide range of interaction with the world around us and how to navigate it.
• Education is the learning process of life: training the psyche to formulate good attitudes.
• Educators must have a love for the student.
• It’s not being aimed at you!
• Recognize and remember that we’re doing G-d’s holy work!
• Be prepared.
• Educators wear many hats.
• Encourage students to be there for each other.
• Study and learn the Written and Oral law.

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Gems:

• Everything that we’ve gone through in the past leads us to where we are now.
• Don’t teach, learn it with your students.
• Continue learning and share the value of learning.
• There’s no separation between our Judaism and the rest of our life.
• Find a leader to follow. 
• Think about how we relate to G-d and the Torah.
• Look honestly at whether we are living L’Shem Shamayim (for the sake of heaven).
• Anything of meaning in our lives is connected to G-d. 
• G-d cares about us and wants us to pay attention to every detail.
• Learn to shift our focus from the doom and gloom and onto having a relationship with G-d.
• Education is an apprenticeship.
• Education happens inside and outside of the classroom.
• Set expectations but meet your students where they are.
• Build a support network.
• Dedicate yourself to personal growth.
• Recognize that any change comes with discomfort.
• Allow your students to invest in their own education.
• Give your students the tools to continue grow in their Torah learning.
• When we don’t have a love for something, we become indifferent.
• We can teach our students how to love G-d and Judaism.

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• Learn to reach the students where they are.
• Take advantage of the opportunity to learn from them.
• Treat your students like they are people.
• Share with your students the importance of respect for G-d and respect for educators and fellow students.
• Build relationships with your students.
• Use your words wisely.
• Education is providing students with the skills they’ll need for life.
• We must continue to build our relationship skills with others.
• Students learn from the way we interact with them.
• Set expectations from the beginning.
• Be open to advice (be teachable).
• Create an environment where educators can learn from one another.
• Approach education with them.
• Listen to your students.

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• Foster your inner creativity.
• Say yes to opportunities because you never know where it will lead.
• Continue to add tools to your “toolbox”.
• Allow your students to take an active role in their learning.
• Encourage questions.
• Teach your students how to think.
• Be passionate about what you believe in.
• Set learning goals for yourself and your students.
• Help your students build a connection between their lives and Judaism.
• Allow your students to develop their own relationship with G-d.
• Provide your students choice.
• Prepare, but prepare to be flexible too.
• Be kind yet firm.

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• Learn how to communicate with your students.
• Be mindful of how we can impact our students’ lives.
• Be open with your students.
• Teach your students to see things in the right way. 
• Ask whether we are teachers or educators?
• We’re shaping the character of our students.
• Education is not about giving students information.
• Always remember why we’re educators.
• Show your students that you take Hebrew study seriously.
• Learn to think in Hebrew.
• Encourage and push your students.
• Education is about building relationships with our students.
• The goal is not money, it is to teach children.
• Be patient.
• Always think of ways to improve.
• Education is about meeting each student’s strengths.

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•  It’s all about our relationship to Hashem.
• Help our students see that the Torah and Mitzvahs maintain our relationship with Hashem.
• Hashem loves us more than we can possibly imagine.
• Bring Hashem from the subconscious to the conscious.
• Bring reinforcement and new ideas together.
• Enough small pieces add up to make those connections.
• We must give our students the skills and love of Torah learning.
• We’re playing the long game.
• Acknowledge the small successes.
• Talk with your students about digital citizenship.
• Encourage students to be sensitive to other people.
• Continue to learn.
• Pray for your students.
• Validate your students throughout the learning process.
• Sit in on classes.
• Recognize that there is a meaning and purpose to life.
• Teach students Emunah and Bitachon: belief in Hashem, but also that Hashem is in control and will help us through the things we go through.
• Show your students that you care.
• Make Judaism enjoyable.

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• Expose children to Hebrew at a young age.
• Nobody is static; we are all on a journey.
• Find a guide, or mentor who really knows you.
• Our experience as a student can often be our greatest gift as an educator.
• When you’re an educator, you can bring your interests into the classroom.
• It’s the little things that matter.
• Everyone needs to hear compliments.
• Look for ways to collaborate with other educators.
• Use the power of song to talk about G-d with children.
• Ask questions.
• Make information accessible.
• Encourage open conversation.
• We can learn from each other.
• Be a model to others and lead by example.
• There are learning experiences with everything we do.
• Talk about what the Torah says.
• Inspire in your students a love of learning.
• Taking care of children is an enormous responsibility.
• Educators need encouragement.
• Show students how to take responsibility and guide them.
• We’re still molding children.
• The Torah is not black and white.
• Allow your students to draw a connection that the stories we’re telling come from the Torah.
• We must never stop learning more.
• Stop to listen to what your students are saying.
• Let your children know that they are important.
• Be honest.
• The more real-life things we can give children, becomes a part of their entire, holistic learning approach.
• Everything we learn is from the Torah.
• There must be a collaboration between the home and school.
• Shabbat and holidays should we filled with joy.
• Be kind to yourself also.

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• Every question needs a real answer.
• Embrace the hard questions.
• There’s a difference between knowing and believing.
• When we know something, we internalize it.
• Education is the process where a person becomes dedicated to fulfilling their potential.
• The ultimate goal of education is to make good choices.
• A person is capable of learning at any age.
• Make sure we’re being honest with our abilities and choices.
• When a person really develops, it becomes a permanent long-lasting change.
• The Introspection process is constant.
• Create a vision for who your students can become.
• You must have a passion for education.
• Remember you’re helping others be the best version of themselves.
• Arouse excitement about the fact that your students can think and that their thoughts matter.
• Inspire a love of learning.
• Always pay attention.
• Our responsibility is to use our talents to make the world better.

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• No matter what age your students are, show them respect.
• People are more than the surface level that we see.
• Learn how to reach each student.
• It’s not what you teach, it’s how you teach it.
• Build relationships with your students.
• Your actions influence others.
• When you talk about G-d and pray, your students will see that.
• Make G-d real in our own lives.
• Keep it simple!
• Express our love of G-d.
• Educators are the messengers of the parents.
• Education is living and showing how we want our students to live.
• Continue to learn and grow.
• Discover importance of your role.
• Empower students to take their learning upon themselves.
• Give your students the skills to be independent.

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• Be open to new ways of learning Torah.
• The Torah is multi-layered, and the depth is remarkable.
• Think about how to use Torah as the conduit to help students develop their relationship with G-d.
• Think through what you are doing to help your students along their journey in their relationship with G-d and Torah.
• Talk about G-d all the time.
• Ask hard questions.
• Learning must be student-centered; they should grapple with things meaningful to them.
• Help facilitate an environment where students can reach their potential.
• Celebrate and embrace students for who they are.
• Push your students to think.
• Show each student that they are worth it and also that there’s something greater than them.
• Join an environment that nourishes you.
• Shift perspective from fighting students to respecting them and helping them on their journey.
• Education is a journey.
• Learn to keep the integrity of Torah while appreciating the culture that influences us in a positive way. 

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• Look for ways to best educate our students and best help them to learn effectively.
• Sometimes there are no perfect answers.
• Model your belief which will be imparted to your students.
• Prayer is so important for centering your students.
• Education must include experiences and engagement.
• Give students the opportunity to practice what is being taught.
• Technology can play a huge role in education.
• Learn from other educators.
• Every day is a brand-new day to impart knowledge to our students.
• Be willing to try different things.
• Learn what’s best for each individual student.
• Teaching is a life-long art.
• Education should be tailer-made to meet each student.

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• Encourage students to have a conversation about G-d.
• Discussions about G-d must be done in a developmentally appropriate way and respectfully.
• Make G-d a topic of conversation.
• Be mindful of adolescent development.
• Education and dedication go hand-in-hand.
• Take advantage of opportunities to check your own ego.
• Our vision for the future is deeply informed by our memories of the past.
• If it’s easy to create good, sweet, funny, and strong memories for children, we need to know that and wield that power with humility and understanding of our importance of trusted adults in their lives.
• Let the light shine!
• We’re planting seeds in our students.
• Read Pirkei Avot.
• Maintain boundaries.
• Education is an art.
• Allow Jewish values to be the values through which you express your most fundamental commitments.

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•  Sometimes you’ll have to make tough decisions. 
• Find your niche.
• Put your own family first.
• Establish a board of directors.
• Remember that you will not please everyone.
• Be proud to share your relationship with G-d and that you struggle at times.
• Education is a long-term process.
• There are no easy fixes in education.
• Try not to take things personally.
• Express gratitude.
• Pray to G-d to bless your efforts.
• Put things into the proper prospective.
• Set boundaries.
• You can’t help someone unless they want to help themselves.
• When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
• We must lead by example.
• It’s important to be a student ourselves in addition to teachers.
• In-person connections are crucial.

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• Share your own sense of wonder.
• Make Torah come alive.
• G-d is about infinite love, infinite wisdom, and infinite goodness.
• We want our children to experience the greatest pleasure in life and that’s also what Hashem wants.
• When our soul shines, we allow other souls to shine.
• Education is when we draw down the spiritual light.
• Find what you appreciate about your children/students.
• Set the tone from the beginning.
• Establish clear rules.
• Show the value of Judaism.
• By being healthy, we can better serve Hashem.

Books: Let's Stay Healthy

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Gems:

• The goal is to be a teacher of Torah, caregiver to people in need, and a model of integrity and faith.
• Don’t feel overwhelmed with how much you have to learn.
• Remember your own limitations.
• G-d is not in the world, the world is in G-d.
• Cultivate your own sense of hope and joy and learn how to model that for our students.
• Speak to your students about your struggles.
• Prepare your students to dedicate themselves to their purpose.
• Our lives have sanctity.
• Education is always about a community working together.
• Be willing to be vulnerable.
• Utilize professional development opportunities.
• Don’t look for shortcuts.

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• Sometimes we can resolve conflict, other times we must learn to live with it.
• Approach G-d via prayer.
• Prayer expresses humility.
• Through prayer we can delve into the vastness of G-d.
• Examine ourselves with the depth, sophistication, and complication and dive into that with your students.
• Routine can create an environment of doldrums or less meaning.
• Encourage students to pray even when not in the mood.
• A muscle that isn’t used, atrophies.
• Prayer has a strong utility for spiritual connection.
• Every time a person does a Mitzvah it brings a certain sense of goodness in the world through a spiritual conduit.
• Our education isn’t reciprocal, it’s unilateral.
• We are creating a frozen concept in time of knowledge.
• Knowledge has its own sequence.
• Meet students where they are, but also challenge them.
• Be careful to not turn students into something they’re not.
• Learn to engage and support students, while keeping them on the path.
• Listen more than you talk.
• Get to know each student.
• Every engagement can add or take away.
• Find a balance between the traditional and modern.
• Create a simple view of Judaism while they’re young, that can be built upon as they get older.
• Teach students responsibility to and for the world around them.

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• Use your strengths wisely.
• Be willing to be vulnerable.
• Practice what you preach.
• Modeling is important.
• Our mission is to share the beauty of G-d’s world.
• Remember you don’t know everything.
• Help students develop skills that they can build upon.
• Collaboration is key.
• Look for the potential in opportunities that present themselves.
•  Make yourself available.
•  Read a variety of books.
•  Torah is not a subject; it is a way of life.
•  Tap into the imagination

 Buy Sari's books here:
My Davening Diary
Jewmagine That!: Fun and Creative Drawing Activities for Kids
That Jewish Moment: Positive Thoughts and Moments from Life as an Observant Jew
Buy Rabbi Isaac Rice's book- Alei Deshe

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Gems:

• Find a way to get students engaged.
• Expose children to the concept of G-d and the different names of G-d.
• Train yourself to look at what the message could be.
• Education is giving over something to the child that will last with them long-term.
• Be creative in the classroom.
• Find new ways to help your students learn the material.
• Create memories.
• Take time to reflect and reassess.
• Pace yourself.
• Things will work out with time.
• Be adaptable.
• Be humble and admit when you make a mistake.
• Must be level of consistency and open communication between school and parents.
• You don’t always need to recreate the wheel.

*Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira- Chovas haTalmidim

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• Be open to opportunities.
• The impact of education is awesome!
• Creating a Jewish Identity is the biggest thing we can do.
• Help students open up to create an identity around Torah and learning.
• Modeling is the primary mechanism to influence students: how to learn, how to behave, critical thinking, etc.
• Answer the questions of your students at their level.
• There is nothing wrong with saying you will think about it and get back to them.
• Education is not indoctrination.
• Teach our students to be open to thinking, open to Torah, and allow them to develop the frame of mind of Torah. 
• Torah sells itself!
• Have high expectations for students regarding growth.
• Must be a partnership between school and the parents.
• Engage in difficult conversations respectfully.
• Students think differently; they grow and evolve.
• Figure out how to present Torah to your students.
• Watch for little cues.
• Find a mentor who can give you feedback.
• Connect Torah with each generation.
• Build and foster Jewish community.

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• 90%of of teaching is classroom management.
• If you can connect with your students, you can teach.
• Class size has an effect on class discussion.
• Balance between individual education while also having a social part.
• Education is finding out how to impact your students in a positive way.
• Each student is an individual.
• Talk to your students on their level.
• Make technology your friend.
• Engage your students.
• You can always lighten up; you can never tighten up.
• Help your students enjoy Torah as much as they enjoy other subjects.
• Show your students that they have the potential to learn.

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• John Phillips wrote “the school should teach goodness and knowledge because goodness without knowledge is weak and evil, and knowledge without goodness is dangerous, but combined they form the noblest character.”
• Elevate the student’s sense of self and identity.
• Develop an honor code with values, for example: honor, moral courage, kindness, community.
• Find out what your students and teachers value.
• We are role models.
• Informal interactions make schools moral places.
• Play is an important part of moral, character, and social development.
• Opposite of play isn’t work, it’s depression.
• Play uplifts kids’ spirits.
• Creative play is better than fixed play.
• Love and care about the kids as learners.
• Build an environment of trust.
• Play doesn’t have to be leisure; play is hard work.
• G-d can play many different roles in our lives.
• Allow your students to have their voice.
• Model for students how you wrestle with G-d.
• Education is leading students beyond their own preconceptions to deeper their understanding.
• Education is process of developing skills and developing their character.
• Big transformations happen as kids develop their character and stronger sense of self.
• Make sure every student has a place and feels like they belong.
• Teach your students according to their way.
• Find new approaches to teaching.
• Treat everyday as the first day of school.
• Be the adult.
• Follow the 80-20 rule. If 80% is paying attention-that’s excellent.
• What you say might not be what they hear.
• Have Fun!
• The teacher that teaches best, teaches the least!
• Encourage students to engage with Torah.

You can purchase Rabbi Judd's book here: Sowing the Seeds of Character: The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools.

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• Model compassion and supportive leadership.
• Important not to shy away from talking about G-d with children of all ages.
• Talking about G-d makes G-d manifest in our lives.
• It’s Ok not to have all the answers.
• Learn about what your students have to say.
• Education is interacting differently with the world around us.
• Learning is valuable and leads you to take action.
• A robust Jewish education is important.
• Inspire people to care and make Jewish education a priority.
• Greet every student by name and get to know them.
• We’re educating the next generation of Jewish leaders.
• Find colleagues who share your values and collaborate with them.
• Knowledge of Hebrew is crucial.
• Immerse students in Hebrew.

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• Education that allows students to encounter traditional texts and wrestle with them will allow them to grow in their Jewish identity.
• The fertile ground for Jewish learning must begin at home. 
• Life fits into the Jewish cycle instead of the Jewish cycle fitting into life.
• Encourage students to do creative things.
• Use the modalities that students love.
• Build on the relationships you can create with students and parents.

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• Torah education is not generic.
• Every tradition has to be rooted in something.
• Measure quality of learning.
• Study and then teach.
• Mussar-character development is more than being a good person and must be studied.
• Education must be interactive.
• Learning and understanding takes place on every level. 
• Engage students intellectually and then they will engage emotionally.
• Interpersonal relationships are our gateway to our relationship with Hashem.
• Focus on our own behavior.
• Real teaching is when you allow your students to have dialogue and allow them to stretch their understanding.
• Allow students to take ownership of the process.
• Real education is not glamorous.
• Can’t take shortcuts when it comes to learning.
• Appreciate the opportunity to grow yourself as an educator.
• The foundation is showing people that none of the Torah is made up.
• Help students develop their core.

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Don’t assume every child is grounded in G-d.

We must show our children that there are different ways of discovering G-d.

Education is preparing for the future.

Take the time to think about the bigger picture and whether what we’re doing is the best way to prepare our children/students.

Allow students to have ownership over their schooling.

Create experiential learning opportunities.

Develop a growth mindset.

Continue to learn and push yourself.

Find the right growth environment where you can find a mentor.

Show our students the beauty in Judaism.

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Gems:

• Educators can change a community.
• Wonder, reflect, and inspire.
• Every child who asks questions becomes a learning partner.
• Children receive through experience the building blocks that lead them through the various developmental stages of thought. 
• Encourage your students to seek the path to their Jewish identity.
• Get to know your students well.
• Know why you do what you do.
• Tell your story.
• Immerse yourself and students in Hebrew.
• Adapt as necessary.
• Listen first, listen more, then take a deep breath before speaking.
• Include families.
• Build the skills- block by block, then as they learn let them teach.

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• Model experiential learning.
• Welcome all questions.
• Make space to talk about G-d.
• Study the texts deeply.
• If we wrestle with G-d in our history and tradition, then we can engage with G-d in our lives today.
• Try to do too much and you end up with nothing.
• Though students may not have the proper intent initially, engaging with them will become sacred because they will understand that you do not have all of the answers either.
• See every moment as a learning experience.
• There isn’t one way to learn.
• Continue to have open dialogue with other educators.
• Education is a marathon, not a sprint.
• Be consistent.
• Make the time for Torah study.

https://www.moderntribe.com/?aff=109

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Gems:

• Talk with high school students the same way you would talk with adults.
• Find opportunities for deep, meaningful conversations with your students.
• Education can happen at any time or in any environment.
• Students are always watching.
• When it’s sincere, kids will pick it up.
• Live a genuine life that you can.
• Often when something clicks with a high school student, it sticks with them.
• It’s impossible to excel in every area.
• Time is precious.
• Take time to recharge.
• Watch your colleagues because you do not have to recreate the wheel.
• Communication is very important.
• Create a Beautiful, Relevant, Inspirational, and Meaningful lifestyle.

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• Learn to see each person for who they are and meet them where they are.
• Notice the Godliness in everything we do.
• Help children/students see the potential within themselves.
• Be an example.
• Build a relationship.
• Control the environment, not the classroom or your students.
• When you trust your students, they will be willing to learn.
• Love what you do.
• Focus on what each child needs.
• Kids need to be happy, relaxed, secure, and calm to be receptive to what you are teaching.

Check out her blog and printables here: http://jewishhomeschool.blogspot.com/

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• Connect with G-d daily.
• Recognize the strengths that G-d has given your students.
• Education is the process of learning and growing.
• Learn to draw on your student’s strength to inspire learning.
• There is always room for improvement.
• Be the example.

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• Create an environment of love and respect.
• Emphasize holidays and liturgy.
• Our children’s perception of G-d is influenced by how we relate to them.
• Parents are the ambassadors of G-d to their children.
• We have a relationship with G-d because it is meaningful to us.
• When we provide children with what they need, they grow.
• Education is everything our children/students do throughout the day and influences who they are as a person.
• Allow children to connect with themselves and then they will connect with others.
• Learn to work past our own biases.
• Work on ourselves.
• Be Flexible.
• We are the facilitators of our children/students.
• Allow our children/students to be who they are.
• Learn to respect our fellow Jews and teach our children/students to do the same.

Learn more about their curriculum: https://ani-ve-ami.com/
Charlotte Mason- https://simplycharlottemason.com/

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• Teach students that we must be holy because we are made in the image of G-d and G-d is holy.
• Empower students to expand their understanding and build a relationship with G-d
• Encourage your students to question.
• Learn to balance tradition and innovation.
• Make Torah relevant for our students.
• We learn best by doing.
• Learn to be flexible.
• Include the whole family in the learning process.

Find her music: https://www.jacquelinerafii.com/
Academy For Jewish Religion- CA: https://ajrca.edu/

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•  Best way to reach students is to ask them what they think.
• Give students content that is meaningful.
• Encourage students to think.
• Learn to tell a compelling story.
• Show that you really care about your students.
• Allow students to ask tough questions.
• Your job is not to answer all their questions, it is to plant the seeds for continued learning. 
• Students are not receptacles for receiving knowledge, involve them in the process.
• We also need to continue learning.

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•  Take your students’ lead.
• Education is a give and take between student and teacher.
• Be patient with yourself and students.
• Find a mentor.

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• Education is preparing someone for what they are going to do long-term. 
• Teach children to pray/talk to G-d.
• Children need unconditional love.
• With G-d’s help, the high points will exceed the low points.
• He who does the work does the learning.
• Spark our students to want to learn on their own.
• Children must be engaged in a Torah environment.
• Children need to play more.