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Gershon Distenfeld on the Future of Yeshiva Tuition
Gershon Distenteld is co-head of Fixed Income Securities at Alliance Bernstein and a frequent guest on CNBC. And behind the scenes, he is fighting for changing the way yeshiva education gets paid for. He believes that the current system, where parents pay
How fathers can and should lead the Seder while keeping their kids interested
The seder is a time when parents have the ultimate responsibility of chinuch - giving over the mesorah of yiddishkeit by telling the story of yetzias mitzrayim to their children. However, often times there's a struggle to do it right. The kids come with o
How should we be teaching chumash in schools with Rabbi David Fohrman
The first thing children are taught in school is chumash, and for the most part, they never stop learning it. But are we really teaching it the right way? Rabbi David Fohrman has spent his whole life devoted to the study of chumash and the proper way to s
A Breakthrough Approach to Boys HS English with Rabbi Mordechai Weissmann
For years, boys high school english in most yeshivas has been poor to non-existent, or even eliminated entirely, because of lack of interest from both the boys themselves and the hanhala. Of course, this effects our boys' marketability in the job market w
Can our teachers be taught the skills to be better teachers? With Master teacher & educator Naema Tenenbaum M.Ed
Why are so many of our childrens' schools experiencing huge teacher turnover? How can rabbeim and teachers get better control over classroom misbehavior? Are the principals and school administrators properly supporting their staff so they can do the
Seminary Survey Responses - Part I
We reached out to our listeners to take part in a survey about their experiences in seminary and we received hundreds of replies. On today's show, we discuss the surprising responses we received. We discussed the responses to these questions and more: H
Seminary in Eretz Yisrael Revisited - The Darchei Bina Experience with R' Shimon Kurland
January is seminary season and seminary applications have all been submitted by now, with girls anxiously awaiting their outcome in just a few short weeks. As a follow up to our Headlines show about seminary in Eretz Yisrael, we wanted to feature someone
Why Aren't We Teaching This Way? Burning the Textbooks with Yoel Judowitz
Yoel Judowitz is a super creative marketer, owns a branding & marketing agency, and is also a veteran teacher with years of experience in the classroom. His creativity led him to develop a revolutionary method of teaching that has captivated his forme
Can Kriah be taught well? A look into the Aleph Beis system that uses technology to teach reading
Everyone knows that the most fundamental aspect of chinuch is kriah - learning how to read properly. Yet too many kids never catch on to it, which leads to huge deficiencies that lasts throughout their lives. Tova Rottenberg, a kriah educator in Cleveland
Going back to Yeshiva Darchei Torah after the Cuomo Shutdown with Rabbi Dovid Frischman
On Monday students in Far Rockaway and Queens are able to return to their schools once again after having been shut down by New York State over Succos. On this show we interview Rabbi Dovid Frischman, a Rebbe and Menahel of the 6th & 7th grades