Welcome to another episode of The Jews Next Dor! Today, we have the pleasure of talking with Sara Blau is a teacher and extracurricular director at Beth Rivkah High School. Sarah is a wife, mother, and author of 24 children’s books.

We discuss strategies for raising children with strong Jewish morals and values, including creating an immersive Jewish home environment, using stories to impart lessons, focusing on one character trait at a time, and recognizing that parenting is a partnership between parents, educators, and God. Tune in now to learn how to raise moral children with strong character and values.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:03 Torah as the source of morals and values

02:56 What moral values should we install in children

08:26 Preventive vs. reactionary giving morals

10:17 Role of parents and school in installing values

12:25 What should parents keep in mind?

18:07 Educating kids about what the Jewish soul is from a young age

20:36 Create a Yiddish environment before the child is born

25:45 What should parents focus on first?

29:19 The right way to approach the conversation about values

34:00 Using books and stories to install values

35:53 Choosing which morals to focus on in a book

39:46 Final message to parents

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