JEDucation - Conversations in Parenting and Jewish Education

“Do not slaughter your children on the alter of the Jewish people” Find out what Rav JJ Schacter, the Senior Scholar at Yeshiva University’s CJF, means by this, and what he thinks the core of parenting is in this week’s episode.

Rav JJ Schacter is a well known speaker and was a long time Rav in the Jewish center and other communities and continues to give over in the field by training the next rabbi’s going into rabbanus. It is fascinating to hear that such a well polished, and world renowned speaker who is known for his expertise in history and sheer brilliance, had difficulty when he was younger, and how his mother’s faith in him, helped him so much, which is what helped formulate Rav Schacter opinion on the core of parenting. Rav Schacter gives a strong mussar to all educators, and really all parents about the time we spend with our children. Rav Schacter ends off with a really strong line, which is really the whole idea behind this podcast, so it’s great to know we are in good company.

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How do we create moments and value for our children in a world of disconnecting that enables them to connect with themselves, and help them understand the value in that?

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl, where Rabbi Perl answers this question and many more topics focused on parenting. Rabbi Perl has a fresh take on our generations biggest challenge to parenting and educating children, and how to deal with it. Rabbi Perl discusses the importance of tuning in to what our children really enjoy and helping them shine in those areas, and how that can help towards raising children in their avodas Hashem. Rabbi Perl discusses the importance of having the skill set to talk abut Hashem, and why it is not a given that all parents or even educators have that skill set, and how we can overcome that, and much much more

Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl is the CEO of the Ades Family Foundation and the founding Head of School of the Jewish Leadership Academy which is a middle and high school opening in Miami in 2023. He is the former Head of School at Kohelet Yeshiva in Merion Station, PA and the Margolin Hebrew in Memphis. He is the author of the book The Pillar of Volozhin: Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin and the World of Nineteenth Century Lithuanian Torah Scholarship. Rabbi Perl writes and lectures on topics including history of Modern Jewry, contemporary Jewish education, and Modern Orthodoxy. Rabbi Perl has a blog gilperl.com and you can find him on Twitter @gperl.

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Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl has been the Head of School of 3 schools, and yet he calls himself an "accidental educator". Find out what he means by that, and how he intends to create the new Jewish Leadership Academy in Miami, set to open in 2023, as a project of the Ades Family Foundation, of which he is the CEO of. Rabbi Perl explains how his fascination with the Jewish future stemmed from his less natural entrance into school leadership, which pushed him to question the way we educate, and the way children really learn. Rabbi Perl discusses some of the 10 principles of learning he created in the process of opening the Kohelet Lab school, and much more. This is part 1 of this episode with Rabbi Dr. Perl. Part 2 on parenting will be released next week. 

Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl is the CEO of the Ades Family Foundation and the founding Head of School of the Jewish Leadership Academy which is a middle and high school opening in Miami in 2023. He is the former Head of School at Kohelet Yeshiva in Merion Station, PA and the Margolin Hebrew in Memphis. He is the author of the book The Pillar of Volozhin: Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin and the World of Nineteenth Century Lithuanian Torah Scholarship. Rabbi Perl writes and lectures on topics including history of Modern Jewry, contemporary Jewish education, and Modern Orthodoxy. Rabbi Perl has a blog gilperl.com and you can find him on Twitter @gperl.

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If you have questions and if have any ideas of what you would like to hear, please reach out to us at JEDucation.org. We really appreciate the feedback and ideas gotten so far and look forward to being able to continue to give you great JEDucation advice.

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As director of one of the largest and most successful camps, Jeremy Joszef is an informal educator par excellence, a position which he takes very seriously, to always make sure the educational components are real and not fluff. Jeremy combines creativity with execution in total perfection to make every summer meaningful and fun for the campers of Morasha. Jeremy discusses how he creates the culture in Camp Morasha, and how that can be replicated in our homes through being intentional about our values and adding new and unexpected things. Jeremy discusses how he creates a drama-free environment in camp, as well as the the way camps have changed, both for the positive and negative, over the years. Jeremy has a hot take on the areas missing in our Jewish education system, as well as the reason that there is so much apathy in this generation (and a preview to this summer’s theme at Morasha 2022). Jeremy is extremely intentional about everything he does, which offers an amazing model for us to learn and gain a tremendous amount from.

Jeremy Joszef is the Director at Camp Morasha, supervising all aspects of camp programming, staffing, facilities, fundraising, alumni development, board development, recruitment, and marketing. After studying at Sha’alvim, Jeremy attended Yeshiva University, where he graduated with a BA in Marketing. During his time at YU, Jeremy ran Yeshiva University's Torah Leadership Network, Torah Tours.

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How can we prevent and put an end to abuse in our community? Mrs. Debbie Fox, the founder and director of Magen Yeladim, discusses the importance of communicating with our children as a way of pre-empting any situations. How old should our children be when we talk to them? How do we have these conversations? How do we do a better job of picking up on cues? Mrs. Fox answers these questions and much more in this must-listen episode.

Magen Yeladim is a program meant to create a safer world for our youth and prevent abuse and provide intervention when necessary - feel free to learn more at their website - https://mychildsafetyinstitute.org/

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How can we prevent and put an end to abuse in our community? Mrs. Debbie Fox, the founder and director of Magen Yeladim, discusses the importance of communicating with our children as a way of pre-empting any situations. How old should our children be when we talk to them? How do we have these conversations? How do we do a better job of picking up on cues? Mrs. Fox answers these questions and much more in this must-listen episode. 

Magen Yeladim is a program meant to create a safer world for our youth and prevent abuse and provide intervention when necessary - feel free to learn more at their website - https://mychildsafetyinstitute.org/

#jewishcommunity #abuseawareness #chaimwalder #jewishmentalhealth ##jewishmentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocates #abuse #nomoresilence #kidsspeak

If you have ideas of what or who'd you like to hear from, reach out to us at JEDucation.org or [email protected]. 

If you are interested in sponsoring an episode, please reach out to us at JEDucation.org or [email protected]. 

If you want to learn more about coaching with Bennett, feel free to reach out to him via email at [email protected]. Reference this podcast to get a free initial call for you to experience the power of coaching.

How do we not impose our own insecurities on our children? Rav Aryeh Lebowitz, discusses this and much more in this episode. Rav Lebowitz, set on becoming a shul Rabbi, tells his story of how he entered into the field of formal education. Rav Lebowitz discusses his goals as an educator, how becoming an educator helped his parenting, and what change he would make to the education system. Rav Lebowitz speaks about the importance of focusing on developing a love for learning in our students, and his thoughts on how to do that, including not lowering the bar for our students to feel success in learning. Rav Lebowitz shares some of the amazing ways his parents raised him, and other great parenting insights he learned over the years from Baal habatim and colleagues, as well as the way he devoted time and energy to raising his children despite being so busy.

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Mrs. Billet started off as a college professor and ended up switching to Jewish education after going through a very painful time in her life. This episode comes with a trigger warning as we learn about Mrs. Billet’s strength overcoming loss of a child, and how she parented and supported her children during that time. One of the most remarkable things about Mrs. Billet is her growth mindset, taking such a tragic event, and using it to propel her to make her life more meaningful. We will discuss a major change in her approach to education because of a line in a book. Mrs. Billet went on to become a teacher and then administrator, having great impact on every institution that she was involved in. It is very clear throughout the episode how knowledgeable and passionate Mrs. Billet is, and how she used her passion to help her students connect to the Torah and Hashem. Mrs. Billet took pride in creating an atmosphere in her home that was open to conversation and a place of trust.

Mrs. Rookie Billet is a well known Jewish educator, as well as past rebbetzin of one of the biggest shuls in country, at Young Israel of Woodmere. Mrs. Billet was the Assistant Principal at HALB’s high school for girls, SKA for 9 years, the Principal at Ma’ayanot (6 years) and ended her career as Principal in the Shulamith Middle School. After retiring, Mrs. Billet and her husband made Aliyah and I want to give a huge thank you to Mrs. Billet for taking the time our of her trip to new york to see her children and grandchildren, to talk JEDucation.

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What does it mean to get out of our children and students way, and why is that so important in education and parenting? Rabbi Moshe Benovitz, the Managing Director of NCSY, the director of NCSY Kollel, and Rebbe at Yeshivat Reishit, answers this important question and so much more in this episode of JEDucation.

Rabbi Benovitz discusses how to parent when dealing with children who are going struggles, and how to parent when children are not going through struggles. Rabbi Benovitz discusses the key components to making NCSY Kollel so successful and inspirational, as well his experience of parenting through Aliyah and the advice he would give to new olim. Rabbi Benovitz has a hot take on waking children or campers up, which is spot on, as well his approach towards handling the difficulties of Tefillah, and how it is intertwined with Emunah, and how to breakdown the 3 elements of Emunah as he sees it. This episode is jam packed with amazing nuggets of wisdom, especially Rabbi Benovitz’s important book recommendation at the end. We have really enjoyed getting your feedback and continue to welcome the ideas and feedback. Reach out to us at JEDucation.org today.

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From Deloitte to YULA, learn why Rabbi Arye Sufrin left the field of accounting to join the field of formal Jewish Education. Both parents and educators can gain a tremendous amount from hearing Rabbi Sufrin’s approach to making children and teens excited about their Judaism. At the end of the episode, Rabbi Suffrin tells over a personal story about his first year- end review and the insight one of the board members provided regarding parenting, which is such an important message for us to all hear, whether you are formal educator or not. How do we make children and teens excited about Judaism? What is considered failure for YULA? What major changes would Rabbi Sufrin make to the education system? Listen to this episode to get JEDucated and make a profound impact on your home or school, or both. 

Rabbi Sufrin serves as the Head of School of YULA Boy's and Girl's High School, where he was the principal since 2009. Rabbi Sufrin gives shiurim locally and nationally. His previous experience includes being Rabbi of the Young Professional Minyan at Beth Jacob. Rabbi Sufrin offers tremendous wisdom in the field of education with many years of experience at YULA.