Want to make your Seder awesome, but don’t have much time? Mrs. Kaminetsky gives us many simple ways to make the seder meaningful and fun, by taking an educational approach. With ideas like שאל אביך ויגדך, and buying slipcovers for chairs, this episode is a great way to enhance your Pesach experience. Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky is the Principal of Judaic Studies at SKA, HALB’s High School for Girls. Mrs. Kaminetzky is a mentor and advisor to alumni, a kallah teacher and an adult lecturer, and has given workshops and shiurim on Pesach, focusing on the teaching component of the night. This week's ..read more

This episode is a special purim edition episode where we talk to Mrs. Sorah Shaffren, someone who brings temendous ruach and simcha to the many roles she is involved in, about how to bring simcha and ruach into our homes, how to internalize the simcha and what to do when not feeling the simcha. We talk about Purim being a time of simcha, and how to make it extra meaningful for our children, and how to navigate some of the areas which could bring some challenges. Throughout the conversation, besides for hearing and seeing Sorah’s enthusiasm and koach she has, one of the main themes that kept co ..read more

“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 you ..read more

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 t ..read more

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 beco ..read more

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 ..read more

This week we focus on teens in the high school years with an extremely seasoned educator, Rabbi Eliezer Rubin. This episode is an absolute must listen, because of Rabbi Rubin's vast vas wisdom and insight into the teenage years, for both parents and educators.  You will learn about: A new challenge with parenting teens. A fundamental approach towards parenting teens. A fascinating take on the difference between 9/10 and 11/12th graders How to deal with defiance, apathy, Tefillah and so much more at this age.  Rabbi Rubin has so many years of experience, and this experience shows th ..read more

In this second episode of season two, we focus on Lower School/Middle School children. In this episode, you will learn: How to deal with technology impacting our children How to children in this stage develop their middos How parents can help children of this age develop a relationship with Hashem Best practices of discipline and much more! Rabbi Chaim Hagler is the head of school of Yeshivat Noam, one of the premiere yeshiva day schools in Paramus New Jersey. If you have a parenting question, please call our new parenting hotline 833-737-1293. A reminder to follow the new Instagram @TheJews ..read more

Rabbi Hauer discusses how his parenting was different than his parents, and the importance of unconditional love and how to develop it. Look out for Rabbi Hauer's sharp line about technology. In addition, Rabbi Hauer discusses the new initiatives of the OU specifically in the realm of parenting. This episode is part one of a two part series, hearing from the OU leadership about the new Community Projects and Partnerships initiative of the OU. Rabbi Hauer, the executive vice president of the OU, gives us an overview of these new initiatives, as well other things the OU is doing in the world of ..read more

In this new season of JEDucation, each episode will focus on a different age/stage. As such, in this first episode of season two, we focus on toddler/daycare aged children.  In this episode, you will learn: How to facilitate individual expression in your toddlers How to build their confidence How to get toddlers excited about Judaism and much more! Rabbi Levi Neubort is the Executive Director of Anshei Lubavitch, a popular daycare in Fair-lawn, New Jersey. If you have a parenting question, please call our new parenting hotline 833-737-1293. A reminder to follow the new Instagram @TheJe ..read more