The Rebbe’s Revolutionary Ideas in Education
A master educator shares personal guidance from the Rebbe.
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Rabbi Nochum Kaplan serves as the Director of the Merkos Office of Education.
Chana Weisberg is host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast and curator of advanced learning experiences on Chabad.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.
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I have taken to heart Rabbi Kaplan's words about making our home a comfortable place for our kids to bring their friends. In the Stone edition of the Chumash, the commentary for Haftaras Nasso discusses how child rearing-involves parent rearing, and I could use some parent-rearing for doing better at creating an uplifting home for my daughter's friends. Some ideas come to mind are consistently kissing mezuzahs as we transition throughout the house, being sure to say the blessings as we eat and drink, and, having meaningful conversations with her friends. Instead of the rote school and college talk I could ask about favorite Jewish holidays, performing mitzvahs and gently inquire about pleasant memories of their upbringing. Thanks Rabbi Kaplan.