Education Audio

This class spells out what educating our children means and its tremendous importance.

The best way we can improve our educational system. A look at the soul before it comes down in to this world and when it returns, and the connection between these two stages.

A basic analysis of education; providing more than just knowledge to bolster intelligence, but also moral strength to build character.

It's easier to be kinder to strangers than to those nearest and dearest to us. This week’s theme reminds us of how delicate we need to be with the precious children with whom Hashem entrusted us with. This incredibly moving story from the Rebbe gives us a glimpse into what true sensitivity really means and how to bring out the best within every person we encounter.

Lurking beneath a scholar’s cloak on our best college campuses, the same raw hatred that Hitler’s professors rationalized persists. This time, sane academics must speak up and take action.

In denial, we humans are the oblivious jackhammer at the symphony, pounding away at the foundations of our environment, ripping the very fibers of the cosmic order.

From a child's answers, you might know something about what the child knows. From a child's question, you know who the child is.

Viewing the Rebbe RaShaB's mystical teachings as an educational initiative for producing students who would go on to defy Communist oppression and challenge American Jewish apathy.

Jewish culture has always expected that even Jewish laypeople be well-versed in their religion.

Torah education is the foundation of Jewish life and our people’s continuity. Beyond promoting Jewish education for children on a macro level, how is this campaign relevant to everyone as individuals? In exploring the mitzvah of sharing Torah with others, we are empowered to be beacons of influence to our fellow Jews.

An overview of the theories of education articulated by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi and Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, and of the educational philosophy of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, respectively the first, sixth and seventh rebbes of Chabad-Lubavitch.

Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz (1565 – 1630) is famous for his Shnei Luchut HaBrit (Shelah), and helped bring mystical themes into mainstream Jewish life by incorporating them into his ethical, moral and educational teachings.

A master educator shares personal guidance from the Rebbe.

Rabbi Enan and Gitty Francis speak about education, anxiety, self-care, raising whole and healthy children, and challenges of our times.

Reflecting on her life work as an educator on campus, on cutting edge technology, and on the central image of the educator in Chabad's theological teachings, a veteran shluchah gets to the heart of how our own lives transform the lives of others.

We wish parents that they will have "nachas", Jewish pride, from their children. Yet, raising children today can be challenging. Here is some Torah guidance for parents.

While Jewish education is all about active participation, the mitzvah of Mikvah is a private act. Both are essential for Jewish survival.

It seems that Rashi's second comment is twice as long, yet half as clear.

A fire ignited within him, an urgent drive that granted neither time nor space to negotiate. He summoned his inner ninja and did the unthinkable: he confronted the prince of Egypt himself and demanded the release of the Jewish boy. There was nothing to discuss—it simply had to happen!

A child shouldn’t be expected to be a miniature replica of his parent. Individual character traits need to be honed and channeled.

Discover three powerful lessons in raising our children to be a mensch (an upright person), which are alluded to in the first verse of the parsha.

“The L‑rd said to Moses: Speak to the Kohanim, the sons of Aaron, and say to them . . .” (Leviticus 21:1) What is the difference between “speak to them” and “say to them”? In Hebrew these two words are “emor” and “amarta”—the first is spelled aleph-mem-reish, while the other is spelled aleph-mem-reish-tav, the only difference being the letter tav. This additional letter symbolizes the difference between a theoretical lesson and a hands-on educational experience.

This week's portion tells the kohanim (priests) that they must educate their children to keep the detailed laws of ritual purity binding upon the priestly families. What is the Torah teaching us about the obligation to educate our children?

A story with the Rebbe Rashab gives us a revolutionary approach to childhood education in connecting to Hashem.

Chassidus teaches that throughout the month of Elul the Almighty is “unusually accessible” to every Jew as He displays “a smiling countenance and receives everyone with grace and favor.” Then, why are we not enjoined to be joyous?! In answering the question, this talk addresses the obligation to educate children, and reveals a unique kind of joy that lies at the core of the preparatory days of Elul. (Sefer HaSichos 5748, Shoftim)