How He Turned Gangsters Into Graduates

Rabbi Doctor Shimon Waronker is an educator who has worked as a teacher, principal and superintendent of schools for the past three decades. He has been featured in the front page of the New York Times for successfully helping turn around one of the most violent schools in New York City. Awarded a Knighthood by the French government, a Presidential Fellowship from Harvard as well as a Cahn Fellowship from Columbia University; he still considers his greatest award and reward to be his wife of 28 years and their 6 wonderful children.

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.