Delivered for Machon Ora, Passaic, NJ on Motzei Shabbos 1/17/26.
Introduction by R’ Aaron Cohen
Vaad to Mechanchim from Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, Skokie, IL over Zoom 9/10/25
From the sefer מאמרי המגיח קט”ו
At the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools Principal Think Tank XII July 1 – 2, 2025
00:53 When students ask questions just to argue
02:40 Should a teacher daven at home or with her students in school
04:13 Chutzpah
09:48 Hilchos Kavod
12:50 Reward and Punishment
19:17 Children from Families on Different Levels of Observance
23:59 Educated vs. Happiness
Video available here. An article of this shiur was posted on the CoJDS available here. You can download a pdf of the article below.
00:45 Father learning with his son
06:11 Teaching our children to love learning
13:24 Teaching our children to daven
16:35 Kids in shul
18:02 Giving teenagers the discretion to make their own decisions
22:09 Preparing children for marriage
Delivered in Milwaukee, WI 6/4/24
17:00 Children who are “off the derech”
20:30 Pushing a child to go to shul
24:15 Showing affection in front of children
28:29 Balancing our time between our spouse and our children
31:03 Time between multiple children
32:21 Different Families
34:57 Being different than your neighbors
37:09 Speaking to children about tragic events
At Yeshiva Elementary School in Milwaukee, 6/4/24
00:57 What place does professional sports have in an out-of-town middle school?
08:58 Discussing and saying Tehillim for the tragedies happening in the world today
12:26 Teaching about anti-Semitism
17:40 General Studies Teachers
20:00 Seminary in Eretz Yisroel
25:59 Disabilities and pushing children to work harder
32:06 Working in a class with a range of abilities
35:18 Going into chinuch and moving out of town
39:58 Chizuk for out-of-town michanchim
42:22 Teaching on Sunday
At the Torah Umesorah Menahel Retreat May 2023. Available here.
[29:27] Not Accepting Children Who Have No Other Options
[36:41] Mental Health and Over Therapy
[42:08] Finding Proper Mental Health Professionals
[44:03] Providing Education for Parents
[50:24] Gen Z
[52:34] Youth at Risk
[01:00:33] Balancing Different Types of Talmidim
[01:07:48] Could Everyone be a Gadol
[01:13:05] “Best” in the Class
[01:15:36] Focus on Gemarah
[01:19:09] Consequences
[01:23:51] Chat GPT
[01:29:28] The Rush to Ban
[01:32:02] When a Child Commits Serious Damage
[01:36:23] When a Parent Abuses a Child
[01:37:00] Should Mechanchim Use Flip-Phones
[01:38:30] Responsibility of Yeshiva vs. Parents
[01:40:20] Respecting Others
Delivered over Zoom to a Mechanchim Group 8/20/23 02:11 Bringing Students into the World of Holiness 22:41 Should we teach students to become a big talmid chacham or as great an Oved Hashem as possible? 33:30 Inspiring Girls 36:16 Most Important Messages for Students 45:39 Addressing Issues of “Toavah” 54:31 Talking to Students About… Continue reading Bringing Students into the World of Holiness (with Chinuch Q&A)
Given over Zoom for the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools 2.14.23
Available to watch here
Delivered in Beis Medrash Torah Utfilla in Chesnut Ridge, Motzei Shabbos Parshas Toldos 5783. 11/26/22
Delivered 5/19/22 to mechanchim of elementary school Rabbeim in Torah Day School of Phoenix.