education

How validation, support, and self-acceptance transform sensitivity into strength

Shmuelik Tasler was a brilliant and witty young man with a learning disability, but he couldn't learn. His teachers failed to understand until the day he decided to teach them a lesson. Now, fifty years later, he revisits his life's story and pleads: "Teachers, look for the abilities in your students, because they are always there."

As the new school year begins, many students face bullying and social exclusion. Avinoam Harash, a teacher and educator, shared a moving post on the subject.

Is your son avoiding studying with you? Learn how studying together can be a delightful bonding experience, especially with children who have ADHD.

A fascinating study finds that the initial letter of your last name can impact the way you are perceived.

After decades in education and inspecting various educational institutions, Rabbi Shachar Sha'ar decided to study medical clowning and even integrate the clowning approach into the curriculum. "It's important for teachers to know how to make children laugh," he believes. "It won't harm discipline but quite the opposite." How does he implement it in practice?

How one teacher’s bold lesson sparked self-belief in a boy everyone had given up on

Rabbi Grossman’s heartfelt guidance to a struggling teen shows how one moment of choice can shape a lifetime and beyond.

A slap, a second chance, and a future filled with Torah—how one rabbi believed when no one else would.

Bonnie Kimball, a cafeteria worker in New Hampshire, was fired after giving a hungry student a free lunch.

A touching story showing how even simple actions—like opening a door—can hold deep spiritual meaning.

Yair has a shirt with an 'X' just like the others, but his mother pleads: Don't mark him with a giant 'X'. He may have left the yeshiva, but he observes Shabbat and wears *tzitzit*. Like many others labeled as 'fringe youth', they are still our children. Open your hearts, help them climb out of the pit, and don't leave them on the fringes.

Eliahu (Eli Ran) Hirsch is a lecturer in the Faculty of Sciences in Holon and also leads his life as a yeshiva student. "When I come to lectures, the students look shocked, it's an opportunity for me to explain a thing or two about Judaism." And what do the professors at the college say about this?

When one child stood strong for Torah, even his mother’s heart softened—and the whole family was transformed.

Rabbi Aharon Taussig shares a personal story about the power of seeing each student as Hashem’s precious child.

When Esther Kramer suffered a stroke at 34, she didn't anticipate how her life would change. Eight years later, she navigates life in a wheelchair, refusing to give up on anything, becoming the highest-ranking woman in education using a wheelchair.

A meaningful exploration of how Torah study, intention, and early guidance form the foundation of Jewish continuity.

What trees teach us about spiritual development, purpose, and true happiness in Jewish thought

Ten years after her daughter's life was saved through a dramatic kidney transplant that made headlines across the U.S., Judith Bogatch realized she had to find the right educational framework for her daughter, leading to the founding of the Haredi High School for Arts, which sparked a revolution.

From found money to neighborly kindness, the late Rabbi Nissim Karelitz taught life-changing Torah in simple, everyday moments.