Our thoughts and prayers turned to Paris this week, in the wake of the the tragic events of last Friday. The terror unleashed on innocent people left us speechless. At a time when there are no words that feel adequate we turned to Jewish tradition to find a response. At Schechter Manhattan in grades 4-8 […]
This week was filled with special programs and events at Schechter Manhattan that helped students to make connections to history, the community at large, and Jewish tradition. Monday, November 9, marked 77 years since Kristallnacht. The Middle School gathered for a program to learn about the Nazi pogrom that was a turning point in the Holocaust. […]
On Wednesday evening Schechter Manhattan was filled with energy as over 100 parents, students, alumni parents, faculty and trustees gathered for the launch of the Lieberman Family STEAM Center. Thanks to the vision and generosity of Schechter Manhattan grandparents, Eileen and Jerry Lieberman, we have officially embarked on the next phase of expanding the learning […]
The room was filled with the hum of discussion and debate. In pairs and small groups my colleagues and I pushed ourselves and each other to think deeply about what is most important to us and our students. It was an inspiring moment to be a part of, and as I looked up from my […]
Early in my teaching career I found myself frustrated. Even when I prepared and taught what seemed like a well constructed lesson, there were always some students for whom the lesson just didn’t work. Sure, there was usually a core group of students who dove into the learning activity, participated in the class discussions, and […]
תפילה לשלום מדינת ישראל Each spring for the last nine years I have had the incredible experience of traveling to Israel with the Schechter Manhattan 8th grade. The trips have been very meaningful to me. As a Zionist and a committed Jew, the many powerful sites we visit and experiences we have on the trip […]
Gathering the Schechter Manhattan Community :הקהל Much of Jewish tradition is most powerfully experienced in community. Last week the Middle School had the special opportunity to fulfill a rare mitzvah, הקהל (hakhel, gathering the community), that highlights the centrality of community for Jewish living. In Devarim 31 Moshe tells the Israelites that every seven years they are […]
Students at the Center: A Walk Through Schechter Manhattan Classrooms Every school day I take a few minutes to walk through the classrooms at Schechter Manhattan. It is such a great experience to move through the grades of our school and see the learning taking place. I am moved by what I see, students across […]
והיית אך שמח: Joyous Jewish living and learning at Schechter Manhattan Kids like to shake the lulav. Over my years at Schechter Manhattan I have found this to be invariably true. Give students a lulav and etrog and smiles emerge, faces light up. Shaking a lulav is fun. It makes us happy. This is year […]
