The Jewish Education Experience Podcast

85: Aiming to Be the Best Educator You Can Be with Rabbi Chaim Jachter

Rabbi Chaim Jachter Season 2 Episode 85

Rabbi Chaim Jachter is a prominent rabbi who serves as the rabbi at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, NJ and is a popular Torah teacher at the Torah Academy of Bergen County, NJ.  He also serves as a Dayan on the Beth Din of Elizabeth, NJ and has acquired an international reputation of excellence in the area of Get administration. He has authored fifteen books on issues ranging from contemporary Halacha, Tanach, Aggada, and Jewish Thought.   His weekly columns are available at www.koltorah.org, www.yutorah.org, and www.jewishlink.news and are read by thousands worldwide.   He is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America’s Halacha Committee and chairs its Igun resolution committee.  Rabbi Jachter lectures worldwide on subjects of vital concern to the Jewish community.  He is also called upon by over seventy communities throughout North America to assist in constructing, expanding, and maintaining their Eruvin. 

Gems:

  • Learn your style of teaching.
  • Aim to be the best you can be.
  • Be flexible.
  • Find out what is needed.
  • Speak about Hashem all the time.
  • If you have are curious and have a sense of involvement you can teach.
  • Giving over information is not the answer.
  • Inspire the students to want to learn more.
  • Make learning appealing and enjoyable.
  • Parents must also take interest in their child’s education.
  • Share your energy.
  • Once you learn, teach because you’ll gain as much from teaching.
  • Keep up with what your students are interested in.
  • Find a point of connection.
  • Think about the privilege to teach Torah.
  • Watch master educators and find what works for you.
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