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Jewish education weekend gives parents tools
for raising children in a turbulent world.

SUSAN TAWIL
Special to the Jewish News

dard of teaching by presenting new tech-
niques to teachers. "It uplifts the whole
community," Rabbi Fishman said.

hen the twin brothers were
struggling inthe matriarch
Home Environment
Rivkah's womb, the Torah
Rabbi Fishman opened the Saturday-
tells us she went to seek
night keynote session citing Torah sage
guidance," said Rabbi Avrohom
Elazar Menachem Man Shach's observa-
Fishman, principal of Southfield-based
tion that "happy parents are the best
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. "In raising our
chinuch." A tranquil and loving home
children, we need to do the same."
environment is vital to a child's develop-
Rabbi Fishman then introduced the
ment, he said.
speakers at the Saturday-night keynote
Rabbi Hillel Mandel addressed the
session of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's third
topic of building self-esteem in children.
annual Chinuch (Jewish education)
He noted a study showing that, while 80
Weekend held Nov. 16-18 in Southfield
percent of children enter first grade with
and Oak Park. More than 300 parents
high self-esteem, by fifth grade, only 20
attended Saturday night's event, with
percent have high self-esteem. By high
hundreds more participating in lectures
school graduation, the number drops to
Friday night, Shabbat and Sunday
5 percent.
evening. Sunday morning and afternoon
- Himself the father of 10, Rabbi
-
was devoted to in-service workshops for
Mandel cited Rabbi Aharon Kotler's
teachers of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and its
belief that the most important issue in
Beth Jacob girls' school.
childraising is to "realize the innate
The theme of the weekend was
greatness and potential within every
"Raising Our Children in a Turbulent
child."
World." Speakers included Rabbi Noach
"The greatest gift we can give our kids
Orlowek, of Yeshiva Torah Ore in
is to give them healthy self-esteem,"
Jerusalem and author of My Chi/e4 My
Rabbi Mandel said.
Disciple-, Rabbi Hillel Mandel, principal
Actions, feelings and even abilities are
of Yeshiva K'tana of Manhattan; his
in consonance with a person's self-image,
wife, Adina Mandel; and Zlata Press,
he said. If the mindset is changed, it can
principal of Bnos Leah Prospect Park
open up abilities, allowing greater
High School in New York.
achievement.
Beth Yehudah parents Dr. and Mrs.
"We need to focus on the positives, on
David Weingarden of
the strengths of our children," he said.
Southfield sponsored
"Catch them doing
the Chinuch
ordinary right
Weekend, which is the
things," he advised.
brainchild of Rabbi
"Give kids success
Fishman. He was
experiences and
inspired by the East
build on them.
Coast's Torah
Verbal praise is the
U'Mesorah national
most important-
convention. Similar to
thing for children."
the annual Conference
Rabbi Orlowek
on Alternatives in
spoke Saturday night
Jewish Education, the
on ''The Ten
convention is an
Commandments of
Orthodox education
Parenting." He said
Rabbi Avrohom Fishman
seminar presenting
the most important
innovative teaching
thing to children is to
approaches to yeshivah instructors each
know that they are of ultimate impor-
year.
tance to the parent. "We need to convey
Bringing top-notch education speakers
respect to our children," he said. "When
to Detroit helps parents "fulfill their
you say something, it's important to me.
sacred obligation" and raises the stan-
You take up space on my hard drive."

