In the few short years since its inception, the Lilian and Meyer Nigri and Family Shluchim Online School has defied one limitation after another: distance, time zones and technology. Recently, they defied another slew of would-be obstacles – altitude, for one – when a teacher gave a class while flying.
The day after Isru Chag, 5th and 6th grade teacher, Rabbi Chaim Goldstien, was booked to fly back to NY after spending Pesach in El Paso, TX.
Class was scheduled to resume that day, so when his substitute arrangements fell through at the last moment, Rabbi Goldstien decided to take his teaching with him.
Rabbi Goldstien asked permission from the flight attendants and neighboring passengers, and proceeded to give a Pirkei Avos shiur at an altitude of 35,000, laptop on the tray table in front of him.
His class included twelve students, hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Vancouver, PA, as well as others on the plane who, as Rabbi Goldstien reported, were “delighted and impressed.”
Equally delighted were the Online School’s staff – Rabbi Moshe Shemtov, director; Mrs. Gitty Rosenfeld, principal; and Rabbi Yossi Goodman, systems development – at discovering that their 6th grade was airborne.
Thanks to their teachers’ dedication, they can now say with surety the Online School provides a Chassidishe Chinuch that knows no limits.
whenever MY onlineschool teacher has to go somewhere, she asks my teacher to be a subsutute for her
looks like the guy behind him is loving it….
Shluchim online school ROXS
G444444444444444 EVEN MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
anonymus
SHTERNA M 406 B.R.E.S.SCHOOL YE
you can buy a special connection.
plain impressive!!
way to go!! I used this story in my class to teach l’chatchila ariber.
Tante R.
B6 YIDDISH ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go b6! yay!
when i was a counselor in cgi parksville and they wanted to add one extra kid to my bunk i fought vehemently against it. Chaim on the other hand was given an extra three children in his bunk, and he took them in with a smile and showed them the same love as he did to the rest of his bunk. I’ll never forget walking by his bunk during “off time” and he was there with all fifteen campers sitting quietly on the stairs to his bunkhouse, and Chaim was teaching them the days Chitas. He is the most devoted… Read more »
go chaim efrayim yerushalayim !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
g6-8 is tottaly the best class ever!!!!!!!
online school is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its a big kiddush hashem do you see the people leaning over to see??????????!!!!!!!!
Yossi Goodman… you make it happen! The online school is the best thing for the Shluchim! keep it up
I wonder if he checked DansDeals first to get a code for free wifi access on his flight.
Chaim is an inspiration to all that know him…A real Mentch and Chosid.
Zaits Matzliach Bgu”r!!!
is that musia talking in the backround?
i have to say that i have seen chaim quite a few times after school hours, and ive seen how his students call him to ask him questions, and how he gives of his time AFTER HOURS to help them out with whatever they need. He really cares about each and everyone of his students, and is always offering extra help or classes after his long day in school. and of course, he does it with a smile!
anonymous
…וואס איז די התפעלות אז א גאלדשטיין מאכט
In a car u could get a rocket Internet stick but a airplane os some could get wifi. On megabuses they have wifi
How great is this internet that g-d has created for us to make a dwelling for him inside our very own laptops.
go shluchim online school! 😀
if your on shlichus and have no place for school – this is the place to go!!!
– an online school graduate
How do you have internet access while you’re driving in a car? I didn’t even know that airplanes have Wi Fi!!!
That is very cool, and good to know!!
Thats the Goldstein spirit!!! I am sure your grandfather and uncles are proud of you!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Rabbi Goldstien. What a Kiddush Hashem!
My son IS blessed to have you as a teacher in Surrey British Columbia and he looks forward to the time that he learns with you.
Chaim this is incredible! To bring Torah to your students, passengers and flight crew!
Goood Gooooooood!
thats my teacher ……
and i like him…….
thats my teacher ……
and i like him…….
chaim is a true chosid
Chaim, you are trully amazing (as if we didnt know till now) you are a true tzadik (like we always knew)….the children in your class are so lucky to have YOU as their teacher! very proud to be your sister!
The airplane Rabbi a step closer to mars. You are defying nature! its a miracle…
Chaim you’re the best.. you pulled off another one again!!! You are so dedicated and your students are sooo lucky to have you as their teacher! lots of hatzlacha!!
thats all i have to say
Chaim you pulled it off again go chaim!!
Rabbi Chaim Goldstein is THE BEST TEACHER!!! who is trully 100% dedicated to his students! you’re the best!
tha’ts the incredible chaim that I know! keep up your fantastic work!
Go SOS and G4!
Go Chaim!!
OS Rox (especially g6)
lol look at the guy peeking behind him!
online school rocks this is sooooooooooo cool
it’s PLANE
I know kids who go to online school and teachers who teach from the car, but never from a plain!!!
check!
GO ONLINE SCHOOL!!!!!!! GO G6!!! ONLINE SCHOOL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!
ONLINE SCHOOL ROCKS!!!
That is unbelievable