By COLlive reporter
The Menachem Education Foundation’s Menahalei Moisdos Chinuch (MMC), a training program designed to empower school leaders responsible for their Moisad’s financial management and governance, continued this past week with a gathering in Chicago.
Fifteen Chabad school leaders from around the world gathered for a two-day development session hosted by Cheder Lubavitch of Chicago.
“These educators represent tens of thousands of Jewish students whose future will be greatly enhanced by their leaders’ dedication to improving their schools,” says Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf, the Dean of Cheder Lubavitch of Chicago who has been leading the MMC program over the past year.
Over the course of the two-day development session, participants benefitted from a bevy of customized workshops. Rabbi Yosef Langsam of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Brooklyn shared an interactive workshop on creating a healthy school office culture for maximum impact and accountability.
Two Chicago principals, Rabbi Zalman Twersky of Cheder Lubavitch and Rabbi Sholom Ber Halberstam of Mesivta Lubavitch jointly led a session on ways to energize the community to create a strong parent-school partnership.
Participants also met lay leaders of the Chicago Jewish community, including Mr. Bob Aronson who shared tips on engaging donors in large scale giving and Dr. Michael Maling President of the Crain – Maling Foundation, a renowned philanthropist, who was honored at a lavish lunch reception for his important work in supporting Jewish education around the world.
Many of the presenters remarked on the enthusiasm and passion of the program participants. “It was an awesome experience to sit with world-class educators and plan the future of Jewish education,” commented Rabbi Wolf.
Rabbi Zalman Shneur, executive director of MEF, agreed. “The quality of the school leaders we met reinforced our belief that Chinuch is the most important aspect of our community. It is inspiring to see that the people in Chinuch are the upcoming stars that will lead Chabad institutions in the future.”
An incredible inspiration. Silent but mighty. Humble but Briet! A true visionary.
Crown Heights is lucky to have him.
hes the best ever!!
If I’m not mistaken this is in Chabad of Wilmette, a beautiful Chabad house recently built by Rabbi and Mrs. Finkelstein. I was in Chicago for a wedding and stayed in a hotel very close by for shabbos. It wasn’t a far walk, maybe 15 minutes. If you ever need to be in Chicago area, i highly recommend it.
Beautiful to see the freidkieder rebbe put some much emphasis into education… definitely a step into the right direction… making the school and teachers educators feel their work is on the top ladder of importance and respect.. the future of our generation of shulichim depend on their chinuch
That is One mighty Family!
each brother is a עולם מלא changing Lubavitch for the better in Every Industry, from Chinuch To Business to Shlichus and Beyond!
Hatzlachah in your Holy Work!
Rabbi laingsam (Like his Father שי’) is the personification of אמור מעט ועשה הרבה doing so much for others, with no fanfare. they have a א געשמאק א אידען א טובה טאן Like it says in Hayom Yom.
every school shall take a lesson from what he did at ULY.
your #1 fan!