Taharas Hamishpacha International/Mikvah.org has announced the launch of a new Kallah Teacher Training curriculum.
Eligible women from around the world will be able to train, directly online, to become certified Kallah Teachers.
This project has been in the works over the past two years. Spearheaded by the very talented Mrs. Estee Schneerson and Mrs. Chanaleh Friedman, the accumulated material will amaze and astound you.
Comprised of halacha, hadracha, Chassidus and more, this comprehensive curriculum will give every current Kallah Teacher, and every eligible woman who wishes to become a kallah teacher, everything they need, at their fingertips, to become a well-trained Kallah Teacher. It will also provide a uniformity of training to ensure all kallah teachers follow a standard of teaching that is beyond compare.
Material has been gleaned from expert Kallah Teachers, counselors, rebbetzins and advisors around the world and will be presented in a user-friendly, clear and concise manner. All material will be reviewed by Rav HaMoisad, HaRav Sholom Ber Chaikin, prior to release.
The initial and premiere curriculum will be geared towards our own global Chabad community, containing everything needed to teach our own kallahs. Successive editions of the curriculum will contain additional material tailored to fit the needs of our Shluchos, giving them the tools needed to teach constituents from diverse and secular backgrounds. In the interim, all Kallah teachers and Shluchos, will benefit from the vast wealth of knowledge contained within this comprehensive curriculum.
This course will be available directly online, accessible via Mikvah.org, to allow access to everyone who meets the necessary criteria, and wishes to learn. A rigorous testing schedule will be combined with continued education, as an ever evolving program that will allow continued growth, and education, in this vital realm. Certification will be given based on Rabbinical approval to ensure a standard you can be rely on and be proud of.
Combined with our current Kallah Teacher Mentoring program, introduced earlier this year, this program will prove to be the benchmark in Kallah Teacher training.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions. We welcome your input and appreciate any useful information you may wish to share with us for this curriculum. Credit will be given for submissions used. You may email us at [email protected].
To help defray costs of this and other vital programs, Taharas Hamishpacha International is pleased to announce that they now offer beautiful cards featuring a custom oil painting, by local artist Estee Klein of Brushstrokesbyestee.com, depicting the heavenly light shining down upon two merging waterfalls, symbolizing Mikvah and the unity of husband and wife.
Inside text lets the receiver know that a donation was given in their honor, to Mikvah.org, making them a partner in the organization that promotes Jewish continuity. All funds generated by the sale of these cards goes directly to THI/Mikvah.org enabling continued growth and effort, inspiring the observance of Mikvah and Taharas Hamishpacha around the world.
I have taught kallas for years. When my daughter became a kallah she asked me to teach her. I said that it might be embarrassing to learn these things from her mother. She said she would prefer to learn with someone she was not afraid to question. I taught her as I would any other kallah and she was a keen student. I told her that she should have a mashpiah or lady in mind to ask personal questions to after the wedding – because it would be a breach of her marital privacy to ask me. She agreed. But… Read more »
Kallah teachers do not discuss their personal life with the kallahs they teach. But, the daughter might not feel comfortable asking her mother questions on the topic. (That being said, my kallah teacher was NOT my mother and I did not, ever, discuss the topic with either my kallah teacher OR my mother. Thank G-d, there were never any real “issues”. But some girls do have questions and issues . . . )
From a mental health standpoint, do you realize there is something called “boundaries”?Your mother should be your mother and not your good buddy to discuss all sorts of “intimacy”issues.A teacher is more objective and can truly answer questions that perhaps a girl would not want to ask of her mother.That is what seems more healthy than a mom and daughter delving into all sorts of personal experiences.You think it’s ok for a mother to discuss her own marriage etc????I seriously think not.moms stay where you need to be and let the teachers do what they need to do.
MANIS Friedman should be the one to guide kalla- and chosson teachers!! many of us feel that we have been misguided and wished we would have been taught things right- right from the start!!
I would imagine that many young bochrim have no clue on what makes a good marriage, how they should treat their wives and what makes a responsible family man. I remember when I was a chosson, “chosson classes” dealt with the mechanics of Halacha and that was it. I was lucky B”H that I had a wonderful Mashpia who guided me in a good direction, but not all boys may have access to such a person.
And what makes one person more suited than another?
If you are in Israel you can do Machon Pua”h’s course.
When will the Attendant Training course begin on mikvah.org’s Mikvah University? It’s been in the works forever. Hope there will be a big announcement like this one for Kallah teachers. Thank you.
Perhaps there can be some sort of certification, to counteract self-appointed “kallah teachers” who teach inappropriately instead of hashkafa.
In the olden days mothers taught their daughters about Taharas Hamishpacha! I personally know mothers who do I and I think it’s amazing! If you have a healthy relationship with your daughter whats the problem? Also, what’s so embarrassing about Taharas Hamishpacha?
We value and appreciate your constructive comments and suggestions. You are welcome to submit your comments and questions to [email protected] Tell us what it is that you wished your kallah teachers would’ve taught and didn’t, such as “I could think of a few things that I wish I knew”. Your personal information and identity will remain anonymous,
Submissions from TH instructors and the public, accepted for inclusion in the curriculum, will be credited accordingly. Constructive comments from instructors and from the public will be considered for inclusion in the curriculum with appropriate credits if .
I was going to do Machon Pua”h’s course next year (it’s the only one in my area) but if there is a Chabad course available I’d much prefer it.
Once you are doing this project I recommend that you ask newly weds what they wished their kallah teachers would’ve taught them. I could think of a few things that I wish I knew
i hope there WILL BE eligibility requirements, otherwise anyone can just read the material and think they are qualified to be a kallah teacher!
What are the requirements to be considered “eligible” to be a kallah teacher?
How do I sign up if I’m interested?
Are u sure that is a good idea? Will your child feel comfortable asking you embarassing questions?
This is an amazing project!! Much Hatzlocha to Mikvah.org!
Yaasher Koach! So happy to see this happening.
Thank you to Mrs Friedman and Schneerson! May your work have lots of hatzlacha.
I would like to be my daughters kalla teacher would this course be re comended
can you get manis friedman involved in this? i participated in the marriage course he did recently with miriam lipskier, and i wish my kallah teacher would have taught the stuff that he did,