The YHTPoV

Our outgoing school president sat down with Rabbi Ehrenfeld to discuss lessons learned during his term, memorable moments, weirdest mistaken assumptions people make about the president, the profane thank you card he received from a prominent educator, and so much more!

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As we approach Pesach, Rabbi Menchel joins Rabbi Ehrenfeld to discuss ways to make our Seders meaningful for our children.

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As we enter Open House and admissions season, two of our parents -- Adina Goldberg and Yael Schreiber -- sat down with Rabbi Ehrenfeld to talk about what their and their children's experiences have been like at YHT, what they wish they knew when they were choosing a school, what has been particularly important or meaningful, and what has surprised them along the way.

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Rabbi Dr. Chesky Gewirtz joins the podcast to discuss how to engage children in tefilah during the chagim, realistic expectations, and other related topics. 

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Most of the YHT academic administration joins our new YHT PoV host, Rabbi Ehrenfeld, to discuss what parents can look forward to this school year.

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Rabbi Ehrenfeld comes on the podcast to share ideas for enhancing the Pesach seder for children.

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Bracha Rutner, Principal of Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central), joins Dr. Kletenik to discuss the educational challenges students face, what it was like for each of them to run a school when they had Covid, and so much more.

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YHT alum, parent, and SAR's current Associate Principal of the Early Learning Center, Ms. Alana Rifkin Gelnick, joins Dr. Kletenik to talk about their respective career paths, current ideas and trends in early childhood education, missteps and lessons learned along the way, and what parents should look for in a school. 

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We had our High School Information Night for parents of 8th graders this week. Afterward, Ms. Kletenik connected with a former seminary-mate of hers, Ms. Miriam Krupka, Dean of Faculty at the Ramaz Upper School to discuss their paths and educational perspectives. Their discussions are far-reaching and cover how the pandemic affected their educations views, what "growth" means, the Jewish connection ("connexion," if you're a Dickens fan) to the agricultural world, and their own personal paths, among other things. 

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Rabbi Dov Lerner, Rabbi of the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, and most importantly, new YHT parent, joins Dr. Kletenik to talk about liturgy, resilience, and how to make Yom Kippur meaningful for our children. 

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To kick off the fourth year of The YHTPoV podcast, Dr. Kletenik speaks with Morah Rachel's husband, Jeremy Joszef... who also happens to be the Director of Camp Morasha. They discuss whether the pandemic has changed kids, the impact of social media, favorite moments, among other things. 

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Rabbi Menchel joins Dr. Kletenik for the final podcast of the year to recap this most unusual year, and offer some early thoughts on next school year.

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Fresh off defending her dissertation, Dr. Kletenik talks about her graduate work, her own path to this point, and what she would like to see at YHT in the future.

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In this episode of the YHTPoV, get to know our incoming Assistant Principal for Grades 1-2, Ms. Elisheva Langstein. She talks with Ms. Kletenik about her inspirations, important personal influences, and hopes for the future.

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In this episode of the YHTPoV, Morah Vivian Rosenberg, Mrs. Sara Duani, and Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld join Ms. Kletenik for a pre-Pesach roundup of ideas to help engage children at your Seder.

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In this podcast, Ms. Kletenik is joined by Raizel Keilson, LCSW: Clinical Supervisor for Early Childhood Mental Health at Ohel/Tikvah. She joins to discuss how schools and parents can help their children develop Covid resilience, the Covid 19 Resilience Workbook that she helped develop and YHT is using, and other related topics. 

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The new Grow Torah garden (possibly to be called the "Har Torah Homestead") is taking shape for this spring with plants and animals showing up in the coming months. The Co-Directors of Grow Torah, Yosef Gillers and Sara Just-Michael, join our own Ms. Kletenik and Farmer Allman to discuss a host of Grow Torah related topics, including the value of gardening in education, what to look forward to at YHT's garden, Grow Torah's journey and goals, tips for getting kids to enjoy the outdoors even if you yourself don't, the challenges of practicing an agriculturally-based religion -- like Judaism -- in a society largely disconnected from agriculture, and so much more. Give a listen and send us your thoughts.

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The YHTPoV podcast is back! Admittedly, we dropped the ball (and picked up Covid) when it comes to podcasting this year. Joining us this week is Dr. Jamie Hirsch, Director of Data Informatics and Predictive Analytics and Attending Nephrologist at Northwell, Assistant Professor at the Center for Health Innovations and Outcomes Research, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch who somehow also finds time to occasionally advise YHT on medical matters. He joins Ms. Kletenik to discuss how to think about Covid risks, strategies for a safe winter break, the challenges of quarantining children, vaccines, and those jaunty positivity charts we circulate.

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Rabbi Menchel, Ms. Kletenik, and the YHT president sit down (via Zoom) to discuss what school might look like this year and how parents can keep track of that information.  The YHT Reopening Information Page can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/hartorah.org/reopening/home

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik chats with parents, Aaron Koller and Shira Hecht-Koller, about raising children, cultivating the artist in Jewish education and the importance of continuing our learning through our adult lenses. Aaron Koller is a professor at Yeshiva University and the author of Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought, among other books and articles on Tanakh and Jewish thought. Shira Hecht-Koller is the director of education for the 929 Project and a faculty member at Drisha. Listen in to learn about how they bring Judaism alive for their own children and inspire so many others. 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik speaks with school psychologist, Dr. Estee Acobas, about reasonably teaching our students to increase their happiness while honoring and respecting their feelings. Dr. Acobas shares important parenting pointers, what made her decide to be a mental health professional and why boredom is sometimes good for children. 

In this episode, Ms. Kletenik chats with literacy coach, Barbara Boriotti, from Generation Ready, about reading. Barbara offers pointers for parents, describes the ideal approach to teaching reading and the importance of setting up an ideal learning environment. 

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Ms. Kletenik chats with Rabbi Dr. Saltzman, Director of Teaching and Learning and Assistant Principal of General Studies at Yeshivah of Flatbush, and a former teacher at YHT! Rabbi Dr. Saltzman came to YHT with a group of teachers to observe instruction at our school. Rabbi Dr. Saltzman and Ms. Kletenik discuss teacher teams, challenges in Jewish education and why teamwork is important.

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Allison Josephs, the founder of Jew In The City, came to school talk to students this week about her own journey and how to find meaning as a Modern Orthodox Jew.  We also grabbed her for the podcast for a fascinating discussion touching on a wide range of subject.s

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What is rigor and why is it important for students to experience rigorous learning? Find out with our consultant from the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), Denise Lowe. Denise's work at YHT is made possible through a generous grant from the Jewish Education Project. 

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This week, Ms. Kletenik speaks to the children of our dinner honorees to hear what they learn from their parents and how they make their parents proud. Mazal tov To Drs. Leah and Jon Fish, Davida and Marc Yehaskel, Nurit and Edo Livi, Liora and Danny Livi and Gila and Simon Livi. 

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Ms. Kletenik chats with Morah Chani Chanales, who has worked with Morah Vivian for over 20 years, about how she inspires her and leads the pre-school with enthusiasm! Mazal tov to Morah Vivian on being honored at this year's annual dinner!

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In this week's episode, Ms. Kletenik grabs Mr. Allman, amid the Chanukah activities, to discuss the importance of out of the classroom experiences, gardening and Mr. Rogers! 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik speaks with graduate (and former Hat Trix captain) and 7th grade Rebbe, Josh Friedman, about his experiences at YHT, why he is teaching, and how his perspective has shifted since he joined our faculty. Special shout-outs to Ms. Kopman, Rabbi Fried, and the Hat Trix! 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik speaks to YHT grandfather, noted psychiatrist and teacher of mussar, Dr. Robert Barris, about the challenges of raising children with the mindset of working on their middot and the difference between Torah and Greek Torah. 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik talks to visiting author, speaker, and consultant, Janell Burley Hofmann about navigating technology with our children. Tune in to hear about how Janell ended up on the news, how to talk to our kids about their social media lives, and coping with the parental fear that comes along with parenting today. 

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This week, Mrs. Maslow joins Ms. Kletenik to discuss teaching teachers, critical history and cultivating teamwork and other important skills in our students. 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik speaks with accountability coach, Diana Bloom, about the importance of curiosity, the challenge in grading Judaic studies and of course, holding ourselves accountable. 

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In this episode, Ms. Kletenik pulls Josh Gold, Principal of HAFTR Middle School, over for a chat during the JEP annual day of learning. The two discuss educating students during the information age, some important current studies in education and how to teach "soft skills" in today's schools. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: 

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