A Special Thank You (Paraphrased from the Mishnah Torah)

by Nina Fondiller Woldin

Yesterday, I attended the Congregational School Conference hosted by Jewish Educational Services (JES) of Baltimore, Maryland. The theme was kindness. 

Can you imagine, in the current climate of antisemitism, where people
in politics and social media are anything but kind, making this the theme?

The conference was a powerful reminder that each of us has the capacity to center our own lives around love, respect, and kindness. With over 175 teachers and madrichim (the next generation) in attendance, the quality of discussion and understanding was truly inspiring, even to me – a person who worries endlessly about the Jewish community.

And with Thanksgiving around the corner, I want to give a special thank you (Paraphrased from the Mishnah Torah) to teachers:

Just as a person is commanded to honor their parents and hold them in awe, so, too, they are obligated to honor their teachers and hold them in awe. Indeed, the measure of honor and awe due one’s teachers exceeds that due one’s parents. One’s parents bring them into the life of this world, while their teachers, who teach them wisdom, bring them into the life of the world to come.

Sharing the theme of Kindness, Chesed, through the 10XSTRONGER 10-Day challenge

Exploring experiential education around the theme of Kindness, Chesed,
through the 10XSTRONGER 10-Day challenge for students

Happy Thanksgiving to our teachers!