What works? Secrets from the principal’s office

Leading a chinuch institution as a menahel or menaheles is a demanding role. 

Balancing the interests of students, parents, and staff requires nerves of steel and a heart of gold.

 

In this podcast, we are joined by four esteemed leaders from different schools across the United States. They will share their insights into the challenges and rewards of their role as principals. 

Get ready to learn from their experiences and hear what drives their passion to carry out their avodas hakodesh.

 

Rabbi Yehuda Deutsch:

Rabbi Yehuda Deutsch is the Assistant Dean at TAG in Far Rockaway, NY. He has two decades of experience as a Rebbi at Yeshiva Darchei Torah and has also served as a General Studies principal, most recently at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath in Brooklyn, NY. A Talmid of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, Rabbi Deutsch holds a Master's in Education and Administration from Azrieli Graduate School and a certificate of postgraduate training from Bar Ilan University.

 

Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield:

For over a decade, Rabbi Yerachmiel Garfield has been the Head of School at the rapidly growing Yeshiva Torat Emet in Houston, Texas. He has previously served as a ninth-grade rebbe, school counselor, and adjunct professor to graduate students.

 

Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh:

Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh is the Head of School at Katz Hillel Day School In Boca Raton, Florida. He has worked in Jewish Education for the past 28 years in numerous capacities, including teaching and administration. Rabbi Sadigh holds a Master's in Education and Special Education from Touro College, a Master's in School Building Leadership from St. John’s University, and a Rabbinic Ordination from Nechamas Yerushalayim. 

 

Rabbi Tuvia Steinharter:

Rabbi Tuvia Steinharter has nearly two decades of diverse experience in Chinuch and School Leadership, including many years as a rebbi, kriah coordinator at Yeshiva RJJ Merkaz Hatorah, and over a decade as Secular Studies Principal at Yeshiva Toras Emes in Lakewood, NJ. In 2017, he founded Cheder Tiferes Yisroel in Lakewood, NJ, where he serves as Head of School.

 

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