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School President Exit Interview (Episode 5, Season 5)

2023-05-2901:01:52

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! Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Making the Seder Meaningful for Our Children (Episode 4, Season 5)

2023-03-3033:32

As we approach Pesach, Rabbi Menchel joins Rabbi Ehrenfeld to discuss ways to make our Seders meaningful for our children. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Reflections on What Being a Parent at Yeshiva Har Torah Is Like (Episode 3, Season 5)

2022-11-0733:14

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. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Engaging Children in Tefilah During the Chagim with Rabbi Dr. Chesky Gewirtz (Episode 2, Season 5)

2022-09-2931:29

Rabbi Dr. Chesky Gewirtz joins the podcast to discuss how to engage children in tefilah during the chagim, realistic expectations, and other related topics. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

What to Expect This School Year (Episode 1, Season 5)

2022-09-0533:15

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. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Engaging Children at the Seder: Parents as Teachers with Rabbi Etan Ehrenfeld (Episode 6, Season 4)

2022-04-1027:55

Rabbi Ehrenfeld comes on the podcast to share ideas for enhancing the Pesach seder for children. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Contrasting Current Educational Challenges In Elementary and High School With Bracha Rutner, Principal of Central (Episode 5, Season 4)

2022-01-1934:40

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. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Discussing Educational Trends And Ideas, And What To Look For In A School With Alana Rifkin Gelnick, Associate Principal Of The Early Learning Center At SAR (Episode 4, Season 4)

2021-11-0938:35

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. Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

High School Education Perspectives with Ms. Miriam Krupka, Dean of Faculty at the Ramaz Upper School (Episode 3, Season 4)

2021-10-1536:41

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Prepare for Yom Kippur with Rabbi Lerner! (Episode 2, Season 4)

2021-09-1540:32

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Are The Kids Alright? A Discussion with Jeremy Joszef, Director of Camp Morasha (Episode 1, Season 4)

2021-08-2625:35

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Rabbi Menchel Talks About This Year and Next (Episode 7, Season 3)

2021-06-1617:02

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah YouTube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Dr. Kletenik Tells Us What She Thinks Can Be Improved About YHT (Episode 6, Season 3)

2021-05-2026:54

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Meet Our New Assistant Principal, Ms. Elisheva Langstein (Episode 5, Season 3)

2021-04-2713:12

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Pointers for Engaging Kids at the Seder (Episode 4, Season 3)

2021-03-1840:40

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Developing Covid Resilience In Our Children With Raizel Keilson, LCSW (Episode 3, Season 3)

2021-03-1022:11

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Discussing Practicing An Agriculturally-Heavy Religion In A Society Disconnected From Agriculture With Grow Torah (Episode 2, Season 3)

2021-02-0437:14

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Covid Risks, Strategies, and Outlook for the Future (Episode 1, Season 3)

2021-01-0725:06

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Planning for Reopening School (Episode 25, Season 2)

2020-07-1723:06

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 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

Megillat Esther, Art and the 929 Project with Shira Hecht-Koller and Aaron Koller (Episode 24, Season 2)

2020-03-0926:58

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. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeshivahartorah Instagram: www.instagram.com/hartorah Youtube: www.youtube.com/yhartorah Twitter: www.twitter.com/hartorah

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