(14) Rabbanit Yafit Clymer: Dealing with the emotional fallout of war in school
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How do we help our children cope with the emotional fallout of war? This is just one of
Rabbanit Yafit Clymer’s current roles, achieved as Rabbanit Beit Sefer of Midreshet Amit
Girls High School in Modiin where, through Yafit’s unique blend of pastoral and spiritual
guidance, she’s helping girls deal with loss caused by the war, anger with God, and how to
pray in these times. Having a school rabbanit, a role that doesn't exist all over the world, has
been vital and we discuss what the role means and why it’s needed.
Also a teacher of Tanach & Talmud at Matan and LSJS, Rabbanit Yafit is currently studying
for a doctorate in Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
We consider how to find the right balance in a syllabus between factual knowledge and
spiritual awareness, and touch on Meshivat Nefesh, a responsa website where men and
women answer halachic questions in all areas. Then, in explaining how to see God talking to
us through history, Rabbanit Yafit delivers a powerfully real message that I think can uplift us
all in these incredibly testing times.
Catch Rabbanit Yafit on Covenant and Continuity: Rabbi Sacks’ wisdom, taught by his
students. Book at lsjs.ac.uk/shemot.
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