Reflections from our Head of School is the weekly column that Schechter Manhattan Head of School, Benjamin Mann, produces.
This week was filled with special programs and events at Schechter Manhattan that helped students to make connections to history, the community at large, and Jewish tradition.Monday, November 9, marked...
On Wednesday evening Schechter Manhattan was filled with energy as over 100 parents, students, alumni parents, faculty and trustees gathered for the launch of the Lieberman Family STEAM Center. Thanks...
The room was filled with the hum of discussion and debate. In pairs and small groups my colleagues and I pushed ourselves and each other to think deeply about what...
Early in my teaching career I found myself frustrated. Even when I prepared and taught what seemed like a well constructed lesson, there were always some students for whom the...
תפילה לשלום מדינת ישראל Each spring for the last nine years I have had the incredible experience of traveling to Israel with the Schechter Manhattan 8th grade. The trips have been...
Gathering the Schechter Manhattan Community :הקהל Much of Jewish tradition is most powerfully experienced in community. Last week the Middle School had the special opportunity to fulfill a rare mitzvah, הקהל...
Students at the Center: A Walk Through Schechter Manhattan Classrooms Every school day I take a few minutes to walk through the classrooms at Schechter Manhattan. It is such a great...
והיית אך שמח: Joyous Jewish living and learning at Schechter Manhattan Kids like to shake the lulav. Over my years at Schechter Manhattan I have found this to be invariably true. Give...
The ELT: Faculty Collaboration at Schechter Manhattan The Schechter Manhattan teaching faculty is a team. From the very start, Dr. Lorch led the teachers at Schechter Manhattan to work together to...
Welcome to the 20th volume of Daf Kesher. Dr. Lorch wrote this column for 19 years and I am pleased and honored to continue the tradition. In my weekly column...