Emuna Beams
Child Education
Episodes
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
A distraught teacher was having terrible disciplinary problems with a boy in his class. He sought advice from the great Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Vozner, of blessed memory. This is a 90-second must-hear for both parents and teachers.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
People like me began to learn Torah after completing advanced degrees in higher education. We are keenly familiar with both sides of the fence, secular and academic education versus Torah education. Let's see, objectively, which develops more powerful brain power.
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
In two words, the Torah tells a parent how to educate and raise emotionally-healthy children. The converse of these same two words shows what a parent should avoid doing.
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Today's lesson sheds light on verbal abuse in families. Why do spouses disparage one another? Children are the greatest gift the Almighty can bestow on a couple. Why do parents tear their children apart with yelling and criticism? Does a family lack an adequate income? Strife in the home is most likely the culprit. More than anything, let's see how verbal abuse damages the soul. Rebbe Nachman says that if you believe you can ruin something, believe that you can rectify it.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Raising a special needs child is not only a tremendous challenge, but a difficult test of emuna as well. Many parents of special needs children ask, "Why me?" Good question! Let's get some answers...
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Do we have a right to expect our children to sit through lengthy synagogue services like little tin soldiers, without moving a muscle? Do we have a right to expect anything from our children? What's the basis of effective child education rather than force-feeding our kids? In a two-minute message from the holy Western Wall in Jerusalem, Rabbi Lazer explains...
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Today's podcast is all about the generation gap and how to bridge it.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
A small parental deviation becomes greater and greater with each successive generation. The path a parent takes today - for better of for worse - house a profound effect on future generations.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
You know the old expression: Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me! Whoever coined that never learned Torah and didn't understand much about the human soul. There are plenty of adults walking around today with deep emotional scars that never healed because of a derogatory nickname that someone gave them when they were young. If that someone was a parent, it takes a miracle to heal the insulted child's soul, who grows up with a negative self-image that's worse than a physical handicap. Today's lesson is a must for any parent or for anyone who aspires to be a parent.