Welcome to another episode of The Jews Next Dor! Today, we have the pleasure of talking with Sara Blau is a teacher and extracurricular director at Beth Rivkah High School. Sarah is a wife, mother, and author of 24 children’s books.

We discuss strategies for raising children with strong Jewish morals and values, including creating an immersive Jewish home environment, using stories to impart lessons, focusing on one character trait at a time, and recognizing that parenting is a partnership between parents, educators, and God. Tune in now to learn how to raise moral children with strong character and values.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:03 Torah as the source of morals and values
02:56 What moral values should we install in children
08:26 Preventive vs. reactionary giving morals
10:17 Role of parents and school in installing values
12:25 What should parents keep in mind?
18:07 Educating kids about what the Jewish soul is from a young age
20:36 Create a Yiddish environment before the child is born
25:45 What should parents focus on first?
29:19 The right way to approach the conversation about values
34:00 Using books and stories to install values
35:53 Choosing which morals to focus on in a book
39:46 Final message to parents

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