R' Daniel Kalish | No Tests, No Expulsions - Rethinking Chinuch (Live at Bordeaux)

R' Daniel Kalish | No Tests, No Expulsions - Rethinking Chinuch (Live at Bordeaux)

Author: Meaningful Minute May 3, 2025 Duration: 1:26:15

Rabbi Kalish and Nachi Gordon sit down for the first ever live audience podcast at the Pesach at Bordeaux program. In this dynamic conversation, Nachi pressed R' Kalish on every point: 

 

  • Why no tests in Yeshiva? 

  • Why no expulsions from Yeshiva? 

  • Why only show love to your students? 

 

This conversation is the clearest, most powerful window into Rabbi Kalish's vision for Jewish education (chinuch) — and his answers will challenge how we all think about education.



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