97: Making a Difference in the Neshama of Our Students with Rabbi Scot A. Berman

Rabbi Scot A. Berman has over 30 years in the fields of Jewish education and Jewish communal life. He has served in many educational capacities including elementary, secondary, university, and adult education. Rabbi Berman has served as principal of a number of Jewish schools and founded during his career two Jewish high schools. He also served as Executive Director of a multi-million-dollar family foundation. Currently, Rabbi Berman is the Director of English-Speaking Countries for UnitEd, an initiative of the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs in partnership with Herzog College to help support the work of Jewish day schools throughout the world. 

 Gems:

• Sometimes ideas should be implemented bottom up and not top to bottom.
• Create networks.
• We need the data in order to make good choices.
• Put the student at the center.
• Focus on building relationships with students.
• Help your students develop, learn, and uncover meaning, and meaningfulness in their lives.
• Find your way into the heart and mind of each child.
• Important question to ask: has the learning, and process of studying made a difference in the neshama of the student?
• Developing inspired Jews is the goal!
• Continue to grow yourself as an effective facilitator.
• Move from content to comprehension to deeper meaning to relevancy in the lives of our students.
• Renew your own love of learning. 

https://www.herzog.ac.il/en/english/

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