What is Chinuch? - Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein

how does judaism define education what's referred to in latin as what is what does it mean to educate a child rashi [Music] rashi does not define education is about imparting information inspiration or direction rashi describes it as introducing a person into a particular mission [Music] educating for a mission for a directive [Music] there's a beautiful story that i don't know about personally but i could actually believe because i know one of the parties involved that absolutely brings this point out in such an inspiring way rabbi ellie teitelbaum was my fourth grade review he was a great man who innovated so many things to have still have ripple effects today for example when i was a child we didn't learn the da fiomi through the internet but we studied the daily folio over a rotary phone through what something that was called dialed off which was one of the many innovations and inventions of rabbi ali titled them the legend goes that one of the greatest composers and i would argue maybe the best composer of the last 30 or 40 years in jewish music whose songs have changed the lives of many amy rottenberg what i did not know about him was that his father passed away when he was young he was a shy boy shortly after the passing of his father there was a knock on his door and rabbi ailee thailand's hands were full of a few different musical instruments and he said to him i have a feeling that you'll enjoy these and you could be good at it according to legend amy rottenberg didn't really have a background in jewish music prior to that and the rest is history jewish musical history spiritualist rabbi taliban realized and i saw this and experienced this as a child as well that education is not about giving a child information but it's about showing them that there's a part inside that they have that they weren't aware of and the possibilities are infinite because god is infinite and the soul that he's put inside of us is infinite now is not the time but i believe that the story is true because i've had experiences in my old life where have i titled taught me that there are things that i didn't know that i was capable of doing that is jewish education that is the education that our children and our students are yearning for and that could be done if we take the time out to do two things to notice what is truly going on in the souls of our children and our students and to believe that the power inside of human beings stems from god and therefore has the component of infinite may we find that and truly educate