Dovber Chaiton, at The Blogs

May 5, 2023, 10:50 PM

Robust Ideas for Jewish Day Schools- Part I

The Specialist Teacher in the Elementary School Classroom Picture a classroom full of eager young minds, ready to absorb the knowledge of the world. They sit at their desks, wide-eyed and attentive, waiting for their teacher to impart wisdom upon...

Jul 24, 2020, 1:36 AM

Eicha 2020

Dear Hashem, We are no Yirmiyahu HaNavi but hear our cries of Eicha 2020. “How doth the city sit solitary?” How has it become that a year ago we could not have fathomed the hundreds of gems that were taken from our...

Apr 6, 2020, 10:21 AM

Seize the Moment

This thought is in the merit of all those battling Corona Virus, that they should all be healthy and well with complete recoveries. Corona virus has re-shaped our lives. Social-distancing, self-isolation and a never ending battle for relevance in the...

Jan 9, 2019, 8:52 AM

Is it for homework?

Recently, it was reported that Israeli visitors to Auschwitz declined by 21% in 2018 from 2017. Looking to inspire discussion among my students I wrote this fact on the board and added the word "discuss". I was excited when...

About Me

Dovber Chaiton was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. After matriculating, he went on to study for a further 3 years at Yeshivat Beis Dovid in Qiryat Gat, Israel. After receiving smicha from the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey, he settled in Los Angeles with his wife and children, he is a teacher at the Emek Hebrew Academy and offers insight on Jewish education with a unique brand of humor.