Month: February 2025

Seven years ago, when two members of The Epstein Schools’ senior leadership team participated in the Mandel Teacher Education Institute (MTEI), the school embarked on a journey that would transform its approach to education. Inspired by the ancient Jewish practice of havruta text study, David Welsher, Associate Head of School, and Idit Bendavid, Director of Jewish Studies & Hebrew, both graduates of MTEI, realized their entire community – including students, teachers and support staff at the independent Jewish Day school – could benefit from the active and reflective listening, wondering, and curiosity of havruta’s partner-based learning model.