Halachos for Educators
From Halachipedia
Jews from time immemorial placed a tremendous importance on teaching Jewish children Torah because it is the key to the future of the Jewish people.[1]
Importance of Teaching
- The primary obligation is teaching Torah and learning Torah is a necessary step in order to teach.[2]
- It is extremely important that children learn Torah and we shouldn't stop them from learning in order to fulfill another mitzvah. We shouldn't interrupt children learning Torah to participate in the building of the bet hamikdash.[3]
Who can be a Teacher
Male Teachers Female Teachers
Need for Teachers
- There shouldn't be more than twenty five students for one teacher. If that teacher has an assisstant he could have up to forty students.[4] However, primarily it depends on the situation.[5]
Speaking in a Way that the Students Understand
Rav Volbe on Parsha Ki Tisa
Teachers who Don't Prepare Properly
Yirmiyahu 48:10, Rambam Talmud Torah 2:4
Speaking Lashon Hara about Students
See Lashon Hara page.
Charging Tuition
See Laws_of_Learning_Torah#Teaching_Torah
Obligation of Parents and Grandparents
Obligation of Community
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Sources
- ↑ Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in Lessons in Leadership Parshat Bo p. 74 cited by Rabbi Rosner Bo 5779
- ↑ Gemara Brachot 14b, Gemara Bava Kama 17a, Ritva 14b, Pirkei Avot 4:6, Rambam Talmud Torah 1:1
- ↑ Gemara Shabbat 119b, Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 245:13
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 245:15 rules that there shouldn't be more than twenty five students per teacher. If there is between twenty five and forty there needs to be a teacher with another assistant.
- ↑ The Shach 245:10 writes that it all depends on the situation, the quality of the teacher and students.
