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“Every inappropriate billboard and secular entertainment show shouts to our children: ‘Leis din v’leis dayan’— live life as you please! This has unfortunately cost us heavily in the areas of emunah and yiras Shamayim” — Rabbi Dovid Sapirman

“A bochur needs to be inspired, and usually this is by someone older than he who has a deep commitment to Torah” — Harav Aharon Feldman, shlita

Meet Our Interviewees Mishpacha would like to thank Harav Aharon Feldman, Rosh Yeshivah of Ner Yisrael of Baltimore and a member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America, for spending some time with us for the benefit of our readers. In addition, we would like to thank the following mechanchim and mentors for their invaluable advice (In alphabetical order): Rabbi Moshe Hillel Drew is a chinuch consultant and mentor with experience in several Lakewood mesivtos, and works closely with the Lakewood Mashgiach, Rav Mattisyahu Salomon, shlita, on various chinuch and technology related issues. Rabbi Drew founded the Technology Awareness Group (TAG) and cofounded the Brooklyn–based Gesher L’Yeshivos yeshivah placement organization. Reb Chaim Glancz is one of the founders and directors of Our Place in Brooklyn, an organization that caters to teens who are outside mainstream mosdos. His wife, Mrs. Shifra Glancz, directs the organization’s girls division. Mrs. Rivka Goldberger currently serves as mechaneches in Brooklyn’s Machon Bais Yaakov High School, following many years of chinuch experience in Brooklyn girls’ schools. Rabbi Daniel Mechanic, the director of Project Chazon, presents comprehensive seminars on the basics of emunah and bitachon to yeshivah, Bais Yaakov, and day school students and teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and England. To date, 3,000 seminars have been presented to over 185,000 students in 345 schools. Project Chazon has haskamos from leading gedolim and roshei yeshivah in the United States, including Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Levin, Rosh Yeshivah of Telshe in Chicago, who sat in personally on Rabbi Mechanic’s presentation in his high school. Rabbi Dovid Sapirman has spent many decades teaching boys and girls of various ages in several Toronto mosdos. Last year, along with Rabbi Pinchus Jung, he founded the “Ani Maamin Foundation,” which has been endorsed by Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky and Rav Shlomo Miller, shlita, among other gedolim. Rabbi Chaim Aaron Weinberg is the veteran menahel of Yeshivah Ateret Torah in Brooklyn. Rabbi Weinberg also serves as the menahel ruchni in Camp Rayim and is the chairman of the Ichud Mosdos HaChinuch of Brooklyn.