The Education of Children and Students

This article deals with the question of classifying damages caused through Internet usage from the perspective of Jewish law.

Teachers and education are in the forefront of the news here in Israel

Question #1: His own Lulav? “Am I required to purchase for my son his own lulav?” Question #2: Three-year old Tzitzis? “At what age should my son start wearing tzitzis?” Question #3: Minor Kohanim “I know that one must be very careful that a kohen, even an infant, does not become contaminated with the tumah of a meis. Yet I rarely see a child under bar mitzvah duchen. Is this consistent?” Question #4: Kiruv Kohanim “We are in the process of being mekarev a fellow who is a kohen. He enjoys joining us for our family outings, and we love to visit museums. Could this present potential halachic issues?”

As opposed to most societies which see childhood as a necessary stage of preparation to learn how to earn a livelihood, Judaism rates a person by his G-dliness, not his money, and sees youth as more "unadulterated" and natural.

Everyon knows there is a need for both discipline and leniency, but can there be guidelines as to the proper balance?

Examining the delicate balance between Love and Awe towards parents, rabbis and G-d in each respective generation.

The summer vacation is too long and can cause idleness, boredom and bad things. It should be reduced to one month and until then we must build a good program to fill the vacation.

The time has come to reconsider our "independence" in the length of the summer vacation and make it shorter.