A principal of principals, Morah Blau demanded academic excellence while ensuring school was enjoyable and exciting. Her petirah on Erev Pesach left generations of students grieving
Mrs. Cohen,* a sixth-grade teacher with several years’ experience under her belt, was exasperated. She simply couldn’t get through to Chevy. The girl was defiant, indifferent to her schoolwork, and seemed to delight in picking fights with her friends.
In frustration, the teacher consulted with the principal, Morah Rochel Blau. Before Mrs. Cohen could start to lay out her litany of grievances, Morah Blau took her by the arm and pulled her into the office, wordlessly pointing to a framed picture on her desk. It was Chevy, beaming proudly at her kindergarten siddur party, with her principal’s arm around her shoulder.
“I loved her then, I will love her now, and she’s going to grow out of this,” promised Morah Blau.
This was vintage Morah Blau: an abiding love for her students, coupled with complete confidence in their ability to access their limitless potential.
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