Many schools teach the what; Sara Devora Chrysler teaches the why
Sara Devora Chrysler talks with her hands. They circle, flutter, tap the table, caress the plate, bringing to life everything she says in her mellifluous South African accent.
“If this world is a corridor to the next, there’s no time to dillydally,” she reminds us.
From her home in Manchester, England, Sara Devora has embarked on an ambitious project to strengthen Klal Yisrael through its youngsters. Three years ago, together with her project team, called Noam Ziv, Sara Devora launched Treasure Hunt (see sidebar), a ground-breaking, fully structured curriculum for schools, designed to strengthen Yiddishkeit from within.
Mechanchim across the world lament what they say is missing in today’s Yiddishkeit: a sense of purpose and connection. So many of us keep Shabbos and kashrus simply because. Ditto tzniyus, tefillah, and… and… Tragically, the lack of thought, feeling, or understanding is taking its toll in a crumbling connection with the things that count.
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