Pinteleh Gala Journal - Feb 25th, 2018 Final Pinteleh Journal | Page 5

A B O U T
L A M P L I G H T E R S
Lamplighters Yeshivah:
Nurturing Sparks Into Flames
“SOULS ARE READY AND WAITING TO BE KINDLED…
TO HELP THEM SHINE IS THE ROLE OF A JEW.”
—THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE, ON BEING A LAMPLIGHTER
Lamplighters Yeshivah is reclaiming
school as a learning community, focused
around our children.
Rooted in Torah and infused
with a process of questioning and
experimentation, we nurture every child in
realizing their Divine mission--applying
their will, mind, heart and talents in the
service of the Creator.
In turn, they will do the same for others.
This is Lamplighting.
In the heart of Crown Heights,
Brooklyn, a revolution has been born.
Not just for one school or one community,
but for Jewish communities near and
far. Through the dynamic synthesis
of Jewish teachings, Montessori
methodology, and behavioral science,
Lamplighters Yeshivah is learning how
to reveal the essence of every student;
to encourage him and her to discover
and pursue their interests; to facilitate
the formation of their own identities
and interpersonal relationships; and to
cultivate a deep sense of responsibility
to themselves, to family, community,
humanity -- and to G-d.
This is Lamplighters Yeshivah.
At Lamplighters, we are rethinking
schools as living, breathing centers
of learning and connection that value
flexibility and adaptability. We recognize
the importance of ‘hard data,’ assessment
protocols and careful documentation,
yet we also recognize the role of the
‘white space’: nuance, anecdote, the
sense that nothing is still and there is
always something left to learn.
Ultimately, the most important
number at Lamplighters is One: our
core belief that we do not fit a child into
a school; rather, we customize the school
to fit the needs of every child. It starts
with one. And through this dynamic,
holistic model of Jewish education, we
come to reveal the inherent unity of all
creation, wholeness within the world, our
community, our families and ourselves.