Machon Siach empowers teachers to be thought leaders through meaningful exploration of topics in Modern Orthodox education.

Faculty Beit MidrashOur Faculty Beit Midrash provides opportunities for practical and collaborative learning on important issues in these areas of Jewish education.

Educational ProjectsFaculty learning and writing serve as the basis for practical and action research projects in Jewish education.

Community ProgramsOur programs are designed to include parents and young adults in the conversations generated by our faculty work and action research.

The Grand Conversation

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Supporting Sephardic Students in our School Featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Ms. Denise Samstein

 

This episode of The Grand Conversation: “Supporting Sephardic Students in Our Schools” features an important conversation between Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Ms. Denise Samstein, Judaic Studies faculty member and Director of Sephardic Engagement at SAR High School. Questions discussed include: What is the experience of Sephardic families and students in schools where they are a minority? What more can we do to include Sephardic history, culture and halakha in our school life?

Posted May 23, 2025 & Featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain and Ms. Denise Samstein

Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum z”l

Our Legacy

Machon Siach is named in loving memory of Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum z”l, an advocate for serious women’s learning, addressing the plight for agunot, and women’s leadership in the Jewish community.

Read about her life and her legacy →

Upcoming Events

Tue
July 8, 2025

Social Development Strategy – GGC Cohort 5.1 Session 1

The session will introduce the Social Development Strategy to parents, provide them with a data portrait of our community, and invite them to consider their deepest hopes for their children and think about how we get there.
Tue
July 15, 2025

Understanding GMC’s- GGC Cohort 5.1 Session 2

This session will help parents clarify their values, articulate guidelines to their children, monitor their children’s behavior, and implement appropriate consequences, positive and negative.
Tue
July 22, 2025

Strengthening Your Family Bond- GGC Cohort 5.1 Session 3

This session will help parents manage their anger so that it does not corrode family bonds, and express their feelings to their children in ways that can be productive, not destructive.