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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Lifnai V’Lifnim/Vaad with Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff & Ms. Shira Schiowitz Featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain, Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff, and Ms. Shira Schiowitz

In this episode of the Grand Conversation, Rabbi Shmuel Hain discusses SAR High School’s Vaad program with Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff and Ms. Shira Schiowitz. Vaad enhances the spiritual growth and meaning making of our faculty and students by devoting one period a week to their inner world. Listen to find out how SAR HS teachers and students develop the skills and dispositions to support one another in their religious and emotional journeys. SAR High School’s Vaad program was developed in partnership with Lifnai V’lifnim, an organization dedicated to deepening connections and transforming relationships with oneself, with others, with community and with Torah and God.

Posted November 21, 2024 & Featuring Rabbi Shmuel Hain, Rabbanit Lisa Schlaff, and Ms. Shira Schiowitz

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.

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Upcoming Events

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April 28, 2025

Navigating Halakha with a Moral Compass: The Relationship Between Ethics and Law in Modern Orthodoxy – Makom B’Siach Cohort 8 Session 7

In this class we will explore the relationship between law, halakha, and ethics in Judaism and consider how we navigate apparent competing values between the two as we try to cultivate fealty to halakha with a strong moral compass.