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.

Read about her life and her legacy →

Upcoming Events

Mon
December 2, 2024

Exploring the Exodus Narrative – Makom B’Siach Cohort 8 Session 3

In this class, we will examine the story of our origins as a nation and consider the layers of leadership within the core story.
Mon
December 2, 2024

Social Development Strategy – GGC Cohort 4.2 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.
Wed
December 4, 2024

Learning Refusal Skills- GGC Cohort 4.1 Session 4

This session invites the students to come learn refusal skills: how to say no when invited to participate in trouble, while holding onto valued friendships.