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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- Ungrading: It Turns Out that Getting Rid of Grading Changes Everything (Well, A Lot)
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SAR educators, Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz, Ms. Sarah Medved, and Ms. Rebecca Glassberg, who have experimented with different forms of ungrading–removing teachers’ grading power in the classroom and making students responsible for their own learning–talk about their experiences, what brought them to ungrading, and the anticipated and unanticipated outcomes.
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.