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

Wed
August 20, 2025

Teaching About Gaza in American Jewish High School

Join Dr. Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer of the Israel Policy Forum and senior research fellow of the Kogod Research Center and Rav Moshe Lichtenstein, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Har Etzion, as they help us think through these questions. Dr. Michael Koplow on Wednesday, August 20 at 1:00pm Rav Moshe...
Mon
October 20, 2025

Social Development Strategy – GGC Cohort 5.2 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.
Tue
October 21, 2025

Social Development Strategy – GGC Cohort 5.3 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.