Parent Testimonials
“My daughter is gaining confidence in her Jewish identity and exhibits greater command of Judaic values because of Nefesh Yehudi.”
“We are absolutely thrilled with Nefesh Yehudi. The kids not only learn about yiddishkeit—they learn to really love yiddishkeit. It provides a warm, nurturing environment for the children to learn, socialize, and grow with each other. We cannot say enough good things about [the
school].”
"...[I] was particularly impressed with this week's activities. I really liked the nature of the question and the problem they were trying to investigate (maintaining accuracy of the Oral Torah) as well as the creative activities you used. I appreciate the freedom they have to think about and argue with the claims presented. It is much more convincing to have evidence in support of a position rather than being simply told something is true. I know that it is also not trivial to engage students with such discussions, so well done! While, I am not an expert on religious instruction, I certainly see corollaries with science education and the ways we try to help students develop understandings through evidence-based argumentation. And I can recognize good instruction towards this shared end..."
“As a family, we look forward to Friday night Shabbat dinner when we experience pride in our 3rd grade son as he recounts the Parsha at our table in such a dynamic, fun, and energetic manner—the same way in which the children are taught at Nefesh Yehudi. Our son loves going to Nefesh Yehudi everyday, where he gets to be with his friends, have a wonderfully caring teacher, and learn our customs, traditions, and values in a way that makes learning fun.”
"I wanted to tell you that I was so excited about Morah Robyn's megillah. [Our son] brought it home last night and read it to her younger sister 10 times. I was so proud. Big win for Morah Robyn...and big win for mom (since I got to hear it 10 times) and big win for [him] (for having a great teacher). I realize it was time consuming writing and decoding the megillah for each student. [He] came home so excited about Purim. A BIG 'Like' and thank you Morah Robyn for being such a devoted mentor.”
“Both our 3rd grader and kindergartner say that Nefesh Yehudi is their favorite part of the day.”
“Thank you for a great…day, [my children] kept raving about how much fun they had, and how much they learned!”
"I just wanted to pass along that in speaking to my [children] I was alerted to the fact that this year's after school program was 'much more fun' and that they were 'learning more' than last year. When I asked why, they told me that the activities were engaging…and the teachers were…prepared. It made me feel good about our decision and reaffirmed what I thought I already knew."
“We are absolutely thrilled with Nefesh Yehudi. The kids not only learn about yiddishkeit—they learn to really love yiddishkeit. It provides a warm, nurturing environment for the children to learn, socialize, and grow with each other. We cannot say enough good things about [the
school].”
"...[I] was particularly impressed with this week's activities. I really liked the nature of the question and the problem they were trying to investigate (maintaining accuracy of the Oral Torah) as well as the creative activities you used. I appreciate the freedom they have to think about and argue with the claims presented. It is much more convincing to have evidence in support of a position rather than being simply told something is true. I know that it is also not trivial to engage students with such discussions, so well done! While, I am not an expert on religious instruction, I certainly see corollaries with science education and the ways we try to help students develop understandings through evidence-based argumentation. And I can recognize good instruction towards this shared end..."
“As a family, we look forward to Friday night Shabbat dinner when we experience pride in our 3rd grade son as he recounts the Parsha at our table in such a dynamic, fun, and energetic manner—the same way in which the children are taught at Nefesh Yehudi. Our son loves going to Nefesh Yehudi everyday, where he gets to be with his friends, have a wonderfully caring teacher, and learn our customs, traditions, and values in a way that makes learning fun.”
"I wanted to tell you that I was so excited about Morah Robyn's megillah. [Our son] brought it home last night and read it to her younger sister 10 times. I was so proud. Big win for Morah Robyn...and big win for mom (since I got to hear it 10 times) and big win for [him] (for having a great teacher). I realize it was time consuming writing and decoding the megillah for each student. [He] came home so excited about Purim. A BIG 'Like' and thank you Morah Robyn for being such a devoted mentor.”
“Both our 3rd grader and kindergartner say that Nefesh Yehudi is their favorite part of the day.”
“Thank you for a great…day, [my children] kept raving about how much fun they had, and how much they learned!”
"I just wanted to pass along that in speaking to my [children] I was alerted to the fact that this year's after school program was 'much more fun' and that they were 'learning more' than last year. When I asked why, they told me that the activities were engaging…and the teachers were…prepared. It made me feel good about our decision and reaffirmed what I thought I already knew."
