The Learning Curve - Mishpacha
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Let's Talk Penimiyus (featuring Rav Yussie Zakutinsky)
Apr 15, 2026
1h 15m 31s
Let's Talk Salaries for Rebbeim
Mar 17, 2026
1h 08m 19s
Let's Talk Old School Vs New School (feat. Rabbi Dovid Goldman)
Mar 4, 2026
1h 00m 46s
Let's Talk The Making of a Rebbi (feat. Rabbi Yoel Kramer)
Feb 18, 2026
1h 03m 02s
Let's Talk Mailbag
Feb 4, 2026
52m 56s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/15/26 | Let's Talk Penimiyus (featuring Rav Yussie Zakutinsky)✨ | neshamosShabbos+4 | Rav Yussie Zakutinsky | — | — | neshamosShabbos+6 | Israel Bookshop Publications | 1h 15m 31s | |
| 3/17/26 | Let's Talk Salaries for Rebbeim | In episode eleven of The Learning Curve, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss if you should intervene when your child disagrees with your spouse, if it's ok for a Rebbi to go through his talmid's drawers, and the big question: How can a rebbi live on a typical rebbi's salary? Season sponsored by Israel Bookshop Publications Shop now at https://israelbookshoppublications.com | 1h 08m 19s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Let's Talk Old School Vs New School (feat. Rabbi Dovid Goldman) | In episode 10 of The Learning Curve, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss kids stealing; what age is normal, and when should you seek outside help? How can you help a child who refuses to accept accountability? And the big question: Should a "new age" teacher keep some old world decorum in her classroom? Season sponsored by Israel Bookshop Publications Shop now at https://israelbookshoppublications.com | 1h 00m 46s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | Let's Talk The Making of a Rebbi (feat. Rabbi Yoel Kramer) | In episode nine of The Learning Curve, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss if you should bribe kids not watch the superbowl, how a parent should approach poor Purim behavior, and welcome Rabbi Yoel Kramer, a chinuch legend, to the podcast to explain what makes a great Rebbi. Season sponsored by Israel Bookshop Publications Shop now at https://israelbookshoppublications.com | 1h 03m 02s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Let's Talk Mailbag | In episode 8 of season 3, Rabbi Garfiel and Rabbi Schonfeld answer reader emails and voicemails, including how rebbeim can assur texting for bachurim when they have texting themselves, whose responsibility is it decide if a child should be medicated for ADHD, and how should someone know if he should go into chinuch? Season sponsored by Israel Bookshop Publications! Shop now at https://israelbookshoppublications.com/collections/sale | 52m 56s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Let's Talk Rejection (feat. Rabbi Yosef Sonnenschein) | In episode seven, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield dicuss navigating the thorny waters of AI, even on a filtered flip phone. They also talk about leaving school punishments in school, and when you need to address them at home. And for the big question: What can a parent do if they did everything right and their child was still rejected? | 1h 00m 46s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Let's Talk Gifted Children | In Episode six, Rabbi Garfiel and Rabbi Schonfeld unpack their own eighth grade student experiences, discuss if you should parent someone else's kids, and answer the big question: What should parents do if their child's school is not equipped to handle the services they need?Our guest, Mrs. Devorah Pinkus, can be reached at dpinkusconsulting@gmail.com | 1h 11m 31s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | Let's Talk to Today's Menahelim | In episode five, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield record live from the Torah Umesora Convention! They discuss convention takeaways and winter vacation stress, and the big question: If a school wants to medicate a child and the parent doesn't want to, what should you do? | 53m 59s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | Let's Talk Self Esteem (feat. Mrs. Shaindy Muller, MA LMHC) | In this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld continue discussing chutzpah, teaching moderation in a modern world, and the big question: how can we foster a sense of self esteem in our children? | 54m 25s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | Let's Talk Chutzpah (feat. Rabbi Yechiel Spero) | In this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield talk about if you should encourage your child to go to their bully's simcha, and whether Jewish MP3 players are the best or worst thing that's ever happened to us. And the big question: Are kids today more chutzpadik than ever? | 1h 01m 45s | ||||||
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| 11/12/25 | Let's Talk Getting Into Mesivta | In this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld answer our listeners' amazing feedback on the pressure conversation (and address the now-infamous "elite right" claim). And for the big question: how do we prepare our kids for mesivta? | 1h 13m 13s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Lets Talk Students Under Pressure (Feat. Rabbi Aryeh Leib Smith and Mrs. Aliza Feder) | In our first episode of Season 3, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss kids who have a hard time getting up in the morning and whether schools should use tuition as leverage to allow children back to school. And for the big question, are our boys and girls under too much pressure in school? | 1h 07m 51s | ||||||
| 8/27/25 | Let’s Talk TLC’S Back to School Special (Feat. Rabbi Motty Zeiger and more!) | On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss the back-to-school struggle and hear how parents and mechanchim prepare for a new year. Plus: what can a mother do to connect to her mesivta-aged sons? And what should you do if your child is paired up with a teacher who has a difficult reputation? | 47m 05s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | Let’s Talk Live (Feat. The Learning Curve Listeners) | For The Learning Curve season two finale, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield host a live Zoom and take real-time questions from our listeners. They answer: Should intelligence be prioritized over effort? How much can a parent be mechanech in the heat of the moment? Is dorming right for your mesivta-aged son? | 58m 36s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | Let’s Talk With Menahelim (Feat. Rabbi Yehuda Brecher, Rabbi Heshy Forster, Rabbi Ahron Gobioff and Rabbi Dov Gopin) | On this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield host a roundtable discussion with veteran menahelim. What does your child’s menahel wish you knew? How should a school balance your son’s unique needs with what they can realistically offer? And how can a menahel make each child feel special in a school with hundreds or thousands of students? | 1h 05m 47s | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Let’s Talk Tefillah (Feat. Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum) | On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss how to best approach tefillah with your children. Also: Are gifted students being disregarded in yeshivos? And how can parents maintain their values while living in a diverse community? | 54m 24s | ||||||
| 5/6/25 | Let’s Talk Anxiety (Feat. Shifi Lieberman, LMFT) | On this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss how to best care for a child with anxiety. Also: We want our kids to share with us, but how do we react when they share their own bad behavior? And is “doing fine” good enough for a mesivta boy? | 59m 28s | ||||||
| 4/22/25 | Let’s Talk Raising Balanced Children (Feat. Rabbi Nosson Muller) | On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld ask how we can raise balanced kids when more things are off-limits than ever before. Also, is my daughter’s school overdoing it with the tznius rules? And are yeshivos giving Rebbeim a path toward a dignified retirement? | 1h 03m 14s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 | Let’s Talk Partnering With Schools (Feat. Rabbi Moshe Bender) | On this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield ask: how schools can better partner with their parent body? Also: does installing a technology filter mean you don’t trust your child? And how much can we ask of our sons during bein hazemanim? | 49m 19s | ||||||
| 3/18/25 | Let’s Talk Bullying (Feat. Dr. Rona Novick) | On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld ask: How should parents and schools handle bullying? Also: Are our children getting too much candy in school? And how much homework is too much homework? | 54m 44s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 | Let's Talk Technology (Feat. Rabbi Yossi Strickman) | This podcast takes an honest look at three pressing parenting concerns: the pressures of mid-winter break, the balance between Purim fundraising and meaningful Yom Tov experiences for children, and the challenges of introducing a first phone to a preteen. Guest Rabbi Yossi Strickman, founder of Project TRUST, joins the discussion to provide expert advice on safe technology use, helping parents navigate the digital world with confidence. | 49m 52s | ||||||
| 2/19/25 | Let’s Talk Challenging Children (Feat. Rabbi Meir Simcha Stein) | Is using chat GPT cheating in school? Are school bee’s the best way to encourage mastery? And the spotlight issue: How do we discipline challenging children without sacrificing our relationship with them? | 1h 08m 33s | ||||||
| 9/2/24 | Let’s Talk Seminary (Feat. Mrs. Rivki Eichenstein) | In our season 1 finale episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss the most relevant topic in a high school girl's life: seminary. They discuss how the goals of seminary goers have changed, how the cost impacts the decision to go, and if " seminary brainwash" is a legitimate concern. Also: How should a divorced spouse deal with drastic chinuch differences with their ex-spouse?And the BIG question: Where does the pressure to get into seminary stem from, and should it matter? | 47m 04s | ||||||
| 8/19/24 | Let’s Talk General Studies (Feat. Rabbi Avraham Glustein and Rabbi Dov Portwicz) | On this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss a hot topic in boys chinuch: The role and importance of general studies in cheder and elementary schools. They discuss the challenges yeshivos face in implementing (and staffing) a general studies curriculum that is valued by students and parents. Also: What is the best way to work with a stubborn or rigid child? And the Big Question: Our son is very bright and a metzuyan in yeshiva, so why isn't he learning more than the basic secular subjects? | 1h 12m 55s | ||||||
| 7/22/24 | Let's Talk Mesivta (Feat. Rabbi Yaakov Bogart) | On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss one of the most impactful decisions a parent can have in their son's lives... where to send them for mesivta. They discuss the best way to best your child up for success in mesivta and beyond, and how to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible. Also: What to really do when your child's school has different shittos than you? And the big question: What is the parent's role and the yeshiva's role when choosing a mesifta for a child? | 1h 09m 50s | ||||||
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