I am a teacher in a Chabad Mesivta and I noticed something that really bothered me: We all know that recently, in Eretz Yisroel and the USA, there were political elections. I saw that it consumed the time and passion of my students. I started wondering if that would be different if the talmidim — and Chassidim in general — were told by Rabbanim and Mashpiim told not to vote at all in the elections. What is the Rebbe’s approach to voting elections? Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

I am a teacher in a Chabad Cheder and I am in charge of the daily Shacharis minyan. I am challenged as to what is the best Chinuch approach to employ towards talmidim that come late to davening. Should I tell them, as the Shulchan Aruch says, to skip parts of davening so that they can daven Shmoneh Esreh with the minyan, or should I encourage them to daven the full davening? • Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

I am a teacher at a girls high school. Every so often, a girl will ask a really silly question (not even intending to be chutzpadik) and it really puts a damper on the entire atmosphere of the class. I was considering cutting down on the time allotted for questions and focus on just extending the lesson. Did the Rebbe ever write about this? • Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

When I was a bochur, I never came home on Shabbos Mevarchim and would spend the day in shul saying the entire Tehillim. I continued this custom after my wedding as well. Recently, some people have told me that this is not the right Chinuch approach as my kids are left without a father on Shabbos afternoon. I was wondering if the Rebbe ever addressed this particular Chinuch issue • Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

Question: I am a parent of a teenage boy. He is very sweet, obedient and kind, yet there is one area of concern: I feel that he is lacking self-confidence. Did the Rebbe ever address ways of building self-confidence? • Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article

Question: Dear Rabbi Avtzon! You have explained the Rebbe’s approach to many different Chinuch-related questions and challenges. I have a more basic and fundamental question: Is the responsibility of parents to educate their children a mi’dOraisa and mi’dRabanan? • Rabbi Gershon Avtzon answers in this week’s Chinuch and Moshiach column • Full Article