“I am incredibly impressed with the material presented here. You have put deep thought into your artistic and Ahavas Torah implementation of a General Studies curriculum. The Teachers’ Guide demonstrates your out of the box vision and understanding of the mission of bringing students within your purview skills to be successful in life through a Torah lens.”

RABBI SHMUEL FELD, Founding Director, Jewish Education Innovation Challenge

“As a principal in a yeshiva, we strive to give our תלמידים a quality, well-rounded education that will provide them with the skills and tools required for them to succeed in today’s world, but without exposing them to the degeneration of standards that we all know and are aware is prevalent in society today. This long-overdue initiative does just that. Using this curriculum will enable us to say that we provide a quality, well-rounded education while maintaining our standards .על טהרת הקודש”

RABBI AVROHOM BERKOWITZ , Principal of General Studies , Yeshivas Toras Chaim of Denver

“Teaching General Studies in any Yeshivah can be extremely challenging. Rabbi Feldheim in collaboration with his talented staff created a unique curriculum that is alive and meaningful. The Ben Torah becomes absorbed in not only Torah and Halacha, he is also engaged in Hashem’s world through Science, History, and other subjects. The entire day becomes important. This curriculum has the ability to change Yeshivos – it will enhance all learning and bring tremendous growth to our Bnei Torah.”

RABBI YAKOV MAJESKI , General Studies Principal, Talmudical Academy of Baltimore

“Your language arts program should become, in my opinion, an integral component of any day school/Mesivta program. The interfacing of our Mesorah with quality literature will raise the standards of Torah Chinuch on many levels. I look forward to working with you as the program continues to develop”

MRS. BESIE KATZ, Head of School, Politz Hebrew Academy of Philadelphia

“I am impressed with the Machon project- it is a sophisticated and creative approach to General Studies that will support Yeshiva high schoolers in graduating as successful adult learners. It is also laudable that Kesser Torah is serious about piloting and sharing this curriculum, with training and support, so that more teachers, and ultimately their students, can benefit.”

MRS. AMIAN FROST KELEMER, Chief Executive Officer, Louise D. and Morton J.Macks Center for Jewish Education

“Today’s Yeshiva students are perceptive and intelligent. They need and deserve a limudei chol curriculum of the highest quality that also serves as an appropriate supplement to their limudei kodesh curriculum. The authors are committed to developing an evidence-based General Studies program that will truly enhance the student’s ability to grow in his Torah learning.”

RABBI LAWRENCE M. ZIFFER, Education Consultant, Charles Crane Family Foundation

“The high school literature curriculum of MKT is truly creative and innovative. It fuses Torah true values with high caliber General Studies lessons. It masterfully blends instruction of ethics and morality with skills of reading, writing, and effective communication.”

RABBI AVROHOM A. ELIAS, 9th Grade Rebbe, Mechina of South Florida

“The Machon has found a way to inspire students to love the Torah while teaching them the importance of academics as well. They have melded the worlds of literature and writing to conform to our values. Kol Hakavod!”

MRS. SARA ELIKAN, English Teacher, Yeshiva of Greater Washington

“The students in our schools often miss the connections that exist between the various subjects in their school day. Providing a class that explicitly bridges those gaps, with ensuring that students build the necessary language skills at the same time, will allow scholastic as well as religious growth.”

RABBI MOSHE MAIMON, 11th Grade Rebbe , Yeshiva High School of Monsey

“The integration of Torah content into a Literature curriculum is groundbreaking and innovative. The materials you produce make the students interested and motivated as they see how the studies apply directly to their Torah lives. I wish for a time when all mesivtos and girls high schools will be utilizing your program.”

RABBI BORUCH LEFF, Rebbe and Author , Baltimore

“Your language arts program should become, in my opinion, an integral component of any day school/Mesivta program. The interfacing of our Mesorah with quality literature will raise the standards of Torah Chinuch on many levels. I look forward to working with you as the program continues to develop.”

MRS. BESIE KATZ, Head of School, Politz Hebrew Academy of Philadelphia

“We would very much appreciate partnering up and furthering our ability to provide a high-level curriculum which integrates strong Jewish values.”

RABBI SHRAGA FREEDMAN, Director of Student Services, Cincinnati Hebrew Day School