Guidance for a technology generation
A defining subject of Rabbi Shimon Spitzer's English-language classes is the challenge of raising children in an age of technology. In talks such as Chinuch in a Technology Generation and How Do We Teach Students the Dangers of Technology, he addresses head-on the questions parents and educators actually face — how to guide children when devices are everywhere and endlessly appealing. He treats this not as a passing worry but as one of the central chinuch issues of the moment.
What makes his approach useful is that he takes the pull of technology seriously rather than simply condemning it. A class like Technology Is So Much Fun, So Why Should I Try to Stay Away frames the tension from the child's point of view, which is exactly where an honest conversation has to start. His guidance is aimed at helping parents and teachers respond thoughtfully and being mechanech accordingly, rather than reacting from fear.
Emunah and Jewish thought
Rabbi Spitzer also teaches extensively on emunah — faith — exploring its foundational place in Jewish life. He treats belief as the ground beneath a person's daily choices, and his classes aim to strengthen that foundation so it can hold up under pressure. This concern connects naturally to his work on technology and chinuch: raising a family with clear values depends first on a settled sense of what one believes and why.
A striking example is his talk on mesiras nefesh in previous and current generations, which looks at Jewish self-sacrifice across time. By setting the devotion of earlier generations beside the tests of the present, he gives listeners a longer view of what commitment to Torah has always required. His teaching in Jewish thought tends to work this way — using the tradition to put today's challenges in a larger and steadier frame.
The seasons and their lessons
Rabbi Spitzer marks the Jewish calendar as well, and his holiday teaching carries the same weight as the rest of his work. His material on Tisha B'Av, for instance, draws out the lessons of the day and its call to reflection, treating the mournful season as a real opportunity for growth rather than a date to observe and move past. The holidays become occasions to internalize something lasting.
Across his subjects — technology and chinuch, emunah, and the calendar — a single concern holds the teaching together: helping Jewish families stay grounded in Torah values amid the pressures of modern life. That coherence is what gives his English-language classes their usefulness for parents and educators, who come away with both a clearer perspective and a more settled sense of how to guide the next generation.
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Key takeaways
- These are Rabbi Shimon Spitzer's English-language classes, a distinct part of his teaching.
- A central focus is chinuch in a technology generation and guiding children with devices everywhere.
- He takes the appeal of technology seriously rather than simply condemning it.
- He teaches emunah and Jewish thought, including mesiras nefesh across the generations.
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