Chinuch: How To Succeed At Life’s Most Important Job
A Transformational Parenting Course from Shoff Academy
You love your children more than anything. Now learn how to guide them with strength, compassion, and Torah wisdom, so they grow into secure, grounded adults.
Learn how to create a home where respect, simcha, and emotional security are the foundation, and your children thrive in life and in Yiddishkeit.
Parenting is the most important job you will ever have.
And no one hands you a manual.
You love your children more than anything.
You want to raise them with Torah, with middos, with strength.
You want a home filled with respect, simcha, calm, and connection.
But some days feel overwhelming.
Why doesn’t my child listen?
Am I being too strict — or not strict enough?
How do I discipline without damaging?
Why do siblings fight so much?
Am I building my child’s self-esteem or accidentally hurting it?
How do I raise children who love Yiddishkeit, not resent it?
This is a comprehensive, Torah-true, emotionally wise parenting course designed to give you clarity, confidence, and practical tools. This is chinuch you can live.
What This Course Will Do for You
By the end of this course, you will:
Understand why obedience and authority are essential, and how to build them with respect
Create a calm, emotionally safe home atmosphere
Raise children who connect positively to mitzvos and Jewish values
Handle sibling conflict with wisdom instead of frustration
Meet your child’s emotional needs without emotional pressure
Build healthy self-esteem and inner strength
Discipline with the future in mind, not just the moment
Strengthen your marriage as the foundation of chinuch
Navigate common parenting challenges with clarity and confidence
This course brings together Torah, halacha, psychology, and real-life practicality in a clear, structured way.
Imagine a home where ....
Your children listen without constant battles
Siblings support more than they compete
Discipline feels calm instead of explosive
Your words build instead of bruise
Your child feels: “My parents are on my team.”
Torah feels warm and meaningful in daily life
This is possible.
Not through perfection, but Through understanding.
Invest in the one role that shapes eternity.
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About
Rabbi Elchanan Shoff is a passionate educator, author, and community leader dedicated to revealing the depth, beauty, and richness of Torah.
Rabbi of Beis Knesses of Los Angeles, an Orthodox shul in Pico-Robertson, Rabbi Shoff also has many years of experience teaching High School and College aged students in the US and Israel, with a combination of intellectual rigor and genuine personal care.
Known for his relentless curiosity and love of learning, Rabbi Shoff approaches Torah with a “researcher’s heart” - uncovering lesser-known sources, connecting ideas across centuries and continents, and bringing them to life with clarity and depth. He is the author of ten books/sfarim in Hebrew and English, each reflecting his mission to show how vast, interconnected, and vibrant Torah truly is.
He has been teaching about chinuch and guiding parents for many years, and is now making his material available to a wider audience with this course!
What truly sets Rabbi Shoff apart is his relationship-based approach to teaching. With warmth, high expectations, and deep respect, he tailors his teaching to each individual, ensuring that learning is not only meaningful, but transformative.
For Rabbi Shoff, growth begins with connection; To Torah, to community, and to one another.
Testimonials
Our clients often share how easy and enjoyable our course is, and how much it changed their lives.
Thank you Rabbi Shoff! Working with you helped me and my husband create many positive improvements in our home! The difference is night and day!
This material has been so helpful to me. Being able to check in with Rabbi Shoff all throughout our parenting journey has been comforting. Thank you for giving us these tools... our home is thriving!
My wife and I struggled to know what to do, and to see eye to eye. Rabbi Shoff really helped us find common ground. Not only has our parenting improved drastically, but our relationship has too!
As someone who did not grow up in the healthiest home, I had no idea what healthy proper homes looked like, and didn't understand how to parent in a wholesome way. Until studying with Rabbi Shoff. Thank you!
We have a calm home! Finally! Things are under control! We used to feel helpless quite often! Now we feel secure that we have the ability to handle things! I wish we'd met Rabbi Shoff sooner!
WOW! I had no idea how much this material would change my experience. Rabbi Shoff really has a way of breaking complex things down practically and simply. Thank you!
Homework, bathtime, and bedtime have gone from fright nights to a pleasurable part of our day. I never thought this was possible. Knowing that my children are really benefiting from a calm home and as the Rabbi says "having their emotional needs met," is priceless!
From our 4 year old to our 16 year old, the things that we learned in this course really help us both to realize that we are truly in the drivers seat! Thank you for giving us the confidence and sharing such useful tactics with us!
Guided Learning With Rabbi Shoff
This course is designed as a guided journey for parents, not simply a collection of recorded lessons.
Alongside the core modules, participants will have the opportunity to join weekly live Zoom sessions with Rabbi Shoff, where the topics from the course are explored more deeply. These sessions allow parents to ask questions, discuss real-life challenges, and gain practical clarity on how to apply the principles in their own homes.
Participants will also be part of a private WhatsApp group, where they can interact with other parents taking the course and receive Rabbi Shoff’s guidance, insights, and responses to questions that arise along the way.
This structure creates a supportive learning community, where parents are not navigating these important ideas alone — but with Rabbi Shoff’s ongoing attention and guidance throughout the course.
Enrollment:
The course investment is $2000 per couple. While the course is open to single parents as well, it is designed to be experienced by husbands and wives together, strengthening a shared approach to parenting and building a more unified home.
Module 1: Obedience, Authority, and Respect
You’ll discover why obedience is not about control — it’s about security, structure, and love.
• Why Obedience Matters: The Parent-Child Relationship
• Creating a Home of Respect
• Kibud Av Va’Eim: Using Halacha to Build a Respectful Home
You will learn how to create a home where authority feels safe and respect flows both ways.
Module 2: The Emotional Atmosphere of the Home
A child thrives in emotional safety.
• Creating a Safe, Calm, and Happy Home
Learn how to lower tension, increase connection, and build an environment where children flourish.
Module 3: Chinuch Through Jewish Values
Judaism is not just taught — it is absorbed.
• Positive Chinuch: Raising Children with Jewish Values and Mitzvos
• How We Speak: Creating a Positive Jewish Perspective at Home
You will discover how everyday language shapes your child’s relationship with Torah for life.
Module 4: Siblings and Family Dynamics
Sibling rivalry doesn’t have to define your home.
• Welcoming a New Sibling: Creating Joy and Unity
• When Siblings Fight: Navigating Conflict with Care
Turn competition into connection.
Module 5: Understanding Emotional Needs
So much behavior is really about unmet needs.
• Meeting a Child’s Emotional Needs
• What Children Truly Need
• Being on Your Child’s Team
• Avoiding Emotional Pressure
• Encouragement: Strengthening Children Through Support
You will learn how to support your child without controlling them — and guide without crushing.
Module 6: Building Self-Image and Inner Strength
Self-esteem is not built through praise alone.
• Building Healthy Self-Image and Self-Esteem
• How We Talk About Our Children — Especially in Front of Them
• Building Self-Esteem Through Accomplishment
• Fostering Independence and Responsibility
• Creating a Positive Narrative for Your Child
• You Are Good: Channeling Every Middah for Growth
This module alone can change the trajectory of a child’s life.
Module 7: Discipline with Wisdom
Discipline is not about punishment. It’s about direction.
• Discipline with the Future in Mind
• Incentives and Motivation: What Really Works
• What Discipline Can — and Cannot — Accomplish
You’ll walk away knowing when to hold firm, when to step back, and how to discipline without damaging the relationship.
Module 8: The Parents’ Relationship
Your marriage is the foundation of your children’s stability.
• Strengthening the Parents’ Relationship: A Foundation for Chinuch
Because the strongest chinuch begins with a strong partnership.
Module 9: Common Parenting Challenges
Real life. Real situations. Real guidance.
• Sharing and Boundaries When Guests Come Over
• Addressing Lying with Wisdom and Sensitivity
• Handling Tantrums: Public and Private Responses
Practical tools you can use immediately.
Why Shoff Academy?
Shoff Academy is dedicated to strengthening Jewish homes through clarity, depth, and Torah wisdom applied to real life.
Enroll today to gain the tools, clarity, and confidence to build the home you want — and the future your children deserve.
Books
China V'chisda commentary on Chumash in Hebrew
Birchasa Vishirasa commentary on Meseches Brachos in Hebrew
Paradise: Breathtaking Strolls Through The Length and Breadth of Torah
Hashem Is My Light
(Kodesh 2015)
Rabbi Elchanan Shoff on The Parashah - Bereishis (Mosaica 2025)
Rabbi Elchanan Shoff on The Parashah - Shemos (Mosiaca 2026)
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