When we speak with educators about implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curricula, the common refrain we hear is that teachers have so much to cover in very little time; there simply isn’t room for more. And when schools do implement SEL curricula, it is often to be able to check the box on SEL requirements rather than effectively ensuring our kids have the basic skills they need to endure the major challenges they face. Let's truly teach SEL within a Jewish framework.

Rabbi Zalman Abraham, Director of The Wellness Institute, a division of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) explains how the solution to “getting real” about emotional health is by “getting real” about Judaism.