Dr. Saul Wachs.

Today, Dr. Saul Wachs, the leader and expert in tefilla education visited the school to work with Mrs. Yalovsky and Mr. Cohen to examine and analyze our school's already terrific tefilla programs.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for the school. Dr. Wachs really is the expert in prayer in schools, and to have him looking at our school exemplifies Kadima's leadership in this area. You can read a monograph he wrote on the subject, here. I strongly urge you to take the time to read this paper. We are working to ensure that Kadima's tefilla, like all of its programs, is second to none, and is part of our integrated educational experience.

Dr. Wachs writes that the key to successful tefilla--success as defined as engaging and meaningful for all ages, and not just skills education--is depth. He writes:

"The key is omek, depth. I believe that every service

should have some element of omek."

That really boils down what Kadima is about. Depth. Our programs are not superficial; they are meaningful.

Again, please read Dr. Wachs' paper. It articulates better than I possibly could what we are trying to achieve with a Kadima education.

To have Dr. Wachs at our school is an honor; it is also a direct result of being a member of the Solomon Schechter Day School Association.

This is important stuff.