Parent Training for the Ultra-Orthodox Community

To reach a diverse audience of parents citywide and adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we undertook a fascinating process of tailoring and refining the Salta program content for parents from the Gur Hasidic community. Most Salta workshops are usually held in community centers and led by a professional team of skilled instructors - predominantly women - whose expertise is closely aligned with the workshop content.

In collaboration with the Northeast Tel Aviv-Jaffa District and Urban95, we adapted an existing workshop to meet the needs and characteristics of the Gur Hasidic community as closely as possible, while also addressing the constraints of the COVID-19 lockdown period.

• The workshops were led by Rabbi Avraham Segal, a well-known figure in the community, an educational consultant, and the director of the Segal-Kivunim Center. Prior to the workshop, Rabbi Segal worked closely with Dr. Dana Shai from the SEED Institute (Tel Aviv-Jaffa Academic College) and the Urban95 team to align educational approaches and ensure the content would be as effective as possible.
• The workshop delivery method was adapted: Instead of a traditional series of in-person sessions at community centers, the content was pre-recorded and played weekly on the phone line of the local Talmud Torah.
• Six sessions were selected in coordination with Rabbi Segal based on his deep understanding of the community’s needs. Topics included emotional communication, boundary-setting, and establishing authority.
• The workshop was promoted by distributing flyers throughout the neighborhood, in kindergartens, the girls’ school, and the Talmud Torah.

Partnering municipal units:
The Community, Culture, and Sports Administration; the Northeast District.