The question posed about the lack of preparation of aspiring teachers to grapple with and answer hashkafa and theology questions, begs the question. How much preparation do most limudei kodesh teachers receive period? How many teachers are licensed, certified or trained in any meaningful fashion? [This has been discussed before in this forum, but sadly the Jewish community still does not value trained limudei kodesh teachers. They would not hire an unlicensed general studies teacher, but it's OK to hire a seminary graduate a year out of high school or a kollel student whose only credential is that he needs a job].
Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene
Executive Director
Shulamith School For Girls of Brooklyn
www.shulamithofbrooklyn.org
