Friday, November 6, 2026

Discipline and Punishments in Yeshiva and Mosdos

 https://shulchanaruchharav.com/halacha/main-halachos-chapter-18-mosdos-chinuch-talmud-torahs/9-discipline-and-punishments

When Is Physical Discipline Technically Permitted? According to Halacha a teacher may, in limited circumstances, administer disciplinary punishment to a student as part of the educational process.[10] This permission exists only when the discipline is genuinely necessary for the child’s education or to correct inappropriate behavior.[11] The purpose must be entirely educational and for the benefit of the child, not an expression of anger or frustration. Furthermore, the teacher should only punish a student when he knows with certainty that the student engaged in conduct that warrants discipline, and not based merely on suspicion or assumption.[12] Furthermore, one is to always first try to discipline the child through other methods prior to hitting him, and only if these methods do not work may the child be hit.[13] There are many disciplinary philosophies in practice today which substitute hitting for other more useful and harmless methods.[14] It is incumbent upon teachers to train themselves to become effective disciplinarians so their children are disciplined, but not in an abusive manner.


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