Rabbi David Aaron Deepens His Impact with Jewish Educators and Mental Health Professionals

Mayberg Foundation partner Rabbi David Aaron continues to reshape how educators and mental health professionals engage with Judaism’s core ideas—helping them bring spiritual depth and relevance into their daily work.

Empowering Educators to Teach Faith with Relevance

Rabbi david aaron engaging teachers at yeshivat lev hatorah

This fall, Rabbi Aaron led a two-hour staff enrichment session at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah, an English speaking gap year Hesder yeshiva, as part of an expanding effort to help teachers convey emunah (faith) and the presence of God in ways that resonate with today’s students. Staff were invited to submit their toughest questions—how to teach emunah, how to talk about God, how to reach disconnected students—and Rabbi Aaron unpacked each with clarity and practical insight.

The response was immediate. Lev HaTorah educators asked him back for more sessions, and several other yeshivot have invited similar programs after Sukkot. “I believe this is truly life-changing Torah that’s critical for students to understand,” shared one participating rabbi. “I’ve seen over and over again how it enables them to feel connected, empowered, and that they matter. Your approach to giving these concepts over is truly inspiring.”

These efforts build on the momentum of his broader work to bring Jewish spirituality into the classroom—highlighted last year through his partnership with The Lookstein Center and the Share Fund on the Master Class in Jewish Spirituality.

Bridging Spirituality and Mental Health

rabbi david aaron explores the intersection of faith and emotional struggle with orthodox psychologist moshe chaim steinmetz

Beyond education, Rabbi Aaron is engaging mental health professionals through an ongoing Zoom series with Orthodox psychologist Moshe Chaim Steinmetz, exploring how faith and emotional struggle intersect. Feedback from mental health professionals has been deeply personal and affirming. “I want to share how profoundly your teachings have impacted my life. They’ve transformed my relationship with Judaism and with God,” Moshe Chaim shared. “Your teachings speak directly to real life—the painful and difficult questions—and show how even those struggles are the deepest expressions of God’s love.”

Upcoming sessions after the chagim will continue bridging spiritual and psychological insight. Rabbi Aaron explores these ideas further in his recent essay, Rebranding God: Transforming Perceptions of the Divine, where he argues that many Jews inherit fear-based images of God—and calls on educators to help students rediscover a God of love, joy, and connection.

Through these parallel tracks—educational enrichment and mental health empowerment— Rabbi Aaron is helping people rethink how they relate to these crucial topics in a real, grounded way. His God-centered approach, which helps them bring spiritual depth and meaningful relevance into their daily work, nurtures a vibrant, meaningful Judaism that offers both inspiration and wisdom.