Today, Rav Kletzkin is a sought-after mechanech, invited around the globe to share and implement his system. “This approach helps a child truly understand what he learns and feel connected to it,” Rav Kletzkin explains. “In those days, there was no such thing as learning Mishnayos in cheder,” Rav Kletzkin recalls. “You teach the children word by word: Bereishis, in der unfang (in the beginning), bara Elokim…” Rav Kletzkin explains. So when it came time for his eldest son to enter cheder, Rav Kletzkin made a bold decision: he would establish his own.