Howard Blas has a special gift for making every learner feel valued, understood and supported. He is like a magical Hebrew-whisperer and I have seen countless times how he has taken a student who proclaims: “I can’t do it,” and gets them to the bima, smiling and confident. He has the patience and calm of a tzaddik. It is clear that this is his calling and his passion and our students can feel his investment and joy in each of them. A very special teacher!