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Waxman Staff Writer May 14, 2015 3:09 PM UTC When a student’s baby boy started crying in class, the professor picked up the child, soothed it and continued his lecture on organizational behavior with the babe in his arms. A photo of this hero professor Sydney Engelberg, a grandfather of five who teaches at Hebrew University, was uploaded to Facebook by his daughter Sarit Fishbaine, with the message “That’s what I call “organizational behavior”!” Since it was first posted on May 11, it has racked up nearly 50,000 “likes,” 4,400 shares and an influx of “love letters,” his wife Fredi Siskind Engelberg told [Yahoo’s Parenting section](https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/simple-photo-sparks-important-parenting-118876378077.html). ### See 11 Adorable Babies Swimming Underwater  Zoe, 5 months Seth Casteel  Michael G., 12 months Seth Casteel  Zelda Mae, 7 months Seth Casteel  Emerson, 7 months Seth Casteel  Adeline, 10 months Seth Casteel  Bailey, 14 months Seth Casteel  Colton, 11 months Seth Casteel  Warren M., 11 months Seth Casteel  Khyleigh, 9 months Seth Casteel  Michael R., 4.5 months Seth Casteel  Valentina, 9 months Seth Casteel ### See the Funniest and Weirdest Baby Photos  Shot for TIME, 2015 Evan Kafka for TIME  Shot for TIME, 2015 Photo-illustration by Evan Kafka for TIME  Shot for TIME, 2015 Photo-illustration by Evan Kafka for TIME  Shot for TIME, 2015 Photo-illustration by Evan Kafka for TIME  Personal work, 2009 Evan Kafka—Getty Images  Shot for Huggies, 2011 Evan Kafka  Personal work, 2009 Evan Kafka  Personal work, 2009 Evan Kafka—Getty Images  Personal work, 2009 Photo-illustration by Evan Kafka—Getty Images  Personal work, 2011 Evan Kafka—Getty Images  Personal work, 2009 Evan Kafka—Getty Images  Personal work, 2009 Evan Kafka—Getty Images  ## Transcript [00:00] It's being called the most watched playdate, well, ever. [00:03] In his first adorable act of public duty, baby Prince [00:06] George joined his parents and several other families [00:09] for group play date in New Zealand, Wednesday. Eight [00:11] month old George, Prince William, and Duchess Kate of [00:14] Cambridge, that's her holding the infant, met 10 other [00:17] families at Wellington's government house. The [00:19] massive playdate was organized by Plunkett. A local [00:22] organization that provides health care and support for [00:24] new parents. As NBC reports the ten lucky kids who [00:28] got to play with the future king were all around the [00:30] same age and come from a range of households. [00:32] Including single mothers and gay parents. According [00:35] the the reporters and photographers present at the [00:37] event. The little prince looked like he was having a [00:39] blast with his new friends, and he was certainly one of [00:42] the best dressed too. He wore a simple white T- shirt [00:45] under a $ 129 Rachel Riley dungarees with a sailboat [00:49] on the front. George seemed to love all the toys set out [00:52] for the group and people noted, one onlooker [00:54] quipped, he was quite a bruiser while playing with the [00:56] other kids. And he definitely looked tuckered out by [00:59] the time the event was over. But the adorable play [01:01] date was just the beginning of the royal family's [01:04] engagements in the area. They're currently spending [01:06] three weeks touring New Zealand and Australia to [01:08] make several public appearances together. Thanks for [01:11] watching. 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