Jewish day school

Top British private Jewish school closing amid funding challenges

The Modern Orthodox Jewish day school, which was ranked the UK’s top-performing Jewish school in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide in 2025, is one of the few independent London Jewish schools.

A view of Immanuel College in 2010
Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on January 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools

Seattle Jewish Community Day School

Jewish day schools’ macro and micro impact - opinion

A partially redacted document that was included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Wednesday, February 4, 2026, shows a US Virgin Islands drivers license.

Jeffrey Epstein paid $28,000 to a Jewish boys high-school, documents show


British Orthodox school fined for taking children hiking in an ice storm

The Newcastle Magistrate's Court fined the school last week. The supervisors checked the weather report before setting off but ignored a warning against climbing past the snow line, the court found.

 HIKERS TRAVERSE the Wadi Katlav trail in the Jerusalem Hills.

How this Modern Orthodox yeshiva went viral with a tweet about Nirvana

While the school’s Twitter account has fewer than 4,000 followers, it has become something of a celebrity among those who frequent “Frum Twitter.”

TWITTER’S LOGO is seen on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week.

As COVID spikes in NYC, Jewish schools and synagogues are going remote again

Meanwhile, multiple synagogues announced Friday that they would hold services this Shabbat online only, in what even they said felt like a replay of the beginning of the pandemic.

A MAN plays with a soccer ball in a field at Central Park on spring equinox, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, last week.

Chabad rabbi stabbed in front of Jewish day school and synagogue in Boston

"The State of Israel will do everything in its power to ensure the safety and security of Jews throughout the world," tweeted Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai.

The Boston City Hall lights up in blue and white for Israel's 73rd Independence Day, April 15, 2021.

Thousands of students worldwide connect on World ORT Day 2021

Thousands of students connected online and in their classrooms to mark World ORT Day, the annual celebration of ORT’s global education network.

Students celebrate ORT Day at the ORT De Gunzburg School in St Petersburg, Russia.

Seattle Jewish school turned mosque brings Jews and Muslims together

“We’ve got lots of plans,” Cherry Street Village project manager Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi said. “The only thing holding us back is our imaginations.”

The Islamic School of Seattle in 2007. Community figures hope to turn the property into a multifaith cultural center.

Jewish principals struggle to celebrate Lag Ba’omer amid Meron tragedy

“Tragedy and happiness can live side by side, although that’s a difficult balance,” said Tamar Cytryn, director of Jewish studies and campus life at Chicago Jewish Day School.

Students at Scheck Hillel Community School in south Florida celebrated Lag b'Omer while commemorating the tragedy in Meron, Israel.

Orthodox Jewish groups thank Chuck Schumer for COVID-19 relief package

The National Education Association expressed “strong disappointment” at what it called a “Betsy DeVos-era” policy, referring to former President Donald Trump’s education secretary.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivers remarks beside Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on COVID-19 relief, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 11, 2021.

Hidden Sparks to open education center for NYC Jewish day school parents

The center will open in Queens, and is will launch in time for the 2021/22 academic year.

Flushing, Queens.

I ditched Hebrew school to be in ‘A Christmas Carol.’ I have no regrets

After sitting down and wrestling with my 10-year-old conscience, I chose the fun option.

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens