Jewish education

Antisemitism shouldn't be our only focus

Today, more than ever, we must busy ourselves with positive expressions of Jewishness, peppering our lives with learning, understanding, observance, connections, and community.

By NAFTALI SCHIFF
15/03/2024

Traveling to Israel today still has valuable lessons to teach

The trust and respect developed and cultivated during the pandemic are vital now as educators face unprecedented challenges in a post-October 7 world.

By DAVID BRYFMAN , ELIZABETH (LIZ) SOKOLSKY
09/03/2024

Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education

Between Monday and Wednesday the Yael Foundation hosted a conference to gather Jewish educators and community leaders to discuss ideas for improving Jewish education.

US, Canadian Jewish day schools develop framework of research, data collection

At Prizmah, we model what it means to be a data-driven organization by using data to craft organizational strategy, define programmatic goals, and evaluate and measure impact.

By ODELIA EPSTEIN
21/01/2024

Tikvah Fund, conservative think tank, to open ‘classical’ Jewish day school in New York City

Emet Classical marks the first prominent experiment in a Jewish version of the classical education model.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
21/12/2023

North American Jewish day schools provide light in darkness - opinion

Now more than ever, we must invest in Jewish day schools to provide our kids – our Jewish future – with the knowledge, the tools, and the pure and simple love of Israel that will empower them.

By SAMANTHA AUERBACH
09/12/2023

Haredi girls lead the achievements of girls in Israel in mathematics, reading

The results are from the PISA test conducted last year, postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By URI SELA/WALLA
05/12/2023

The conversations that Jewish educators must have now - opinion

What are some of the questions that educators should be asking now in a post-October 7 world?

By DAVID BRYFMAN
01/12/2023

Illinois tax credit program for private schools set to end, upsetting Jewish advocates

The lapse of the program is drawing criticism from Jewish leaders in the state, including some who initially did not go to bat for it.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
23/11/2023

Jenessa Schwartz, Bay Area day school teacher and cancer ‘thriver,’ dies at 41

In 2022, Schwartz won the Ruby Award from the San Francisco-based Jewish Learning Works for excellence in Jewish youth education and engagement.

By LESLIE KATZ/JTA
07/11/2023
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