Education

This is the second most important relationship in children’s lives. So why are you making mistakes?

Children’s bond with teachers is crucial. Parents should respect educators, set boundaries, and communicate constructively, fostering trust and cooperation to help kids feel secure and thrive.

A meaningful relationship
RABBI DR. Yakov Nagen delivers the Jewish-Muslim Fraternity Declaration at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town last month. The writer stands alongside him. They are joined by Imam Talib Shareef (left) and Imam Rashad Abdul-Rahman.

Why the Abraham Accords are still missing a soul - opinion

THE INSTITUTE has quickly materialized into a thriving community of 140 students aged three to 10.

Modern Learning Meets Ancient Lessons

A 'disorientation guide' handed out by CUAD at Columbia University

Despite CUAD's activity in Columbia, students want to go back to being students - opinion


Number of workdays lost to strikes in Israel tripled over past year, Labor Ministry reveals

Teachers’ strikes made up 60% of 2024's walkouts, driving the biggest disruption in the public sector.

Teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2025.

Jewish education: The first line of defense for Jews worldwide - opinion

'Education has to be the first line of defense because without it, most Jews will be unable to stand up and be proud.'

STAR OF DAVID necklace: Inside or outside your shirt?

CAIR Philadelphia offered seminars on 'American Jews and political power'

Outrage erupted after reports linked a CAIR seminar on Jewish political power to schools, prompting ADL to condemn it as antisemitic. CAIR says the program ended with its director’s retirement.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the city center during a protest against the recent Israeli strike on Lebanon and continued offensives in Gaza, August 3, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A beacon of tolerance shines in Jerusalem

The US Embassy’s Independence Day celebration finds new meaning at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE JERUSALEM

Columbia University students return under shadow of Trump antisemitism deal

Some within Columbia are concerned that a new antisemitism definition adopted by the university, which recognizes some criticism of Israel as discriminatory toward Jews, would chill academic freedom.

Thanassis Cambanis, holding microphone and fellow protesters rally near Columbia University's main campus gates in New York, Sept. 2, 2025, to lace into the school's new agreement with the Trump administration, as well as the decision to keep some doors closed for the start of the school year.

Solomon’s judgment: The need for a shared dream to save the hostages - opinion

If we keep clinging to “I’m right, you’re wrong,” we will remain stuck, and the hostages will remain in captivity.

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv this week. The writer asks: How did such an issue as the hostages, and solidarity with their families, become yet another weapon in Israel’s endless political battles?

Poll shows deep divide in Israeli attitudes toward teaching divisive issues in schools

Dr. Tammy Hoffman: "The survey shows that a substantial share of the public - nearly one-third - is opposed to addressing matters relating to the war and other political issues in the classrooms."

 CLASS IS in session for Arab students at the Beit Hanina neighborhood’s Noreen school.

School is back in session: 2.5 million students head to class as Israeli academic year begins

A total of 2.587 million students are back in school, with the hope that routine will not be disrupted again by sirens and missiles.

Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

Israeli gov't cuts ministry budgets to allocate NIS 285m. toward school security

Various government ministers have objected to the proposal and the decision to cut the budgets of ministries.

An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, August 31, 2025

Remembering Rabbi Berel Wein: A beloved Jewish storyteller - opinion

Working side by side with Rabbi Wein to reimagine his book ‘Triumph of Survival’ - and the insights that stayed with me.

RABBI BEREL WEIN, z”l, director, The Destiny Foundation; with Ashley Lazarus, film director, Destiny Films.

How can we teach resilience in Israeli schools? – opinion

Schools play a crucial role in the early identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties and in offering meaningful emotional support.

THE WRITER addresses an EmotionAid workshop for education professionals in the North.