Education

Jewish K-12 teachers in US report widespread antisemitism at work, from teachers' union - survey

The survey found that 61.6% of US K-12 teachers had personally experienced or witnessed antisemitism in their professional environments.

A welcome sign is seen on the door of a classroom at Nora Sterry Elementary School as students relocated from Marquez Elementary, destroyed in the Palisades Fire, begin class at the school in Los Angeles, January 15, 2025.
 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Every generation must be taught that 'never again' is not just a slogan - opinion

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

Without education for peace in Palestinian schools, there can be no peace - opinion

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Educators must light the way to root out antisemitism - opinion


A new contract for excellent teaching - opinion

A new contract can ensure that Israel’s students will have a generation of teachers who prepare them for the intellectual, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit first-graders on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, on September 1. A new contract for excellent teaching must combine fairness and wisdom, says the writer.

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

Why the Abraham Accords are still missing a soul - opinion

For peace to endure, the Abraham Accords must mature beyond their current scope.

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.

Modern Learning Meets Ancient Lessons

New Parisian Jewish school is redefining education by blending time-honored heritage, innovative, cutting-edge pedagogical approach, and multilingual immersion

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

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

Columbia students overall want to get back to what we do best: being students. That is a good and healthy sign. 

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

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.