Jewish day school

Oklahoma board to vote on application for religious Jewish charter school

The proposal would integrate Oklahoma academic standards with daily Jewish religious instruction, including Hebrew, Jewish texts, holidays and religious practice.

Boys in the hallway at Jewish day school
  A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Man arrested for throwing rock at school bus, fractured skull of 8-year-old Jewish girl

Students participate in a class at Denver Jewish Day School, where increased enrollment has led to fuller classrooms.

In Denver, a Jewish day school happily copes with a surge in new students

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., is pictured on July 30, 2024.

Jewish group revives push for public funding for religious schools that stalled at Supreme Court


Florida Governor Ron DeSantis allocates $25m. for Jewish day school protection

The legislation was approved in last year's spending plan and will be distributed to 134 schools. 

 El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis habla en la Cena Amos Tuck de la NHGOP 2023 en Manchester, New Hampshire, EE.UU., 14 de abril de 2023.

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.

 AT PRIZMAH, questions researched include: How does my school tuition cost-per-student and fundraising compare to others?

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.

 AN ACTIVITY in solidarity with Israel takes place at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy – Jewish Day School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Jewish School administrators from Latin America visit Israel in solidarity mission

During their visit, they explored the Gaza envelope area and held a meeting with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog. 

 A delegation comprising Jewish school administrators from Latin America is currently in Israel on a mission of solidarity. During their visit, they explored the Gaza envelope area and held a meeting with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog.

Israeli families fleeing Hamas war find help at US Jewish day schools

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Since Israeli schools and daycares are on hiatus or only open intermittently, the first stop for Israelis coming to America is Jewish day schools.

 ERELA NORNBERG, founder of the Israeli Hug program at Rodeph Sholom in New York.

US Jewish day schools enrolling Israeli children displaced by war

Whin days after the war began, Prizmah began getting calls from Jewish day school leaders about accepting Israeli students.

 Young Israeli students arrive for their first day of school, at a school in Jerusalem, September 1, 2023.

The models that are taking Jewish education to new heights - opinion

Jewish education should be a place of joy and positive experiences, and Adam Sandler's most recent film depicts it as such.

 ‘YOU ARE So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’: From left, Idina Menzel, Samantha Lorraine, Adam Sandler, Sunny Sandler, and Sadie Sandler.

Britain's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community wary of state intrusion in education

The government says it needs the new legislation as there is no legal obligation to report whether a child is home-schooled.

Haredi students at the Jerusalem College of Technology

Editor's Notes: Jewish identity on parade

Given the data, our charge should be obvious: to increase the number of non-Orthodox children enrolled in Jewish day schools.

 YOUTH ARE among the masses taking part in the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City last Sunday.

American Jewish day school umbrella welcomes future Israeli investment

85% of Orthodox adults said that they attended full-time Jewish day schools for at least one year, as opposed to 31% of Conservative-affiliated Jews and 14% of Reform-affiliated Jews.

American Jews marching in New York with Israeli flags. How can we bridge the divide between Israel and the Diaspora?