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


Former school executive allegedly stole more than $8 million from a Long Island Jewish day school

David Ostrove embezzled over $8 million from the Schechter Jewish Day School of Long Island

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Why is there such a big gap in US Jewish day school teacher salaries?

Jewish day school teachers in the Tristate area or the West Coast range from $60,000-$90,000. In Florida, the salaries range from $40,000-$75,000 and in the Midwest $32,500-$50,000.

 Jewish private school SAR High School in Riverdale, the Bronx, New York (Illustrative).

The Supreme Court just made sure religious institutions won’t be left out of government funding

The US Supreme Court issued a landmark decision prohibiting the government from excluding religion and religious institutions from government funding programs. 

 The inscription on the Supreme Court building reads "equal justice under law."

NYC high school brings its entire student body to visit Israel

The Birthright-style trip saw students at New York's Ramaz School visit iconic sites all across Israel, in cities such as Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Netanya, Tiberias and Tzfat.

 Ramaz students and faculty dancing in Ir David.

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.