Jewish education

New York becomes latest experiment in subsidies for Jewish day school tuition

The UJA Federation of New York has started a three-year $15 million pilot fund to help cover Jewish day school tuition in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island.

A classroom at the Darchei Torah Boys School in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York on May 16, 2018
Uri Poliavich

No. 19: Uri Poliavich: A game-changer for Jewish education and identity

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

Modern Learning Meets Ancient Lessons

WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS President Ronald Lauder speaks at the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem in 2017. Organizations such as the Lauder Foundation have begun to shift Jewish education priorities, says the writer.

No Jewish child’s mind left behind: Rethinking Jewish education - opinion


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.'

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Israel needs a reimagined educational system that teaches how to disagree respectfully - opinion

The Hebrew state education system must now awaken to its historic responsibility. It must renew its commitment to the values of a Jewish and democratic state.

 Ultra orthodox jewish kids seen the first day of school at an Ultra-Orthodox school in Neve Yaakov Neighborhood of Jerusalem on August 9, 2021.

The challenge of Jewish day schools: Getting alumni involved - opinion

Alumni are a key demographic in ensuring the financial future of Jewish educational institutions.

 BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY in Maryland: Jewish day schools are more than academic institutions; they are identity incubators, the writer maintains.

Jewish schools, families poised for windfall under new federal tax-credit program

The $1,700 federal tax credit to support private school tuition delivers a long-sought victory to Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups and other religious education proponents.

Orthodox Jewish children get off a Yeshiva school bus, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, US, April 9, 2019.

The many faces of Shavuot harvest, revelation, and tradition

The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with trees and shrubs.

 Another biblical name for Shavuot is Yom HaBikkurim (Day of the First Fruits), referring to the joyful pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where the Israelites offered up baskets of their first ripe fruits and bread baked from the newly harvested wheat.

How can we connect and nurture Jewish communities outside of major cities? - opinion

When Jews living in small, rural, and remote communities don’t feel connected to the larger community, they are often left with a worrying sense of alienation.

 CONGREGATION B’ER CHAYIM in Cumberland, Maryland, is one of the 10 oldest to be continuously used in the US, the writer notes.

Jewish schools around the world face historic opportunity amid enrollment wave - opinion

The power of the Jewish education system is being revealed. Jewish schools, where hundreds of thousands of Jewish children around the world currently study, have become an anchor.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teacher's strike, on May 6, 2025

The magic of learning Torah together: Reshaping 21st-century Jewish learning - opinion

Judaism isn’t just transmitted from one generation to the next passively, it is transformative, especially when learned with a partner

 Aish, Partners in Torah and Jewish learning on Tiktok and Instagram

Parental interest in Jewish school enrollment surged since Oct. 7, study finds

The UnitEd study also found that Jewish schools around the world have experienced new and complex challenges since October 7 which many report feeling unprepared for. 

  A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich to deliver wake-up call on Jewish education at JPost conference

“Antisemitism must be fought, but Jewish identity must be fortified," says Yosovich, calls for greater investment in formal and non-formal programs.

 Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich

This Jewish New Yorker survived the Holocaust and the Hungarian Revolution, and is still helping

Holocaust survivor Susan Kalev reflects on her journey from Budapest to New York, her family’s struggles, and her mission to share her story.

 Susan Kalev at her Washington Heights home.