Jewish education

Rock legend Steven Van Zandt’s new gig: Holocaust education

Van Zandt is looking to make his own mark in the world of Holocaust education through his educational initiative, TeachRock, which has, since 2013, provided K-12 lesson plans on a range of subjects.

Steven Van Zandt performs at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2026 in New York City.
Schoolchildren board busses at an elementary school in Ashburn, Virginia.

Israel to invest NIS 100 million in Jewish education across North America amid rising antisemitism

Selma Blair on stage during the 3rd Jewish Media Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on November 05, 2026 in New York City.

Emotional Selma Blair reflects on Jewish education, says her dream is to make aliyah to Israel

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

When Jewish teachers fight back: American Jewish teachers push back against antisemitism - opinion


Israel launches program to recruit North American Jewish teachers

The new initiative will streamline licensing, job placement, and aliyah for North American Jewish educators seeking to teach in Israel.

The launch event for the National Program for the Immigration of Teachers to Israel, a joint venture of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption and the "Nefesh B'Nefesh" organization. August 5, 2026.

Tisha B'Av reminds us that rebuilding Israel begins with education - opinion

Perhaps the rebuilding of Jerusalem begins when we become what Isaiah called repairers of the breach, and every act of education becomes another stone in that rebuilding.

  A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

New Yael Foundation data reveal Jewish education enrollment growing

Despite global uncertainty, Jewish education enrollment is excelerating in in 48 countries

Yael Foundation Co-Founder Uri Poliavich on a visit to the Jewish school in Rome: "I am delighted that we are launching this unprecedented project that will keep Jewish communities safer and more secure."

Nefesh B'Nefesh launches fellowship to strengthen Israel education in North American schools

The inaugural cohort brings 12 Jewish educators to Israel for a yearlong program focused on teaching Zionism, Jewish identity and Israel.

Representing Jewish day schools from New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Washington State, and Toronto, the fellows include department chairs, school administrators and educational leaders

After 50-years of Jewish outreach, pioneering American Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald steps down

The synagogue’s energetic educational director, Ephraim Buchwald, 29, suggested that Lincoln Square create a Shabbat service that could reach the majority of American Jews.

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Expanding Jewish education in the diaspora is a 'shared responsibility' - editorial

The government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish education and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation.

JFNA Board of Directors chairman Gary Torgow is seen with assembled Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the government approved a NIS 200m. plan to bolster Jewish education in the Diaspora on June 28, 2026.

Israel partners with JPost to launch major new global initiative for Diaspora teachers 

At the annual New York conference, Yom Tov Raanan revealed a joint award to recognize outstanding educators driving Zionist pride and identity worldwide. 

Yom Tov Raanan, Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism

Leviev Foundation announces new $50 million educational initiative

Chagit Leviev Sofiev announced the initiative at the Jerusalem Post New York Conference’s Opening Gala.

Chagit Leviev Sofiev speaks at the opening gala of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, May 31, 2026.

Amb. Huckabee honored at Yeshiva University, delivers commencement speech to grads

Huckabee was honored for his support of Israel and efforts after October 7 while encouraging graduates to serve and embrace their Jewish identity.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Israel, delivered the commencement address at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was awarded the Presidential Medallion. May 28, 2026.