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

"The Plan was formulated against the backdrop of rising antisemitism in the world since the attack on October 7, 2023, and the growing challenges faced by the Jewish communities," said the PM.

Schoolchildren board busses at an elementary school in Ashburn, Virginia.
Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens (L) endorses Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R).

Haley Stevens cheered at Jewish day school after endorsing GOP Senate candidate

Jewish children are seen around a shofar.

Before families choose a school, they choose a community - opinion

Students enrolled in the Jewish program at Baku’s School No. 46 celebrate the festival of sukkot.

Baku's Jewish school passes 100 students as Azerbaijan's Jewish community continues to grow


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

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

The 40-year-old was linked to multiple rock-throwing incidents in Bergen County, besides the Wednesday incident against a bus transporting 3rd-grade students from Yeshivat Noam.

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

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

Hailey, a senior at DJDS, transferred the school year after Oct. 7 because she was tired of her schoolmates constantly bringing up the situation in Israel and Gaza.

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

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

The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation intends to apply for a statewide virtual high school integrating Oklahoma academic standards with daily Jewish religious studies.

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

Jewish schools in North America are incubators for the concept of 'Am Yisrael Chai' - opinion

When our children belt out with pride and understanding “Am Yisrael Chai,” we feel the solid weight of the chain that links generations from Avraham to the present.

THE EPSTEIN SCHOOL in Atlanta holds a school-wide Israel Independence Day celebration during the past school year. In recent years, Israel education has commanded, appropriately, much investment and attention, the writer affirms.

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

Support educators who plant seeds for tomorrow - opinion

Many educators are leaving the field due to disillusionment. Communities must start showing up for them and supporting them.

JEWISH EDUCATORS hold a discussion at the M² 18x18 Summit last year.

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.

Texas Jews split as lawmakers sign off on $1B private school voucher program

Some Jewish families see vouchers as relief from public school culture wars. Others fear long-term harm.

 The Texas State Capitol photographed on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Austin.

The Educational Choice Act is a breakthrough for Jewish education access in US - opinion

Families across the US struggle to pay for their children to receive a Jewish education. The ECCA will help students access the educational support they need.

 PUPILS AT the Epstein School in Atlanta: Jewish day school alumni consistently report stronger ties to their Jewish identity, a deeper connection to Israel, and greater participation in Jewish life during their college years, says the writer.