Jewish education

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

Instead of buckling under hostile conditions, educators in the Jewish Affairs Caucus decided to stay and write new anti-discrimination protections into the NEA's governing documents.

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.
Teachers Anat Kampf of the US (R) and Dina Jacobson of the UK at the Global Jewish Teachers Award ceremony, honoring them for excellence in strengthening students’ Jewish identity – selected from among 250 nominees

Small classrooms, lasting legacies

The midtown Manhattan skyline is pictured from the top of the Empire State Building in New York on March 3, 2026.

Jewish Futures 2026 conference to explore how AI could reshape Jewish education

A teacher in EJM Jewish school in Paris

From learning to leading: How students can pass on Jewish tradition - opinion


How Brandeis University is reimagining the liberal arts for a new generation

Founded nearly 80 years ago on Jewish values and academic excellence, Brandeis University is launching a bold plan to reinvent the liberal arts.

Brandeis students pose for a photo during the Brandeis Plan launch celebration.

ConnectEd launches online English-speaking community for Jewish educators

Initially developed for Hebrew-speaking educators, the form offers webinars, peer learning, working groups, and collaborative projects for Israel's English-speaking community.

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.

More than a safe haven: Jewish schools after Oct. 7

Jewish educators worldwide grapple with security, identity, & preparing students for life beyond the classroom – issues taking center stage at next week’s Global Jewish Educators Summit in Jerusalem

Miami: Students at Lehrman Community Day School mark Oct. 7, as part of UnitEd’s global schools Zoom ceremony in 2024.

Who will teach the next generation?

A Jerusalem summit will bring together more than 300 educators from Israel and around the world to share ideas, confront common challenges, and strengthen the connections that sustain Jewish life.

Learning Hebrew at the Alliance Rachi School in Paris2

Eight Jewish educators named winners of global Jewish teachers award

Teachers from eight countries have been selected for the Global Jewish Teachers Award, recognizing their work in Jewish education and community building

Jewish children gather around a teacher for an engaging Jewish educational event in a Synagogue

One lesson on antisemitism reduces belief in antisemitic tropes in teens ADL study finds

The lesson shifted beliefs about antisemitism but did not fully improve broader attitudes toward Jews, suggesting additional content on Jewish identity and peoplehood may be needed.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage at ADL's Never Is Now conference on March 3, 2025 in New York City.

UK Jewish schools spend more time on security than education, antisemitism review reveals - report

The government-commissioned independent review is led by David Bell, who previously served as permanent secretary at the Department for Education from 2006 to 2011.

People attend a rally of Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to "extinguish antisemitism", outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 10, 2026.

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."