Tag: Jewish Day School
Jewish organizations, schools, communities institute action, even close due to coronavirus
As Jews around the world were celebrating Purim, the specter of life under a global epidemic in the form of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was becoming clearer and more concerning.
In a letter to supporters on...
Three New York Jewish day schools close due to fears of coronavirus
Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, in the Bronx, N.Y., closed on Tuesday morning after the parent of one of the students tested positive for the coronavirus.
Two other nearby Jewish schools, Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck...
ADL CEO: ‘Forward’ op-ed alleging Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty is ‘shocking’
A Feb. 21 op-ed in The Forward that alleges Jewish day schools encourage dual loyalty to Israel is “shocking,” according to Anti-Defamation League CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt.
The op-ed’s anonymous author states that during their time working...
Time to end states’ bias against funding of religious schools
The majority of American Jews who identify as politically liberal and are largely secular may not think they have much in common with the parents who send their children to the Stillwater Christian School...
If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school
When students returned to the San Diego Jewish Academy just a few weeks ago, they were greeted not only by new teachers, but new classmates as well.
“For the coming school year, we have a...
Jewish students in New York eligible for Title I assistance
Hundreds of more students at Jewish day schools and yeshivahs in New York City may be eligible for Title I educational assistance after a deal reached between the New York City Department of Education and the...
Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, administrators urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase security funding
Hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and yeshivahs descended on the Pennsylvania’s state capital in Harrisburg recently as part of the Orthodox Union’s Teach PA delegation to advocate for increased security funding for nonpublic schools...