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Jewish groups urge public funding for private schools ahead of Supreme Court case

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Several Jewish groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of a case that could determine whether public funding could be given to parochial schools for secular education. In Carson V. Makin, parents of parochial-school students argued...
Yeshivat HaKotel in the Old City of Jerusalem prepares ahead of the expected start of the fall 2020 semester. Credit: Courtesy.

With government approval, Israel’s gap-year programs set to reopen with challenges ahead

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Even as the coronavirus continues to spike—interrupting work and school plans for both those in Israel and those aiming to enter the country—Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced last week that Israel would begin approving...
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Justice Department files suit against New Jersey township for ‘religious discrimination’ towards Orthodox Jews

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township in Ocean County, N.J., accusing its planning board with “religious discrimination” and “antisemitic conduct” towards Orthodox Jewish...
Yeshiva Sh'or Yoshuv in Nassau County, New York. Source: Screenshot.

Yeshivahs distribute medical equipment, turn gym into field hospital for patients

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Two yeshivahs in New York state have found unique approaches to helping medical professionals combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv in Nassau County assembled what is being described as a “field hospital” for coronavirus patients...
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If you lower it, will they come? The high costs of Jewish day school

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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...
Pennsylvania State Sen. David Argall addressed the more than 300 Jewish-day school students, parents and administrators gathered at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. Credit: Teach PA.

Hundreds of Jewish students, parents, administrators urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase security funding

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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...
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New York City to yeshivahs: Vaccinate or face closure

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Amid a measles outbreak that first began when an unvaccinated child got the disease while visiting Israel, New York City has told yeshivahs in the Brooklyn section of Williamsburg that students must be vaccinated or else face...
One of the winners of Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) sixth annual Physics Olympiad Ayelet Hashahar Barel of Rishon Letzion; Eti Stern, head of JCT’s Tal Campus for women; Yocheved Berstel, girls’ physics high school teacher in Rishon Letzion; and rector of JCT’s Lev Academic Center Professor Kenneth Hochberg. Credit: JCT.

Physics Olympiad in Jerusalem spotlights religious scientists of the future

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The talents of religious scientists of the future were on display last week as more than 100 Israeli yeshivah students participated in Jerusalem College of Technology’s sixth annual Physics Olympiad. Held in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services and Ministry...
Participants of the Israeli secular yeshivah program BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change gather for Torah study, and discussions on Jewish history and peoplehood. Credit: BINA/Facebook.

Israel’s ‘secular yeshivah’ opens first American branch in California

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Operating four secular yeshivahs in Israel, BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change is now opening its first branch in the United States. From Feb. 13 through May, the organization will offer its 90-minute egalitarian and pluralistic classes at...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy displays bill just signed into law on Jan. 8, 2019, that doubles funding for yeshivahs and other private schools. Credit: Mason Resnick/Teach N.J.

New Jersey doubles school security funding to yeshivahs, other private schools

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law on Tuesday, doubling security funding for nonpublic schools, including Jewish ones. The legislation, passed unanimously in the state legislature last month, allocates $22.6 million for...