Jewish education

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.
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.

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

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.

Israel launches program to recruit North American Jewish teachers

  A MODEL OF the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

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


Jewish schools must embrace Sephardi and Mizrahi culture - opinion

What do students learn about Sephardi and Mizrahi artists? What melodies are used in prayer? How are holiday programs structured?

 THE TOOLKIT includes images of Sephardi culture.

Antisemitism shouldn't be our only focus - opinion

Today, more than ever, we must busy ourselves with positive expressions of Jewishness, peppering our lives with learning, understanding, observance, connections, and community.

 PRESENTING THE CER Prize to then-German chancellor Angela Merkel, together with Brussels’ Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui, 2013

Traveling to Israel today still has valuable lessons to teach - opinion

The trust and respect developed and cultivated during the pandemic are vital now as educators face unprecedented challenges in a post-October 7 world.

 PARTICIPANTS TAKE part in the recent IETA gathering.

Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education

Between Monday and Wednesday the Yael Foundation hosted a conference to gather Jewish educators and community leaders to discuss ideas for improving Jewish education.

 Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich at the 2024 conference Gala.

US, Canadian Jewish day schools develop framework of research, data collection

At Prizmah, we model what it means to be a data-driven organization by using data to craft organizational strategy, define programmatic goals, and evaluate and measure impact.

 AT PRIZMAH, questions researched include: How does my school tuition cost-per-student and fundraising compare to others?

Tikvah Fund, conservative think tank, to open ‘classical’ Jewish day school in New York City

Emet Classical marks the first prominent experiment in a Jewish version of the classical education model.

 Upper East Side, NYC

North American Jewish day schools provide light in darkness - opinion

Now more than ever, we must invest in Jewish day schools to provide our kids – our Jewish future – with the knowledge, the tools, and the pure and simple love of Israel that will empower them.

 AN ACTIVITY in solidarity with Israel takes place at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy – Jewish Day School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Haredi girls lead the achievements of girls in Israel in mathematics, reading

The results are from the PISA test conducted last year, postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Ultra Orthodox girls go to their haredi school "Mishkenot Da'at" which is located on the premises of the secular "Language and Cultures" school, in Beit Shemesh, on September 8, 2014.

The conversations that Jewish educators must have now - opinion

What are some of the questions that educators should be asking now in a post-October 7 world?

 IVY SCHREIBER, managing director of Professional Learning and Growth in New York, meets with Jewish educators at Project Beta-A, The Jewish Education Project's Fellowship for Part-Time Jewish Education.

Illinois tax credit program for private schools set to end, upsetting Jewish advocates

The lapse of the program is drawing criticism from Jewish leaders in the state, including some who initially did not go to bat for it.

 The Illinois State Capitol from a distance.