Jewish Day Schools in the News

News and press of Jewish day schools across North America

2024

• Frankel Jewish Academy’s Caleb Starr Recognized for Leadership and Wisdom, The Detroit Jewish News (November)
• San Diego Jewish Academy Welcomes 95 Students From War-torn Sha’ar Hanegev in Israel, The San Diego Union-Tribune (November)
• Sam Salz is Likely the First Orthodox Jew to Appear in a Division I College Football Game, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (November)
• Jewish Day Schools: Building Leaders, Not Just Students, eJewishPhilanthropy (November)
• Jewish Educators Gather for Full-day Program Focused on Diverse Learners, Jewish News Syndicate (November)
• Is It OK to Sing and Text At the Same Time?, eJewishPhilanthropy (November)
• Jewish 7th Grader Harassed So Badly at California Public School She Transferred to Private Jewish School, The Lion (November)
• Lessons Learned From a Day School Endowment Success Story, eJewishPhilanthropy (November)
• Wartime Diaries in Education: Gray Academy – Winnipeg, Canada, Israel Story (October)
• Hillel Day School Honors 9/11 Heroes with JNF-USA Ceremony, The Detroit Jewish News (October)
• Perelman Jewish Day School: Guaranteed $12,000+ Scholarships Help Families Realize Their Dreams, Glenside Local (October)
• After October 7, I Decided to Switch My Kids to a Jewish Day School. This Reform One Was Perfect for Us., Kveller (October)
• ElevatEd Takes Root in Pittsburgh: Investing in the Next Generation of Jewish Educators, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (October)
• Jewish Day Schools: A Joyful Place for Kids to Learn & Grow, Seattle's Child (October)
• CJDS Students Prep for Rosh Hashanah with Environmental Activities, Columbus Jewish News (September)
• To Solve the Day School Leadership Challenge, We Need to Rethink Our Priorities, eJewishPhilanthropy (September)
• Farber Hebrew Day School Welcomes Their New Sefer Torah, Detroit Jewish News (September)
• Florida Jewish Day Schools See Enrollment Rise with State Vouchers, Revealing Growing Pains, eJewishPhilanthropy (September)
• Rabbi Dr. Hillel Broder: Fostering an Expanding Educational Community, Washington Jewish Week (September)
• Rabbi Marshall Lesack Enters Year Four at Barrack, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (September)
• SINAI@JKHA Takes Special Trip, Jewish Link (September)
• Jewish Education Thriving in Florida Thanks to School Choice Law, The Lion (September)
• If Every Child Learns Differently, Why Are All Classrooms the Same?, eJewishPhilanthropy (September)
• The Shefa School, Designed for Kids with Learning Disabilities, Welcome Its Students to a New, $100M Upper West Side Campus, NY Jewish Week (September)
• Investing in the Future: Pilot Program Aims to Expand to Day School Education, Jewish Chicago (September)
• Legacy Lives On: Beth Yeshurun Day School Renamed in Honor of Beloved Rabbi Jack Segal, Jewish Herald-Voice (August)
• Emet Classical Academy, NYC Jewish School Focused on the 'Great Intellectual History of the West,' is Opening with 40 Students, NY Jewish Week (August)
• 'Start-Up Classrooms' Aims to Ensure Jewish Pupils Choose Jewish Schools, Jewish News Syndicate (August)
• Special Report: Florida's Jewish Schools are Booming, Fueled by Families Using School Choice Scholarships, NextSteps (August)
• Classrooms Without Borders Invests Year in Day School Educators Before Taking Them to Israel, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (August)
• Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education Draws Mixed Reactions, Columbus Jewish News (August)
• Stronger Together Initiative Tackles the Teacher Pipeline, JewishBoston (August)
• Day Schools to Connect American, Israeli Students During 2024-25 School Year, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (August)
• Our Experiment with Shared Recruiting to Address the Educator Pipeline, Jewish News Syndicate (August)
• Hillel Day School Continues to Thrive with Increased Enrollment, The Detroit Jewish News (August)
• Levine to Succeed Principal Spector at Mandel JDS Next School Year, Cleveland Jewish News (August)
• Looking Back on the North American Jewish Experience and the Power of the Collective, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (August)
• Denver Academy of Torah Selects Interim Head of School, Denver Academy of Torah (August)
• Investing in Transformational Jewish Day School Experiences, eJewishPhilanthropy (August)
• How has Jewish Education in the Diaspora Been Affected Since October 7?, The Jerusalem Post (July)
• Adamah and UJA-Federation of New York Team Up to Provide $130K in Matching Grants to Support Energy Efficiency, eJewishPhilanthropy (July)
• SDJA Students Return from Tours of Poland, Israel, San Diego Jewish World (July)
• Rabbi Eli Perles Wins the Avi West Jewish Educator Award, Washington Jewish Week (June)
• Jewish Day Schools Reflect on How Oct. 7 Shaped Their Academic Year, Washington Jewish Week (June)
• Teaching, Special Ed, Day Schools: Rebecca Rohr Ritter, Voices of Impact (June)
• Jewish Educators Can Help Create Foundation for Identity, Cleveland Jewish News (June)
• How Jewish Day Schools Are Pulling Off Trips Right Now, Jewish Exponent (June)
• The Gift of a Jewish Day School Education...As Told by a Recent Graduate, Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (May)
• The Rashi School Holds Annual Dinner at Seaport Boston, Jewish Boston (May)
• I Feel Lucky to Attend a Jewish Day School During Such a Tumultuous Year, J. The Jewish News of Northern California (May)
• How This Jewish Chicago Day School Pulled Off a Last-Minute Multi-Generational Israel Service Trip, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May)
• Day Schools Can Prepare Students for High School, Cleveland Jewish News (May)
• Westchester Day School, The Jewish Link (May)
• How Jewish Day School Forges an Identity that Survives the Campus Culture, Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (May)
• Jewish School Enrollment Grows as Parents 'Rethink Their Educational Priorities', The Lion (May)
• How A Brooklyn Jewish Day School Principal Taught 'Sesame Street' How to Celebrate Shabbat, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May)
• For a Group of Jewish 2nd Grade Girls, A Lesson in Advocacy — and a Life-Changing Trip to Washington, Jewish Insider (May) 
• 'Working Towards Peace': Lander-Grinspoon Academy Engages Kids in Learning About Conflict, Peace Activism, Daily Hampshire Gazette (May)
• Jewish Families Say Anti-Israel Messaging in Bay Area Classrooms is Making Schools Unsafe, Los Angeles Times (May)
• Love Letters to the Israeli Teachers of My Youth, Jewish Press (May)
• Westchester Day School, The Jewish Link (May)
• Building the Teacher Pipeline: From Solving a Problem to Incubating Talent, The Jewish Link (May)
• A Modern Orthodox High School Wants to End Taboos Around Sex Education, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May)
• Partnership Allows Charles E. Smith Students to Gain Cross-Cultural Experiences with Catholic Counterparts, Washington Jewish Week (May)
• Hebrew Day School Experiences Totality: A Meaningful Educational Adventure, Detroit Jewish News (May)
• Gross Schechter Students Bring Home Science Fair Awards, Cleveland Jewish News (April)
• Fuchs Mizrachi Gala Honors Jaffe, Schindelheim, Cleveland Jewish News (April)
• Yeshiva Day Schools Discuss Impact of Social Media on Children, Jewish Link (April)
• Introducing More Nuance into Israel Studies, Jewish Standard (April)
• Reflections from an Israeli Educator in an American Jewish Day School, Times of Israel (April)
• A Jewish High School in Palo Alto is Looking to China for New Recruits, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (April)
• Day Schools Can Change: Incorporating Sephardic Culture and Traditions, Times of Israel (April) 
• Because of You, 22 Israeli Children & Their Families Found Refuge at The Epstein School, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (March)
• Rashi Appoints Emily Charton as Next Head of School, JewishBoston (March)
• In Uncertain Times, Jewish Families Seek Community in Jewish Day Schools, eJewish Philanthropy (March) 
• The Power of People-to-People Experiences, eJewish Philanthropy (March) 
• A Reflection of Prizmah’s Head of School Retreat, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (March)
• Teaching Israel in a Time of War, eJewish Philanthropy (March) 
• Rising Antisemitism Leads to Jewish Day Schools Increased Enrollment, Times of Israel (March) 
• JEC Celebrates 100 Days, The Jewish Link (February) 
• At a Hackathon, Jewish Teens Solve Real-World Problems Faced by Israeli Food Bank, NY Jewish Week (February) 
• How Will Lower Merion’s New Kindergarten Program Impact Synogogues and Day Schools?, Jewish Exponent (February) 
• Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville Wins 1st Amendment Press Freedom Award, Rockvillenights (February) 
• Jewish Identity Starts at Day School, Cleveland Jewish News (February) 
• New York City Jewish Day School Marks Jewish Disability Awareness Month, Jewish Press (February) 
• SSDS Visits Yad Leah Warehouse, The Jewish Link (February) 
  Report: More Students Switching to Jewish Day Schools, Atlanta Jewish Times (January) 
  New Jewish School in Manhattan Deluged With Applications in Wake of October 7 Attacks on Israel, New York Post (January) 
• U.S. Jewish Schools See 47% Increase in Security Costs Since Oct 7 Hamas Terror Attack In Israel, Washington Times (January) 
• Beyond Zoom and Masks, Day Schools Reconnect, Rebuild Community, The Detroit Jewish News (January) 
• Casey Weiss Succeeds Avi Baran Munro to head CDS, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (January) 
• Teacher at Milwaukee Jewish Day School and Torah Academy of Milwaukee, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (January) 

2023

• As the War Rages On, Jewish Day Schools Still Plan to Send Students to Israel, The Forward (December) 
• Silver Platters of Today, JNS (December) 
• Rabbi Dov Emerson to Join BPY As Associate Head of School, Jewish Link (December) 
• Gross Schechter Day School Celebrates Chanukkah, Cleveland Jewish News (December) 
• Jewish Day Schools in the US Take up Mantle for Both Israeli and American Students Amid Gaza Conflict, The Hill (December) 
• NJ Day Schools Welcome Students from Israel, Jewish Link (December)
• Tikvah Fund, Conservative Think Tank to Open ‘Classical’ Jewish Day School in New York City, JTA (December) 
• Hanukkah Celebrations and Menorah Lightings in LA, CBS Los Angeles (December) 
• Gross Schechter Raises Thousands for Federation’s Israel Campaign, Cleveland Jewish News (December) 
• Farber Students Illuminate School with Friendsgiving Day Parade, Detroit Jewish News (December) 
• Feelings of Gratitude, Jewish Boston (December) 
• Mitzvah Projects Benefit Lone Soldiers, Jewish News (December) 
• Students from Skokie Jewish School Headed to Israel to Volunteer in Farming Sector, Chicago Tribune (December) 
• Unlocking Hebrew, eJP (December) 
• New York Jewish Day Schools Open Their Hearts to Israeli Students, Jewish Link (November) 
• When Their Jewish Day School Closed, These Teens had to Learn to Adjust, JTA (November) 
• 6th Grade Questions about Israel and Gaza, and the Teacher who Answers Them, Forward (November) 
• Students at Milwaukee Jewish Day School Create Their Own Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, cbs58 (November) 
• SAR Students and Teachers Join to Support Israel, The Riverdale Press (November) 
• Day Schools Open Doors to Israeli Students, Jewish Link  (November) 
• From Israel to Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Journal (November) 
• Frankel, Farber Rank Among State's Top Private Schools, Detroit Jewish News (November) 
• Day Schools in Jersey Meet the Moment, Jewish Standard (November) 
• Jewish Day School Graduates Join the IDF, Jewish Standard (November) 
• Raising Tired Arms: How Boards can Support Their Leaders During Periods of Crisis, eJP (November) 
• Jewish Schools Nationwide Seeing Enrollment Bump from Fleeing Israeli Families, wusa9 (October) 
• Jewish Schools to Colleges: Don’t Recruit Out Students Unless You Can Guarantee Their Safety, JTA (October) 
• Israeli Children Come to Philly-Area Jewish School to Wait Out the War Back Home, Inquirer (October) 
• These Bronx 8th Graders Traveled 4 Hours to Pay Shiva Call to the Family of 2 Israelis Murdered by Hamas, NY Jewish Week (October)
• US Jewish Day Schools and Enrolling Israeli Children Who Have Been Displaced by War, JTA (October) 
• Jewish Schools Adjust Security as Israel-Gaza War Strokes Fears (October)
• How Jewish Day Schools are Talking About the Horrors in Israel and Their Students, JTA (October) 
• Day Schools Focus on Resources to Help Kids, Teachers Respond to Terror, JNS (October)
• Why Jewish Day Schools Matter Now More Than Ever, Times of Israel (October) 
• Jewish Education is Needed to Stop Assimilation, Algemeiner (September) 
• Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton Names 1st Head of School, Daily Hampshire Gazette (September) 
• This is How Brandeis Hebrew Academy Reduced its Tuition Charges, Herald Community Newspapers (September) 
• Mara Kleiman: Jewish Education and the High Holidays, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (September) 
• Day School Brings Unique Judaic Curriculum for All Students, Viera Voice (September) 
• Epstein School Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Atlanta Jewish Times (September) 
• 4 LA Teachers Surprised with $15,000 Jewish Educator Awards, Patch (September)
• Hillel Academy to Open First Jewish High School, Jewish Press of Pinellas County (September) 
• A Post-Pandemic Reset for Jewish Educators - Fostering Resilience, Jewish Journal (August) 
• Portland Schools Brings “Torah to the Nations” Song Come to Life, Anash (August) 
• Enrollment Steady at Detroit Metro’s Jewish Day Schools, The Detroit Jewish News (August) 
• Beth Emet School is Celebrating Twenty Years of Jewish Day School Excellence, Bending (July) 
• TanenbaumCHAT is Adding 14 New Classrooms to Accommodate a Jewish Day School Enrollment Boom in Toronto, The CJN (July) 
• Perelman Head of School, Mitchell Daar, Discusses First Year,Jewish Exponent (June) 
• Torah Day School Creates Kavod Comes Alive Museum, Atlanta Jewish Times (June) 
• BPY Commemorates Juneteenth, The Jewish Link (June) 
• Community Day School approved for Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Sarasota FL Patch (June) 
• Ilan Ramon Welcomes New Head of School, The Acorn (June) 
• Woodworking Class Gets Real: Jewish Day School Students Build a Tiny House for Veterans, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May)
• Community Day School Hires First-Ever Middle School Director, Sarasota Patch (May) 
• Israel Education Revisited, The Detroit Jewish News (May)
• Jewish Day Schools Pledge to Support Tuition Affordability Following School Choice Expansion at Teach Florida Focus Group, OU (April) 
• At Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Linsey Kimmel Learns with Her Students, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (April)
• Milwaukee Jewish Day School Dubbed a Heart Safe School by Nationwide Initiative, CBS (April)
• Following School Choice Expansion Law, Teach Florida Schools Pledge to Support Tuition Affordability, Jewish Link (April) 
• Marcus Foundation Awards $10M Grant to Weber School, Atlanta Jewish Times (April) 
• Milwaukee Students Break Ground on Tiny Home for Veterans, KTVZ (February)
• Mandel JDS 8th Grader’s Book Drive Creates Library in Africa, Cleveland Jewish News (February) 
• A Morning of Light in Jewish Day School Growth, JNS (January) 
• Barrack, JNF-USA Announce $10 Million Endowment for Study Abroad Program, Jewish Exponent (January) 
• The Power of Presence: Havruta Learning Toward Original Jewish Pedagogy, Practice and Paradigms, eJP (January) 

2022

• The Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School appoints next head of school, STL Jewish Light (Jan 2022)
• Teaching Middle Schoolers To Be Strong Leaders, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• The Rashi School Offers Two New Tuition Incentives, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Meyerland Jewish day schools see increased enrollment during COVID-19 Pandemic, Houston Chronicle (Jan 2022)
• Parents Weigh In: What to Know About Jewish Day School, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Charlotte Jewish Day School experiences enrollment growth, Charlotte Weekly (Jan 2022)
• Why I'm Grateful for Gann Academy, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Upper West Side School takes on Hunger Crisis During Pandemic, WBGO (Jan 2022)
• A Day in the Life of First Grade Rashi Student, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• A Special Education, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Demystifying the Day School Financial Aid Process, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Looking Back At My Day School Education, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• St. Louis families celebrate MLK Day at a drive-through social experience, STL Jewish Light (Jan 2022)
• A Primer on Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Lifetime Friendship Stars at Schechter, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
• Gross Schechter Day School 'compassion crew' donates $1,000 to tornado victims, Cleveland Jewish News (Jan 2022)
• NY Jewish school for kids with learning disabilities to inaugurate new campus, The Times of Israel (Feb 2022)
• Skokie students participate as scribe restores Torah that survived Holocaust, Chicago Tribune (Feb 2022)
• How Jewish Day Schools Spotlight Social Justice, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
• EHS Makes Day School Affordable for Every Family, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
• Partnership Between Hillel Day School and Playworks redefines Recess, The Detroit Jewish News (Feb 2022)
• Jewish day school leader: We read banned books here, STL Jewish Light (Feb 2022)
• Frankel Jewish Academy Introduces Shorashim Grants for all Students' Tuition, The Detroit Jewish News (Feb 2022)
• In Miami, a selective new Jewish school hopes to attract top students, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (Feb 2022)
• BPY's Strassman Named to Prizmah Women's Leadership Cohort, Jewish Link (Feb 2022)
• Reflections of Two Graduates, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
• Northwest Yeshiva wins district, advances to state, Mercer Island Reporter (Feb 2022)
• Montreal Teen brings comfort to Ukrainian Refugees, The Forward (March 2022)
• Jewish education can have lifelong impact on children, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
• Farber Hebrew Day School earns Accreditation, The Detroit Jewish News (March 2022)
• Drone Competition in West Hills Has Students Buzzing, nbclosangeles (March 2022)
• Hebrew Academy raises $2.3M at annual tribute dinner, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
• Mandel JDS receives more than $171K in grants, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
• Scheduled acts of random goodness, Schecter celebrates "Yom Kindness and Empathy", Jewish Standard (March 2022)
• NYHS holds first student-led women's Megillah Reading, The Mane Idea (March 2022)
• Dr. Pesha Kletenik to lead Manhattan Day School (March 2022)
• Selling Cupcakes (and more) for Ukraine at Hausner Jewish Day School, Jewish Weekly (April 2022)
• Politz Day School honors 6 local "Women of Impact", Jewish Voices NJ (April 2022)
• Doug Emhoff's pre-Passover prep, Jewish Insider (April 2022)
• Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Made Matzah with a Bunch of Jewish Kids, Kveller (April 2022)
• Northwest Yeshiva HIgh School families will benefit from affordability initiative, Mercer Island Reporter (April 2022)
• Rochelle Zell Model UN earns top team honors for 8th year at national conference, Daily Herald (April 2022)
• SAR Academy Makes Matzoh, The Riverdale Press (April 2022)
• Private metro Atlanta high school receives $19 million donation, Atlanta Journal Constitution (April 2022)
• Students Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut Together for First TIme Since Covid-19, Cleveland Jewish News (May 2022)
• HAFTR High School Creates Historical Holocaust Memories Through "Lasting Legacies", Liherald (May 2022)
• The Weber School to build new performing arts center, athletic complex and more, mdjonline (May 2022)
• A '21St century shop' class teaches Jewish day school kids to 3D print, ejewishphilanthropy (May 2022)
• Educators of the Year 2022: The JN Honors the Best and Brightest Teachers in Our Community, Detroit Jewish News (May 2022)
• Tens of thousands march in New York's Israel parade in major show of solidarity, Times of Israel (May 2022)
• Scenes from NYC's Celebrate Israel Parade, which drew 40,000 people, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May 2022)
• Harnessing the Social Brain at JCDS's Middle School, Jewish Boston (May 2022)
• A "Shark Tank" for Jewish Students, ejewishphilanthropy (May 2022)
• Heilicher Announces Head of School, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools (May 2022)
• Hebrew Academy Students stand out in various competitions, The Suburban (June 2022)
• Yavne students second in national engineering competition, Cleveland Jewish News (June 2022)
• Jewish Schools Enjoy (almost) Normal Year, Philadelphia Jewish News (June 2022) 
• Essay: Hillel in Israel, The Detroit Jewish News (June 2022)
• Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, 50, educator and advocate for those with learning disabilities, NY Jewish Weekly (June 2022)
• New Chabad Inspired School to open in Toronto, COLlive (July 2022) 
• Winners of Our Fifth Annual Podcast Contest, New York Times (July 2022) 
• Tampa Torah Academy, kollel to open in Tampa Palms, Jewishpress Tampa (July 2022) 
• Kohelet Yeshiva Receives $12 Million Gift, Jewish Exponent (July 2022) 
• Getting the data on compensation for early childhood educators, EJP (August 2022)
• Portland Chabad School Purchases New Building, Anash (August 2022)
• Day Schools and DEI: A Parent's Perspective, SAPIR (August 2022) 
• NBA players' secret practice spot? L.A's Jewish High Schools, Jewish News of Northern California (August 2022) 
• What Makes a Day School Great, SAPIR (August 2022) 
• Is the Teacher Shortage Affecting Local Day Schools?, Jewish Exponent (August 2022) 
• Farber Partners with JFS on Mental Health Initiative, The Jewish News (August 2022) 
• How Jewish Day Schools Can recruit Children of Skeptical Parents, Mosiac (August 2022)
• Barrack, Perelman to Debut Husband and Wife Israeli Educators, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (August 2022) 
• High School Students Surprise LA Teacher with car, gas, insurance, ABC7 Los Angeles (August 2022) 
• Making the School Year A Success, Baltimore Fishbowl (September 2022) 
• A Jewish Day School Teacher Taught Me Everything I Need to Know, Kveller (September 2022)
• New School Opens in Plainview, Syosset Advantage (October 2022) 
• Linear Learning: Jewish day school teacher brings math lesson to life with tricycle race, Jewish Herald Voice (November 2022)
• Kellman Brown Academy to grow future leaders through an internship program for students, 70 and 73 (November 2022) 
• Schechter Boston’s New Tuition Calculator, JewishBoston (November 2022) 
• I Never Thought I’d Send My Kids to Jewish Day School, Jewish Boston (November 2022) 
• When Winning Goes Beyond Taking First Place, Bethesda Magazine (November 2022) 
• Strengthening Intergenerational Relationships, LA Parent (November 2022) 
• Beren Academy Creates New Scholarship Program, Jewish Harold (December 2022) 
• Innovative Day School Network Revolutionizes the Way Jewish Children Learn, Crown Heights Info (December 2022) 
• How Do You Get 459 Public School Students to Enroll in Jewish Day School? ColLive (December 2022)
• The Changing Landscape of Hebrew Education, Tablet Magazine (December 2022)  
• Golda Och Academy Announces Golden Path Grant for Middle and High School Students for 2023-24 School Year (December 2022) 
• Denver Jewish teens gather to build the world's largest LEGO Menorah, Denver7abc (December 2022) 
• Switching My Kids to This Jewish Day School from Public School Was a Godsend – and Came Just in Time, Kveller (December 2022) 
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2021

• Charleston's Addlestone Hebrew Academy thrives in face of COVID-19 and anti-Semitism, Post and Courier (January 2021)
• Why One Zoom Class Has Generated a Following, eJewish Philanthropy (January 2021)
• Gesher Jewish Day School’s new head, Aviva Walls, on navigating the pandemic, Washington Jewish Week (January 2021)
• An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood, The Forward (January 2021)
• These students say it’s time to Girl Up, Washington Jewish Week (January 2021)
• New York Jewish nonprofits hopeful pandemic exodus will reverse, Jewish Insider (February 2021)
• Golda Och Academy Receives $10 Million Challenge Gift from Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation to Support Faculty Excellence, The Village Green (March 2021)
• The Power of Purpose-Driven Schools, Wall Street Journal (July 2021)
• Rabbis of LA, Deborah Schuldenfrei: The 'Wartime' Head of School, Jewish Journal (October 2021)
• Passion for Learning Comes Alive at Chicago Jewish Day School, Chicago Parent (October 2021)
• Everything just works together, Jewish Standard (December 2021)
• The Magic of Making Menschen, Jewish Standard (December 2021)
• Community Day Schools marks golden jubilee, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (December 2021)

2020

• Jeff Sammut interviews Bialik teacher, Jennie Kelman, Sirius XM Canada Now (2020)
• San Diego Jewish Academy shifts rapidly to meet needs of students, families, Del Mar Times (March 2020)
• What does school look like without the classroom?, The Globe and Mail (March 2020)
• Calif. School Donates Nearly 2K N95 Masks, Leaving One Doctor 'Almost in Tears', People (March 2020)
• Families seek stability and silver linings as self-isolation continues, Washington Jewish Week (March 2020)
• Our Virtual Heroes by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (March 2020)
• Local schools go online, Jewish Standard (March 2020)
• School competition goes virtual due to coronavirus, The Canadian Jewish News (March 2020)
• Families seek stability and silver linings as self-isolation continues, Washington Jewish Week (March 2020)
• How one New York school switched to online learning during its coronavirus closure, JTA (March 2020)
• How SAR switched to online learning during its coronavirus closure, Jewish Standard (March 2020)
• My kids’ Jewish school closed. But here’s why my family’s coronavirus quarantine hasn’t been so bad, JTA (March 2020)
• How Coronavirus Invaded One New York Community: ‘We Weren’t Expecting It to Be Ground Zero’, The Wall Street Journal (March 2020)
• Jewish school 3D-prints face shields for medical professionals battling virus, KYW Philly Radio (March 2020)
• Implementing successful distance learning, FOX 26 Houston (March 2020)
• Implementing distance learning in Houston, KTRK ABC13 News (March 2020)
• Technological solutions to keep connected amid COVID-19 crisis, Global New (March 2020)
• Physically apart, but closer than ever? by Ari Segal, Head of School, Times of Israel (March 2020)
• Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci & the 4 Sons of Passover, Times of Israel (April 2020)
• 10 Tips for a Seamless Virtual Assembly, eJewish Philanthropy (April 2020)
• Jewish Day School Education – Now As Much As Ever by David Zimand, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (May 2020)
• What Dedication Looks Like: The View from Schechter Manhattan, eJewish Philanthropy (May 2020)
• When a Community Shines Through a Calamity, Jewish Exponent (May 2020)
• Community Day School Receives $50,000 for Scholarships, SRQ (May 2020)
• RKYHS Students Attend Private Event With Ambassador Rob Dermer, Jewish Link (May 2020)
• Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
• Retooled approach for special-ed students brings surprising results during distancing era, JTA (June 2020)
• Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
• Michigan Schools Prepare to Resume In-Person Learning, Jewish News (June 2020)
• Retooled approach for special-ed students brings surprising results during distancing era, JTA (June 2020)
• With Class Stuck at Home for COVID-19, Jewish Day School Brings Mobile Graduation Truck, Ceremony to 85 Student Homes, the algemeiner (June 2020)
• Meet the Jewish day school teacher who wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and won $50,000, The Forward (June 2020)
• Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
• Here’s how Jewish schools found creative ways to maintain community during COVID lockdown, Arizona Jewish Post (June 2020)
• Michigan Schools Prepare to Resume In-Person Learning, Jewish News (June 2020)
• Prototyping the future in cardboard, Times of Israel (July 2020)
• Back to School 2020 (July 2020)
• Supporting Jewish day schools, Washington Jewish Week (July 2020)
• A Plea from NY’s Jewish Day Schools: Safe Opening Needs a Community Effort, Times of Israel (August 2020)
• Jewish day school educators prep for upcoming school year, LI Herald (August 2020)
• Back to school? Jewish schools plan for uncertain year, Southern Jewish Life Magazine (August 2020)
• Keys to Reopening: Be Flexible. Be Patient., eJewish Philanthropy (August 2020)
• Back to school? Jewish schools plan for uncertain year, Southern Jewish Life Magazine (August 2020)
• Don't skip out on Jewish day school this year. It's an ethical issue, Times of Israel (August 2020)
• Dear Teachers: Let Us All Say ‘Amen’, Times of Israel (August 2020)
• Running a Jewish day school just got a lot more expensive — and parents shouldn’t be the only ones paying the price, JTA (August 2020)
• A rabbi and dad is starting an online Jewish day school to help families get through the pandemic, JTA (August 2020)
• Jewish day school educators prep for upcoming school year, LI Herald (August 2020)
• Tips for Virtually Engaging Millennial Families with your Institution, eJewish Philanthropy (August 2020)
• Westchester’s Leffell School Develops Covid-19 Product Solutions, Times of Israel (August 2020)
• Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures, JTA (September 2020)
• It’s an old-growth forest. It’s also home to a Washington school’s first foray into outdoor learning amid COVID-19, The Seattle Times (September 2020)
• Navigating Disappointment as a Jewish Leader, eJewish Philanthropy (September 2020)
• Bad hair day: A back-to-school blessing, Times of Israel (September 2020)
• Building Online Community During a Pandemic by Becoming Slackers, eJewish Philanthropy (September 2020)
• Toddler gets bone marrow from Jewish day school principal after his school’s registry drive, The Forward (September 2020)
• Schools Reopen to In-Person Learning, but Teachers Work From Home, Wall Street Journal (September 2020)
• Masks, Floor Decals, Mute Buttons: How Schools Are Scrambling to Open, New York Times (September 2020)
• Resilience in the Face of Adversity, eJewish Philanthropy (October 2020)
• Leadership Matters, by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (October 2020)
• Masking Truth, by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (October 2020)
• A San Diego Jewish Day School has it’s eye on sustainability, with a massive new solar project, The Forward (December 2020)
• Learning for A Legend: Honoring Rabbi Sacks z”l, eJewish Philanthropy (December 2020)
• COVID’s Silver Lining for One Jewish Day School, eJewish Philanthropy (December 2020)

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