Jewish day schools deliver unmatched positive Jewish outcomes for students, maintain high academic standards, and generate a strong sense of community. Historically, most Jewish families in the US have not enrolled their children in such schools for a variety of reasons: including poor perceptions of day school education, an unwavering commitment to public education, and the high cost. The spike in antisemitic and anti-Israel attitudes and actions in America since October 7, 2023, the growing Jewish discomfort with the values now being promoted by public schools, and the general “surge” of interest in things Jewish are leading non-Orthodox Jewish parents to reconsider their school choices.
This is a moment of historic opportunity.