Jewish Day Schools in the News | Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools

Including schools’ transition to virtual learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023

A Morning of Light in Jewish day school growth, JNS (Jan 2023)
Barrack, JNF-USA Announce $10 Million Endowment for Study Abroad Program, Jewish Exponent (Jan 2023)
The Power of Presence: Havruta learning toward original Jewish pedagogy, practice and paradigms, eJP (Jan 2023)
Milwaukee Students Break Ground on Tiny Home for Vererans, KTVZ (Feb 2023)
Mandel JDS 8th grader’s book drive creates library in Africa, Cleveland Jewish News (Feb 2023)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 (Sep)
How Jewish day schools are talking about the horrors in Israel and their students, JTA (Oct)
Day Schools focus on resources to help kids, teachers respond to terror, JNS (Oct)
Why Jewish Day Schools Matter Now More Than Ever, Times of Israel (Oct)
Jewish Schools Adjust Security as Israel-Gaza War Strokes Fears (Oct)
US Jewish day schools and enrolling Israeli children who have been displaced by war, JTA (Oct)
These Bronx 8th graders traveled 4 hours to pay shiva call to the family of 2 Israelis murdered by Hamas, NY Jewish Week (Oct)
Israeli children come to Philly-area Jewish school to wait out the war back home, Inquirer (October)
Jewish schools to colleges: Don’t recruit out students unless you can guarantee their safety, JTA (Oct)
Jewish Schools nationwide seeing enrollment bump from fleeing Israeli families, wusa9 (Oct)
Raising tired arms: How boards can support their leaders during periods of crisis, eJP (Nov)
Jewish day school graduates join the IDF, Jewish Standard (Nov)
Day Schools in Jersey meet the moment, Jewish Standard (Nov)
Frankel, Farber Rank Among State's Top Private Schools, Detroit Jewish News (Nov)
From Israel to Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Journal (Nov)
Day Schools Open Doors to Israeli Students, Jewish Link (Nov)
SAR students and teachers join to support Israel, The Riverdale Press (Nov)
Students at Milwaukee Jewish Day School Create Their Own Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, cbs58 (Nov)

2022

The Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School appoints next head of school, STL Jewish Light (Jan 2022)
T eaching 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)

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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