Knowledge Center
Welcome to the Prizmah Knowledge Center
An online knowledge center with resources for Jewish day school professional and lay leaders. Content is updated regularly. Questions? Comments? Feedback? Contact Odelia Epstein at OdeliaE@Prizmah.org.
January 14, 2020
Judaics/ Kodesh, Middle School, High School, Israel education, Informal Education
Photo by Casey Horner on Upsplash Grow Torah offers a free Tu Bishvat trivia contest, complete with questions, Jewish sources,...
January 07, 2020
Social Emotional, General Studies
If you have resources to add to this page, please contact Odelia Epstein at OdeliaE@prizmah.org . Security Grants New York State...
October 01, 2019
Hebrew, JDS Research, Thought Leadership
This first paper in Prizmah's Thought Leadership series explores Hebrew education. It looks at the reasons why Hebrew education...
March 01, 2019
Community Building Inside & Out
As you prepare to speak with your faculty, students, and community about today’s reality, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools...
March 01, 2019
Security
Day schools from coast to coast, along with other Jewish institutions, have been targeted with bomb threats. Below you will find...
Affordability
Middle income affordability, creative tuition models and other affordability resources.
Fundraising & Development
Annual campaign, endowment campaign, marketing, federation and more resources.
Governance
Purposeful leadership, board roles, committees, board-head partnership, search, strategic planning and more resources.
Professional Leadership
Instructional leadership, community building, vision, personnel development and more resources.
Recruitment and Retention
Admissions, recruitment, retention, impact of day school and more resources.
Teaching and Learning
Pedagogy, PD, Hebrew, Israel, judaics/ kodesh, general studies, inclusion and more resources.
Latest Resources
January 14, 2020
Judaics/ Kodesh, Middle School, High School, Israel education, Informal Education
Photo by Casey Horner on Upsplash Grow Torah offers a free Tu Bishvat trivia contest, complete with questions, Jewish sources,...
January 7, 2020
Social Emotional, General Studies
If you have resources to add to this page, please contact Odelia Epstein at OdeliaE@prizmah.org . Security Grants New York State...
December 17, 2019
Judaics/ Kodesh, General Studies, Personnel Development & Empowerment, Instructional Leadership
We often hear school leaders talk about the challenges they face implementing change in their schools. Here is a curated list of...
December 10, 2019
Hiring, Human Resources, Middle School
Examples of opportunity statements and job descriptions for principals and assistant principals.
December 3, 2019
Middle School, STEAM, Middle School
by Melissa Werbow The STEM classroom at Community Day School was recently filled with the buzz of students talking excitedly,...
