Knowledge Center

Welcome to the Prizmah Knowledge Center

Explore our extensive library of resources, templates, and videos curated and created for Jewish day school professional and lay leaders. Content is updated regularly.For questions or feedback contact Odelia Epstein at OdeliaE@Prizmah.org. User guide is available here.

Spotlight on Israel: May 2021

By: Debra Shaffer Seeman

Israel education

Shavuot Resources

By: Elliott Rabin

Teaching and Learning, Judaics/ Kodesh

Development Pulse Survey Results

By:

Traci Stratford and Odelia Epstein

Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Research, JDS Research, Fundraising & Development

COVID-19 Resources

By:

Odelia

Epstein

Coronavirus, Coronavirus

Fall 2020 Enrollment Survey Results

By:

Odelia Epstein and Amy Adler

Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Prizmah Thought Leadership, Thought Leadership, Research, JDS Research, Recruitment and Retention, Admissions

Jewish Day School Boards: Snapshots of the Field

By: Ilisa Cappell

Prizmah Thought Leadership, Thought Leadership, Research, JDS Research, Governance, Board Evaluation

Affordability

Middle income affordability, creative tuition models and other affordability resources.

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Coronavirus

Resources to help schools deal with the implications of coronavirus

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Finance & budget

Sustainability and other finance and budget resources.

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Fundraising & Development

Annual campaign, endowment campaign, marketing, federation and more resources.

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Governance

Purposeful leadership, board roles, committees, board-head partnership, search, strategic planning and more resources.

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Human Resources

Hiring, job descriptions, recruitment of teachers and more resources.

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Prizmah Thought Leadership

Prizmah created content including research, blogs, podcasts, data and benchmarking reports.

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Professional Leadership

Instructional leadership, community building, vision, personnel development and more resources.

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Recruitment and Retention

Admissions, recruitment, retention, impact of day school and more resources.

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Research

Research on Jewish day schools

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School Policies and Procedures

Additional resources will be forthcoming.

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Teaching and Learning

Pedagogy, PD, Hebrew, Israel, judaics/ kodesh, general studies, inclusion and more resources.

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Latest Resources

Spotlight on Israel: May 2021

May 13, 2021

Israel education

The team at Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools has curated a set of educational resources to support school leaders and their...

Prizmah Podcasts: Positive Psychology in Jewish Schools

May 11, 2021

Professional Leadership, Teaching and Learning

Start-up day school series Two psychologists, Dr. Yali Werzberger, director of guidance and pupil personnel services at the...

Summer 2021 Professional Development Opportunities

May 10, 2021

Teaching and Learning, General Studies, Professional Development, Pedagogical Approaches, Judaics/ Kodesh

Summer Institutes for Learning Connecting Neuroscientists and Researchers (learningandthebrain.com) Back to Basics: Multisensory...

Addresses for the Families of the Victims of the Meron Tragedy

May 3, 2021

Teaching and Learning, Ethics/Middot

Addresses for the Families of the Victims of the Meron Tragedy

May 3, 2021

Teaching and Learning, Ethics/Middot

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