Educating our children is the most important investment we can make in their future—as Jews, and as active contributors to society—and in our future as a community.
Vibrant Jewish day schools inspire and nurture young people, prepare them for remarkable and meaningful lives, and enable them to truly thrive. Simply put, our schools fundamentally strengthen the trajectory of Jewish knowledge, identity, community, and leadership.
Prizmah’s vision is of a thriving, passionate, engaged, and committed network of Jewish day schools that shape our community for generations to come.
Prizmah is advancing a field in which Jewish day schools can excel: students graduate exceptionally well equipped with the academic and social-emotional strengths that enable them to pursue their dreams; graduates’ Jewish identities are deeply enriched to last a lifetime; families are excited to enroll; talented individuals are drawn to the school’s career offerings; and schools have the sustainable resources they need to grow.
With vibrant Jewish day schools, the Jewish community will be empowered and fueled by stronger voices, identities, values, and leadership.
This vision embraces the passion of our schools’ leaders and educators, as well as the religious and educational differences of our schools, which we serve according to their individual needs.
While striving for vibrancy everywhere, Jewish day schools face significant challenges. In too many cases, their drive for success, impact, and growth are at risk. The changing academic, social, and technological needs of today’s youth create need and opportunity to re-think education.
The demographics, dynamics, and institutions of our Jewish communities are also changing, as are the ways individuals engage with and express their Jewish connection. As the cost of education rises and many incomes stagnate, the struggle to provide an affordable Jewish education to all who want it grows, leading to challenges in enrollment.