Jewish schools

'Kill as many Jews as possible'

18-year-old arrested over plot to attack Houston synagogue

18-year-old held on $10M bond after alleged plot to attack a Reform synagogue in Houston and “kill as many Jews as possible".

Houston synagogue, school close after threats

Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed due to unspecified threats.

Jewish charter school backers sue Oklahoma over religious ban

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools.

Oklahoma AG: State board rigged Jewish charter school rejection

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond files motion asking an district judge to intervene, accusing officials of rigging vote on proposed Jewish charter school.

Jewish group to sue over Oklahoma charter school rejection

Oklahoma board denies proposal for Jewish charter school - and lawyers up ahead of expected legal battle.

Massachusetts Jewish day school to close after a quarter century

Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable.’

Trump-backed voucher plan could reshape Jewish school tuition

School vouchers would expand nationwide under federal proposal cheered by Orthodox groups.

Jewish justice:

Should states fund schools that don't teach standard curriculum?

As Supreme Court considers religious charter schools, Justice Kagan speculates about publicly funded yeshivas.

Jewish schools see 84% surge in security costs post-October 7th

Teach Coalition report highlights sharp rise in security spending at Jewish schools in wake of anti-semitic threats.

Will SCOTUS approve religious charter schools?

A Supreme Court case could pave the way for publicly funded Jewish day schools.

Third time in seven months

Shots fired at Toronto Jewish girls' school

Shots fired at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School around 2:30 a.m. No injuries reported. Toronto's Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force is leading the investigation, with support from the Hate Crime Unit.

After shots fired at school

Members of Toronto's Jewish community demand action

Leadership of Bais Chaya Mushka and community heads gather outside the school to condemn the violence and call on all three levels of government to step up and take action.

Second time in five months

Shots fired at Toronto Jewish school

Gunmen fire shots at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in Toronto early Saturday morning. No injuries reported. The school was previously targeted in late May.

Kyiv: Rocket fragments found in Jewish school

As the school year began, security personnel discovered fragments that had fallen in the school complex and the Jewish community building following a night of heavy bombardment in the city.

$50,000 Torah scroll stolen from Queens yeshiva returned to owner

Arrested thief directs police to hiding place of Torah scroll stolen from Far Rockaway day school in May.

Anti-Israel protestors target California synagogue, Jewish school

Activists gather outside Shaarey Zedek Congregation in Valley Village, California to protest Israel, angering parents of children attending the school there.

Los Angeles:

Articles including anti-Israel views removed from student paper

LA Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war.

Montreal Jewish school hit by gunfire

Montreal police investigating after the Belz school in the city was hit by gunfire. The incident took place days after a Toronto Jewish school was targeted by gunfire.

Chicago day school organizes special trip to Israel

How this Jewish Chicago day school pulled off a last-minute, multi-generational Israel service trip.

Toronto: Rally held in support of Jewish school hit by gunfire

Toronto leaders rally at Bais Chaya Mushka, a Jewish school where shots were fired over Shabbat.

Brooklyn:

Driver verbally attacks, tries to run over yeshiva students

Driver passing a Hasidic Jewish school in Brooklyn verbally assaults a group of Jewish people before trying to run them down. NYPD investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

Shots fired on Jewish elementary school in Toronto

No injuries reported in the incident, which occurred at 4:52 a.m. local time.

South Africa: Jewish students sing 'Am Israel Chai'

Students and staff at King David High School in Johannesburg sing Eyal Golan's Am Yisrael Chai song in gesture of support for Israel. Watch.

Illinois:

Program that helped families with day school tuition ends

Illinois tax credit program for private schools set to end, upsetting Jewish advocates.

New Jersey Jewish school:

'Only colleges with plans to keep Jewish students safe welcome'

Torah Academy of Bergen County takes action amid wave of antisemitism on college campuses to protect its students.

Multiple Jewish schools in New York closed over 'Day of Jihad'

Security increased at Jewish institutions, NYPD on heightened alert as Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal calls for global terrorist support today

Toronto:

Threats directed towards Jewish high school

Toronto police arrest three men, hate crime unit investigating after threats directed towards Jewish high school in North York district.

Miami Jewish school evacuated after latest bomb threat

Students reportedly hear bang before being evacuated from Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach.

Judge orders:

Mental evaluation for man who shot at Memphis Jewish school

Joel Bowman went to the Jewish school in late July and fired at a contractor when he was denied entry.

Drama in Memphis:

Man fires shots at Jewish school, later shot by police

No one at the school injured in the incident. Police say they cannot determine at this time if the shooting was a hate crime.

South Africa:

Lawmaker says Jewish school should be 'deregistered'

South African lawmaker says Cape Town-based Jewish day school should be “deregistered” due to being pro-Israel.

Denver Jewish Day School makes history on the basketball court

Jewish day school takes title of Class 1A state champions - but tells of antisemitism on the court. 'You just have to be the bigger person.'

Florida Jewish schools support tuition affordability initiative

Schools promise to keep tuition increases to a minimum as state moves to give grants to all parents sending children to non-public schools.

American Yeshiva students compete in robot battle

Tournament sees students of all ages from Jewish schools across US testing robots they built in skills competitions and battles.

Jewish leaders call for more NY state funds for yeshivas

Agudath Israel urges 2023 budget to include increased money for security grants for private schools.

Florida:

Jewish orgs praise bill to fund private schools for all parents

Proposed legislation would enable families sending their children to private Jewish schools to receive $8,000 grants per child.

California:

Jewish parents sue to gain access to special needs funding

Jewish parents unable to send children to Orthodox schools due to law forbidding special needs funding in private religious schools.

NY lawmaker calls for increased funding for Jewish schools

State Committee on Education chair Michael Benedetto urges more money for day schools, especially for science, technology and math.

Florida:

Soccer game between a Jewish and Catholic school ends in brawl

A Miami brawl between Jewish and Catholic high school athletes may have been fueled by antisemitic language.

OU event thanks Florida for $60M in Jewish school funding

At Teach Florida legislative breakfast, Jewish leaders thank state legislators for enabling Jewish children to attend day schools.

Antisemitic graffiti found on Jewish schools in Lakewood, NJ

Graffiti found on two Lakewood Jewish schools not linked to threats against New Jersey synagogues identified by the FBI.

Two UK Jewish schools end kosher meals due to soaring costs

Schools tell parents it is no longer 'financially viable' to continue supplying catered kosher food to pupils.

Australian Jewish school shut down by government

Report alleges that school failed to meet education standards and accreditation, and ignored basic child protection laws.

Jewish education under attack:

10,000 UK haredi Jews sign letter against secular schools bill

Religious community voices outrage over British bill to force Orthodox schools to teach secular topics contravening freedom of religion.

Brazilian Jewish school takes in hospital patients escaping fire

After fire in nearby hospital, Jewish school opens its doors to over 150 evacuated patients.

UK Jewish school removes Russian oligarch from name

School changes name in response to Russian billionaire Moshe Kantor being sanctioned by the British government.

Miami: Selective new Jewish school hopes to attract top students

This new Jewish school caters to 'those few who wish to, or can, achieve more,' teaches only at honors level and above.

Three Montreal Jewish schools shut down by Quebec government

The government of Quebec has ordered three Orthodox schools in Montreal, Canada to close for not following COVID measures.

Suspect arrested for throwing rocks at Jewish children in London

A woman in her fifties who allegedly threw rocks at a London Jewish school’s playground full of children has been arrested.

Jewish schools, synagogues in NYC going remote again

As number of coronavirus cases in New York spikes amid spread of Omicron variant, synagogues and Jewish schools are going remote - again.

NYC to require workers at religious schools to be vaccinated

Committee of NYC Religious and Independent School Officials opposes vaccine mandate for religious and private schools.

Alleged Brooklyn yeshiva arsonist arrested by New York police

A 39-year old woman has been arrested in connection with the attempted arson of a Brooklyn yeshiva.

Debates over vaccines and masks divide Jewish day schools

Amid debates over vaccines and masks, Jewish day schools buckle down for a third year of COVID.

This Long Island community saved its school - by buying it

Long Island leaders and parents save a Jewish day school by buying it. 'It's an essential part of Jewish life in central Long Island.'

Windows of Brooklyn Jewish school smashed with a hammer

Assailant captured on video walking up to the Williamsburg school and smashing the windows multiple times.

The experience of Jewish children in diaspora schools

Have diaspora public schools ever been good for Jewish children? Are they today? Op-ed.

Australian Jewish school defaced with "Free Palestine" graffiti

Driveway of religious school in suburban Melbourne hit with anti-Semitic graffiti on Friday morning.

Toronto order barring in-person school religious services lifted

Orthodox schools in heavily Jewish area of Toronto welcome move made after rates of COVID begin to fall.

Jewish day schools should not teach CRT as established dogma

Is the CRT curriculum really the only way to teach about racial equality? The obvious answer is no. Op-ed.

UK’s oldest Jewish school launching its own cadet force

198-year old Jewish educational institution joining 400 other UK schools in the Combined Cadet Force program.