Jewish schools

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Couple who banned vaccinated teachers donated to several causes

Power couple at center of anti-vax school controversy have given to Jewish causes.

'Children in private schools are just as impacted by the crisis'

Thanks to Chuck Schumer, the COVID relief package includes $2.75B for private schools. '10% of America's students are in nonpublic schools.'

NY Jewish high school’s website defaced with neo-Nazi imagery

Homepage of the North Shore Hebrew Academy hacked to show video of Nazi march, song calling for death of Jews.

Parents paid for security - and the school lost funding

Amsterdam Jewish schools lose city’s subsidy because of excess parent contributions, including for security.

Europe: 13 Jewish schools get financial boost during crisis

Jewish schools in Europe get added $2.7 million in donations to help them through coronavirus crisis.

Diaspora Minister takes virtual tour of Uruguay school

First in series: Tour guide Marcelo takes Diaspora Min. Omer Yankelevitch on virtual tour of Yavne Jewish day school in Montevideo, Uruguay.

In first since Holocaust, German city to have a Jewish school

Nearly 80 years after the Nazis forced its closure, Jewish school reopens in Dortmund, Germany.

Brazilian Jewish schools close to prevent coronavirus infections

School closures 'aimed at preventing an epidemic,' statement by one of them says.

Vermont: First Jewish school to open later this year

A 4th-generation Vermont Orthodox Jew is starting the state’s first Jewish day school.

Jewish community raises over $4m for tuition for Jewish schools

Brazilian scholarship campaign for Jewish students collects $4.1 million in 3 days.

Orthodox yeshivas are not swindling public funds. Far from it.

Yeshivas and other private schools save New York billions of dollars annually. Here's why.

Top Jewish school may be closed if it won't offer coed classes

Excellent British Jewish high school labeled ‘inadequate’ over gender segregation.

San Diego Jewish Academy breaks world record for sandwich-making

Jewish school makes 868 sandwiches in 180 seconds, waits for Guinness approval.

This Jewish day school helps students with challenges mainstream

How a Manhattan school for children with learning disabilities prepares its students for mainstream Jewish high school.

Jewish day school is closing down in California’s East Bay Area

Jewish school in California closes after almost four decades due to budget issues.

How day schools are making Jewish learning fun

Judaic studies teachers are making text-based learning come alive with simple yet unique games.

Jewish school enrollment in NY up by 4.4 percent in one year

Enrollment in New York State’s Jewish day schools and yeshivas increased by 4.4 percent last year.

Up for Vote: $32 Million for Jewish Day Schools in NY

New York State voters to vote on Smart Schools Bond Act. For Jewish schools, this could add some $250 per student.