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Robert Lichtman

Apr 27, 2026, 7:26 AM

Who Pays for the Next Generation of Jews?

The Samis Foundation has been a thoughtful leader in the heroic effort to make Jewish day school more affordable. For decades, the Foundation has put their money where their mouth is in support of several day schools in Washington...

Tali Kellerstein

Mar 19, 2026, 6:23 AM

Raising Jewish Children in a Shaken Diaspora

Not long after October 7, 2023, a man and two teenage boys attempted to enter my son’s high school. They were turned away by security and walked to a nearby plaza where they approached a group of Grade 11...

Feb 17, 2026, 7:17 PM

Thriving Together: Diverse Learners in Day Schools

Jewish day schools are at a pivotal moment in their work to support diverse learners. More students are entering classrooms with a wide range of learning profiles, while educators and school leaders are working, often in isolation, to build...

Jan 14, 2026, 9:47 PM

More Jewish children, not another campus

Parents limiting their family size for financial reasons surely could have benefitted from 100 million dollars worth of day school tuition assistance

Joseph C. Kaplan

Dec 19, 2025, 12:24 AM

Caring About the Other

I was shocked that when President Trump called Josh Shapiro, the Jewish Governor of Pennsylvania and a major supporter of Israel, “retarded,” no Modern Orthodox Jewish leader, lay or religious, publicly rebuked him. And I was stunned when Trump...

Michael Feldstein

Nov 11, 2025, 5:00 AM

Faith, Family, and Finances: Money Lessons for the Modern Orthodox Community

Stacey Zrihen is a Certified Financial Planner and motivational speaker. She is the Senior Director of Coaching for the Orthodox Union’s Living Smarter Jewish and Achiezer’s Westwood Management Program and has helped thousands of Orthodox families manage their finances. I...

Jul 14, 2025, 11:18 PM

What Happens to Jewish Life When School’s Out?

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Joyful, joyful — summer is in full swing! Here in Israel, it took a few extra days — or even weeks — to recover from the war with Iran, but now the school year already feels like a distant...

Jan 2, 2025, 10:44 PM

Why ISIS’s Message Still Echoes in America

The clock had just struck midnight. Fireworks illuminated the skies as people worldwide embraced the hope of a new year, the promise of a brighter 2025. I, too, tried to share in this fleeting moment of optimism. But history...

Chava Berman Borowsky

Feb 9, 2024, 1:40 PM

Religious Trauma

The Walk of Shame One of the three members of our school tuition board who also happened to be the father of a classmate gave my parents an ultimatum. “Either you pay what we demand or don’t send your kids...

Elchanan Poupko

Sep 11, 2023, 10:55 PM

Urgent Letter to New York’s Jewish Community

I recently started teaching in a school experiencing a 10%-20% growth in its student body. The school is not in New York. This is not an unheard-of phenomenon. Jewish Day Schools in Florida have been experiencing extraordinary growth, as...

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