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 UKRAINIAN TEACHERS told the ‘Post’ that their role had been to create a space for students to enjoy their youth and have a semblance of routine during wartime. Here, the Jewish educators receive an award recognizing their efforts and commitments to providing a quality Jewish education.

No Jewish child left behind: Educators unite in Cyprus for the Yael Foundation summit

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog prays for the safe release of the hostages at the Western Wall, last month. If our collective Jewish identity is defined by our enemies, we risk hollowing out our peoplehood into nothing more than survivalism, the writer argues.

October 7 changed us, now we must decide who we become

By JEREMY LEIBLER
 MOSES DID not speak about today or tomorrow – he spoke about the distant future.

Parashat Bo: The far Horizon

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
'THERE ARE many good people in the US and in higher education.' Yeshiva University students and faculty marching for Israel.

Yeshiva University president to represent American Jewish community at Trump inauguration

 Schechter Queens students participate in school activities, including a Hanukkah dreidel competition.

First-ever Solomon Schechter day school in North America goes Orthodox

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS celebrate Hanukkah. While the Hanukkah miracle was an unambiguous victory of good over evil, it is rare to find such clear distinctions in contemporary society, says the writer.

Teaching complexity and nuance: Jewish education is not just black and white

By JEREMY BRUCE
 Members of the Jewish community collect their children from school in north London January 20, 2015

Jewish education as a shield: Empowering children against rising antisemitism

By CHAYA YOSOVICH
 SOLOMON SCHECHTER ACADEMY in Montreal: Rarely has there been a more auspicious time for Jewish day schools in North America, says the writer.

Now is the time to invest in Jewish day schools for a stronger Jewish future

By PAUL BERNSTEIN
 Principal course, Yael Foundation.

Yael Foundation: Empowering Jewish students to choose Jewish education

 Emet Academy.

New Jewish school in NYC draws interest with classical curriculum amid cultural shifts

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 ‘THERE IS only one way to change the world, and that is through education,’ wrote the late UK chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Education as the key to Jewish resilience and global impact

By CHAYA YOSOVICH
 An illustrative image reflecting how the events in Israel impacted Jewish education.

How has Jewish education in the Diaspora been affected since October 7?

Yael Jaffe, a member of Hadar's first cohort of rabbinic ordinees, learns in the New York beit midrash, or study hall, of the Jewish learning and programming center.

Hadar’s new plan has it minting rabbis, opening synagogues. Is it a denomination now?

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 Protesters in Hod Hasharon near the home of Education Minister Yoav Kisch calling for equal military service

Tel Aviv parents protest against decrease in religious study curriculum for kids

 AN ACTIVITY in solidarity with Israel takes place at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy – Jewish Day School in Stamford, Connecticut.

Who will teach the next generation of Jewish children?

By PAUL BERNSTEIN
 The Counterpoint 50 logo

Counterpoint turns 50: Celebrating the Jewish education program's success

By Howie Kahn
 HUNDREDS GATHER for a pro-Israel rally in Philadelphia’s Independence Square, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, last month.

Rising antisemitism, war in Israel causes 226% increase in adult Jewish learners

 THE TOOLKIT includes images of Sephardi culture.

Jewish schools must embrace Sephardi and Mizrahi culture

By TY ALHADEFF