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Getting More Jewish Kids into Jewish Schools

JL;DR SUMMARY The Consortium of Jewish Day Schools (CoJDS) has launched a new initiative called "Coming Home" to promote Jewish education by increasing enrollment in Jewish day schools. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationJewish IdentityPhilanthropyJewish Day SchoolsSchool EnrollmentAmerican Jewish CommunitiesCojdsMarketing CampaignLauder Initiative

Places mentioned

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
"Roughly 12,000 Jews live in Indianapolis, says Rabbi Aryeh Birnhack, Judaic studies principal of Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, Indiana."
Plainview, New York, United States
"For starters, the project is focused around five day schools in smaller communities across the country: Plainview, Long Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Huntington Beach, California; Portland, Oregon; and Richmond, Virginia."
Huntington Beach, California, United States
"For starters, the project is focused around five day schools in smaller communities across the country: Plainview, Long Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Huntington Beach, California; Portland, Oregon; and Richmond, Virginia."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"For starters, the project is focused around five day schools in smaller communities across the country: Plainview, Long Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Huntington Beach, California; Portland, Oregon; and Richmond, Virginia."
Richmond, Virginia, United States
"For starters, the project is focused around five day schools in smaller communities across the country: Plainview, Long Island; Indianapolis, Indiana; Huntington Beach, California; Portland, Oregon; and Richmond, Virginia."
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"It is focused on five pluralistic Jewish schools across four cities: Boca Raton, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; and the Washington, DC area."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"It is focused on five pluralistic Jewish schools across four cities: Boca Raton, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; and the Washington, DC area."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"It is focused on five pluralistic Jewish schools across four cities: Boca Raton, Florida; Detroit, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts; and the Washington, DC area."
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"Rachel Schwartzberg is a writer and editor who lives with her family in Memphis, Tennessee."
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