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Emes Ve-Emunah Hating Ignorance. Not Chasidim 27 Feb 2025
Aaron Twerski, reflecting on the conflict between the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and Chasidic schools, emphasizes the need for Chasidic educ...
27 Feb 2025
Forward Hochul orders Hunter College to remove Palestinian studies job listings 26 Feb 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to remove Palestinian studies job listings at Hunter College has reignited debate over academic freedom and allegations of a...
26 Feb 2025
Future of Jewish Mom, my homework is antisemitic. 26 Feb 2025
A Jewish student objects to an AP Research assignment that required analyzing a Washington Post article on Gaza, deemed by the student as biased and antisemi...
26 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy It’s time for Jewish education to re-embrace the spiritual 26 Feb 2025
Jewish education is being encouraged to reconnect with spirituality, as highlighted by the efforts of Jewish LearningWorks in the Bay Area. Despite a deep gr...
26 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy In Jewish day schools, we invest in everything but teachers 26 Feb 2025
Jewish day schools have made significant investments in infrastructure and administrative roles, yet teachers—central to the educational experience—face chro...
26 Feb 2025
JTA The first Jewish day school for students with mental health challenges is set to open in NYC 25 Feb 2025
Adir Academy is set to become the first Jewish day school in the U.S. specifically for high school students with mental health challenges, opening in New Yor...
25 Feb 2025
Mishpacha At Every Juncture         25 Feb 2025
This personal reflection recounts the profound impact that Rav Mattisyahu Salomon ztzl had on the author's life as a young student. Meeting Rav Salomon durin...
25 Feb 2025
Mishpacha We Know You Will 25 Feb 2025
Exploring the power of language and historical perspective, Cindy Scarr recounts a poignant visit with seminary students to the site of a massacre, using it ...
25 Feb 2025
Mishpacha Rewards 25 Feb 2025
Exploring the practice of using rewards as a parenting tool, Cindy Scarr's article weighs the pros and cons of this approach. Critics argue that rewarding ch...
25 Feb 2025
Chabad.org Psychotherapist: "I'm Ready To Share EVERY Single Detail With You.." 25 Feb 2025
Devori Nussbaum, an integrative psychotherapist, narrates her personal journey of overcoming challenges like a lonely childhood, poor self-image, an eating d...
25 Feb 2025
Jewish Currents A Progressive Education Nonprofit’s Silence on Gaza - Facing History & Ourselves, which is known for its model lessons on genocide, has angered staff and disappointed teachers with its refusal to provide resources about Gaza. 25 Feb 2025
Facing History & Ourselves, a nonprofit known for its educational resources on genocide and human rights, faces internal and external criticism for its handl...
25 Feb 2025
Living Lchaim Raising 3 Boys in an Orthodox Home...With No Rules?! 25 Feb 2025
"Raising 3 Boys in an Orthodox Home...With No Rules?!" offers a glimpse into the unconventional approach to parenting within an Orthodox Jewish family, focus...
25 Feb 2025
Forward Students were expelled for protesting my Columbia class on Israel. Here's what they taught me 24 Feb 2025
Israeli historian Avi Shilon reflects on his experience teaching a modern Israel history course at Columbia University, which became the center of a campus c...
24 Feb 2025
Emes Ve-Emunah The Extremism of Gateshead 24 Feb 2025
The ongoing Charedi protest against the UK's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill highlights the tension between religious and governmental educational stan...
24 Feb 2025
Forward An online course on Hasidic creativity in Yiddish 24 Feb 2025
The Workers Circle is launching an intriguing 10-week online course focused on Hasidic creativity in Yiddish, starting February 26. The course, taught by Yid...
24 Feb 2025
JTA Barnard College expels 2 students who disrupted Israel history class with pro-Palestinian protest 24 Feb 2025
Barnard College has expelled two students involved in a protest that disrupted a class on Israeli history by shouting pro-Palestinian slogans and distributin...
24 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy Demanding equality for every child who doesn’t fit the mold 24 Feb 2025
Miriam Mark, a mother and executive director of Teach CA, reflects on the recent success of Orthodox Jewish parents in securing a landmark court decision. Th...
24 Feb 2025
Future of Jewish If you can, please help us keep serving you. 23 Feb 2025
Joshua Hoffman, representing Future of Jewish, appeals for support to continue their mission of deepening understanding of Judaism, Israel, and Jewish global...
23 Feb 2025
Future of Jewish Antisemitism is out of control in academia. 22 Feb 2025
Andrew Pessin, a professor at Connecticut College, warns of escalating antisemitism within academic settings, particularly focusing on events at his own inst...
22 Feb 2025
People of the Pod headphones Spat On and Silenced: 2 Jewish Students on Fighting Campus Hate 21 Feb 2025
Jewish students Evan Cohen and Daniel Solomon discuss their personal experiences with antisemitism on college campuses, reflecting alarming trends highlighte...
21 Feb 2025
JTA California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism 21 Feb 2025
The Santa Ana Unified School District in Orange County, California, has agreed to halt its ethnic studies courses amid allegations of antisemitic content, as...
21 Feb 2025
Halacha Headlines headphones 2/22/25 – Shiur 503 – “Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation 21 Feb 2025
Discussion centers on motivating a seemingly apathetic generation within Jewish communities, focusing on developing personal responsibility and ambition. Key...
21 Feb 2025
Bonjour Chai headphones You Can't Spell TDSB Without BDS 20 Feb 2025
A Toronto District School Board meeting spanning 14 hours was contentious as trustees deliberated on whether to accept a report on antisemitism containing 32...
20 Feb 2025
JTA The ‘essential conference’ for Jewish professionals: This year’s Jewish Digital Summit tackles AI, brand building and more 20 Feb 2025
The Jewish Digital Summit 2025, organized by 70 Faces Media, is set to offer a comprehensive program for Jewish professionals aiming to enhance their digital...
20 Feb 2025
Emes Ve-Emunah Not a War on Yeshivas 20 Feb 2025
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) recently halted public funding for two Brooklyn yeshivas due to non-compliance with secular education standar...
20 Feb 2025
Future of Jewish If you can, please help us keep serving you. 20 Feb 2025
Future of Jewish, a publication dedicated to providing in-depth coverage and analysis of Jewish life, Israel, and global Jewish issues, seeks financial suppo...
20 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy ‘Chazak v’ematz’: An ethos for the next generation of Jews 20 Feb 2025
Rachel Kohn reflects on the contemporary Jewish community's response to rising antisemitism and the challenges facing Jewish youth today. She highlights a se...
20 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy Why The iCenter’s ‘Mifgash That Matters’ really matters 20 Feb 2025
The iCenter's Mifgash That Matters program is an immersive educational experience that brings Jewish educators and professionals to Israel to confront its co...
20 Feb 2025
The Habura headphones Is there Evidence for the Bible's Historicity? - Rabbi Zarum 20 Feb 2025
Rabbi Raphael Zarum explores the historicity of the Bible, examining whether it holds as a historical and divine text. He differentiates between studying the...
20 Feb 2025
JTA DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for comments about Jews, women 19 Feb 2025
Scott Yenor, a conservative activist appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to chair the University of West Florida board, is facing widespread criticism...
19 Feb 2025
JTA Since Oct. 7, Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students leaving uncomfortable campus environments 19 Feb 2025
Following the October 7 Hamas attacks, Washington University in St. Louis has discreetly opened its doors to Jewish students seeking refuge from antisemitic ...
19 Feb 2025
JTA 2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules 19 Feb 2025
The New York State Education Department has decided to cut public funding to two Brooklyn yeshivas in Williamsburg, citing failure to meet secular education ...
19 Feb 2025
JTA Columbia University students can now spend their dining dollars at JTS’s kosher café 19 Feb 2025
Columbia University has introduced a new option for students requiring kosher meals by allowing them to use their meal points at the Jewish Theological Semin...
19 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy The cost of leaving small-town Jews behind 19 Feb 2025
The article emphasizes the importance of supporting small-town Jewish communities, highlighting how neglect in this area can lead to spiritual and practical ...
19 Feb 2025
Forward Military schools removed a book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg because of 'equity ideology' 18 Feb 2025
A children's picture book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been removed from U.S. military school libraries, alongside other books like "Freckleface Strawberry" an...
18 Feb 2025
Mishpacha One Word, Different Worlds 18 Feb 2025
ADHD is a complex and misunderstood condition, often coexisting with other psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, referred ...
18 Feb 2025
18forty headphones Ari Lamm: Teaching Non-Jews To Love the Bible [Outreach 3/5] 18 Feb 2025
Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm delves into the role Jewish texts have played and continue to play in shaping broader cultural narratives and civilizational structures, p...
18 Feb 2025
Mishpacha Let’s Talk Challenging Children (Feat. Rabbi Meir Simcha Stein) 18 Feb 2025
In a recent feature for Mishpacha Magazine, Rabbi Meir Simcha Stein discusses modern educational dilemmas, including the ethics of using AI tools like chat G...
18 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy Israel education: Meeting the challenges ahead 18 Feb 2025
The article by Gilad Peled discusses the challenges facing Israel education in the wake of the events of October 7, 2023, and the importance of adapting educ...
18 Feb 2025
Israel: State of a Nation The Harvard Hamas Homeless Shelter | Eylon Levy with Shabbos Kestenbaum 17 Feb 2025
Harvard graduate and Jewish advocate Shabbos Kestenbaum discusses with Eylon Levy the complexities surrounding university disciplinary systems, particularly ...
17 Feb 2025
Israel: State of a Nation Harvard Professor Bans Israeli Voices | Eylon Levy with Shabbos Kestenbaum 17 Feb 2025
Harvard professor's recent decision to ban Israeli speakers from her class, citing the dominance of the Israeli narrative, has sparked concerns about rising ...
17 Feb 2025
Israel: State of a Nation Campus Antisemitism Unmasked | Harvard Lawsuit Shakes Academia 17 Feb 2025
In "Campus Antisemitism Unmasked," Eylon Levy and student activist Shabbos Kestenbaum delve into the issue of antisemitism on college campuses, using a recen...
17 Feb 2025
The Free Press A Showdown in Massachusetts Schools over Antisemitism. Plus. . . 17 Feb 2025
Massachusetts schools are embroiled in controversy due to teaching materials accused of promoting antisemitic imagery. These include a dollar bill folded int...
17 Feb 2025
Living Lchaim I Survived a Fatal Plane Crash That Should Have Killed Me 15 Feb 2025
Yisroel Brownstein's account of surviving the 1989 United Flight 232 crash at the age of nine highlights not only the physical trauma but also the profound e...
15 Feb 2025
Forward Are charter schools public schools? The question that has divided educators now has religious implications. 14 Feb 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of Oklahoma's St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which stands to become the first...
14 Feb 2025
Emes Ve-Emunah Are Centrists All That Different From the Right? 14 Feb 2025
The article revisits the ongoing debate within Orthodox Judaism between Centrist Orthodoxy, which balances Torah study with secular knowledge (Mada), and rig...
14 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy Wrestling with Torah: Moving toward deep study with young children 14 Feb 2025
Nicole Ellefson recounts her transformative journey in Jewish education, sparked by a troubling experience when her child learned a simplistic and patriarcha...
14 Feb 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy A vision for Jewish flourishing on campus 14 Feb 2025
Jewish campus leaders urge a shift from merely responding to antisemitism to promoting Jewish flourishing in colleges. Hillels and similar organizations are ...
14 Feb 2025
The Free Press Welcome to Hamassachusetts 14 Feb 2025
During a hearing on antisemitism in Massachusetts public schools, State Representative Simon Cataldo showcased a controversial image of a dollar bill folded ...
14 Feb 2025
People of the Pod headphones University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker: When Antisemitism Hits Home 13 Feb 2025
University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker shares his family's personal experience with antisemitic attacks that were part of broader targeting against Jews,...
13 Feb 2025