Jewish education

Expanding Jewish education in the diaspora is a 'shared responsibility' - editorial

The government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish education and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation.

JFNA Board of Directors chairman Gary Torgow is seen with assembled Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the government approved a NIS 200m. plan to bolster Jewish education in the Diaspora on June 28, 2026.
Yom Tov Raanan, Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism

Israel partners with JPost to launch major new global initiative for Diaspora teachers 

Chagit Leviev Sofiev speaks at the opening gala of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, May 31, 2026.

Leviev Foundation announces new $50 million educational initiative

Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Israel, delivered the commencement address at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was awarded the Presidential Medallion. May 28, 2026.

Amb. Huckabee honored at Yeshiva University, delivers commencement speech to grads


At Vienna’s Yael Awards, Jewish education is framed as infrastructure, not crisis response

With antisemitism rising, the Yael Foundation shifts the conversation from reactive measures to long-term investment, honoring schools that treat Jewish education as the backbone of resilience

Survivor Agam Berger played "Hallelujah."

Own your flame

How the Yael Awards are blazing the future of Jewish education

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli presenting an award to Deputy Mayor of Rome Tobia Zevi, who received it on behalf of the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, honored for his unwavering support, his commitment to Jewish education, and his role in strengthening Jewish life in Rome and beyond.

Top Jewish educators from around the world selected as finalists for the 2026 Yael Awards

"Education is the most important investment we can make for a strong Jewish future.”

The Yael Awards statue

Learning Hebrew in bomb shelters: How Dnipro Jewry endures Russian invasion

The war opened new opportunities for Dnipro's Jews to reconnect to Judaism, finding purpose and hope amid the missile barrages.

Dnipro, Ukraine in January 2026.

Tulsa’s Jewish community pushes back on Oklahoma Jewish charter school proposal

“To bypass community consultation in favor of an externally driven initiative is a serious error,” the community stated.

Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Jan. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Affordable tuition for 2026: The resolution Jewish education needs this New Year's - opinion

Strengthening Jewish education in America strengthens the Jewish future everywhere. The opportunity is real. The timing is right. Now we must choose to act.

A classroom at the Darchei Torah Boys School in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York on May 16, 2018

Early childhood will be the foundation of a Jewish Renaissance - opinion

Jewish continuity is shaped long before adulthood, and early childhood education must become a priority.

Preschoolers at Temple Judea ECC, which received a grant from EarlyJ to open a toddler classroom.

Choosing to lead with hope - opinion

Hope is the belief that the world can be made whole and that Jews have a role in doing just that.

THE WRITER speaks with Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin at an event hosted by The Jewish Education Project, the UJA-Federation of New York, and RootOne, at The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center, earlier this month.

What the Jewish community teaches about hope in action, not as a feeling - opinion

The Hope Study from M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, found that “community” was the most powerful driver of hope among professionals at Jewish organizations.

 Hope vs. happiness: Which matters more? Researchers explain. Illustration.

Jewish group revives push for public funding for religious schools that stalled at Supreme Court

The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation intends to apply for a statewide virtual high school integrating Oklahoma academic standards with daily Jewish religious studies.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., is pictured on July 30, 2024.