Our investments go way beyond aleph-bets. We’re supporting high-quality Jewish education inside and outside the classroom.
Covid Response Recovery
Early in the pandemic, recognizing the financial strain on families suffering job loss, we created a new $2 million Covid scholarship fund to supplement the $1 million we already distribute for day school tuition assistance. And when schools needed help to safely reopen, we allocated an additional $2.1 million, with support from The Paul E. Singer Foundation, to nearly 50 Jewish day schools, serving 35,000 students.
Why Jewish Education Matters
Hear some kids describe how their Jewish day school experiences have shaped who they are.
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THE FACTS
113,000 students
attend a Jewish day school or yeshiva in the NY area.
80% of Jewish families
very satisfied with day school education during Covid.
300 religious schools
serve students at Jewish congregations in NY area.
Our Impact
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- We support nearly 200 Jewish day schools and yeshivot throughout New York City, Long Island, and Westchester through scholarships, endowments, teacher benefit packages, and professional training and development.
- Through the Day School Challenge Fund Initiative we helped secure $84 million in endowment funds for New York Jewish day schools and yeshivot to sustain these schools for the future.
- Our advocacy efforts helped secure $40 million in STEM funds (a 33% increase) from New York State.
- Through the Shalom Hartman Institute we are helping New York Jewish day schools develop thoughtful Israel education that allows students to understand the history, diversity, and complexity of the Jewish homeland.
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- Through The Jewish Education Project, our support helps provide professional training for early childhood, congregational, and Jewish day school educators, as well as for professionals working with teens in Jewish youth groups and organizations.
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- Our funding for Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy provides Jewish education for Jews of Color by Jews of Color and helps Jewish people of color become empowered members and leaders of the Jewish community.
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- We support SVARA, a yeshiva immersed in serious Talmud study with a Queer lens in an environment that welcomes and celebrates the insights of LGBTQ Jews.
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- We fund the Hadar Institute, a program that creates vibrant egalitarian communities for adults to explore Jewish texts and traditions within a contemporary context. Our funding helps offer immersive experiences, including an intensive yeshiva, summer programs, shabbatons, classes, and public lectures.
- We fund the Moving Traditions B’nai Mitzvah Family initiative that combines ancient Jewish wisdom and the latest in experiential learning so middle school students and their parents learn to address the joys and challenges of the teen years — and help families become more engaged with Jewish life.
Jewish Day Schools
Jewish Educators
Jews of Color
LGBTQ Jews
Innovative Learning
We make it possible for children and families to have greater accessibility to the Jewish education that meets their needs.
- We support nearly 200 Jewish day schools and yeshivot throughout New York City, Long Island, and Westchester through scholarships, endowments, teacher benefit packages, and professional training and development.
- Through the Day School Challenge Fund Initiative we helped secure $84 million in endowment funds for New York Jewish day schools and yeshivot to sustain these schools for the future.
- Our advocacy efforts helped secure $40 million in STEM funds (a 33% increase) from New York State.
- Through the Shalom Hartman Institute we are helping New York Jewish day schools develop thoughtful Israel education that allows students to understand the history, diversity, and complexity of the Jewish homeland.
A School Year Like No Other
When Jewish day schools looked to reopen safely during the pandemic, we stepped in to help make it possible.
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