Adam Douglas, 20, was at his brother Kurtiss’ house in Reno, Nev., on a Saturday morning when the brother came jogging back from synagogue to get him for prayer services.
The organization has seen increasing donations and a change of status for two of its Jewish day schools, the Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill and the Lubavitch House Boys’ School, which allow them to benefit from state funds.
With the support of Congregation Bnai Avraham members and parents of her Gan Menachem Kiddie Korner Preschool, who filled the courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall, Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Shternie Raskin received an award for 20 years of excellence in Jewish education from Borough President Marty Markowitz.
Devoting hours of intense study every day to his regular course load, a 19-year-old boy from Toronto has accomplished in the astonishing time of three years what most adults spend their whole lives attempting.
Start them young, they say, underscoring the value of a solid educational foundation. But in the world of Jewish education, such a firm footing may not come cheap.
Chanie Simon knows her son is in good hands. Fifteen-year-old Shmully, who came from London, England, to South Florida to attend yeshiva at the Mesivta of Coral Springs, is enjoying his first year there so much that he wants to go back next year.
Dovid and Miri Birk drove from Ithaca, N.Y., to Danbury, Conn., with their 16-month-old son Mendel this weekend to celebrate a very special anniversary. It was the 15th-year celebration for the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, a Jerusalem-based educational center that’s been key to both of their lives.
The Rohr-Jewish Learning Institute, the adult-education arm of Chabad-Lubavitch, is launching in Germany, adding classes in Berlin, Munich and Cologne, with future plans calling for courses in Hamburg, Hanover and Dresden.
A new rabbinical college opened its doors this month, generating a positive vibe in the trendy area of East Boca Raton, an affluent neighborhood boasting a large, but not particularly religious, Jewish population.
This week, Hebrew schools from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Pasadena, Calif., geared up for the start of a new academic year, implementing curricula designed to instill in students both a solid foundation of Judaic knowledge and a strong sense of Jewish identity.
Debbie Marcus loves learning from her kids. The New Jersey mom grew up in an active Jewish household, but is thrilled to see her children come home and share the insights, holiday knowledge and Jewish culture they study in class.
After a three-year search for the perfect location in Pacific Palisades, Calif., the Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center (PJECC) has finally found its new home.
With a team hard at work for nearly two years on the project, the central educational office of Chabad-Lubavitch is about to launch a new educational computer software program that, according to Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, could well transform the face of the Jewish day school system in the United States.
Honolulu’s Camp Gan Israel – or Gan Izzy as it’s affectionately known among participants and alumni – has just begun its eighth season. In business every couple of years or so, this year’s session features a whole new slate of exciting activities for Jewish kids between three and 12 years old.
After a two-year post as president of the National Council for Private School Accreditation, Rabbi Nochem Kaplan is stepping down to make room for the new incoming president.
Pittsburgh Jewish Day Schools – a consortium representing the Pennsylvania city’s Community Day School, Hillel Academy and the Chabad-Lubavitch run Yeshiva Schools – announced an unprecedented initiative to attract new students: Tuition for the first year’s on them.