Education

Rabbi Amos Karniel was remembered as a humble man who dedicated his life to the children of the community.

Rabbi Israel Teitelbaum was a man of action, an educator who identified the needs of the individuals and communities around him. He did this in both his hometown of Morristown, N.J., as administrator of the Rabbinical College of America, and on a national...

The 11th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, corresponding this year to Sunday, April 5, marks the birth of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. In recognition of the Rebbe’s foundational contributions to education and to emphasize t...

Chabad-Lubavitch emissary Goldie Plotkin was invited to speak at a Knesset meeting last month on the need for premarital counseling for Jewish men and women. The voluntary program created by a proposed new law would provide substantial financial benefits ...

It’s been nearly three years now since the 100 or so students at Maimonides Jewish Day School and The Gan–Portland Jewish Preschool in Portland, Ore., walked through the doors of their school’s new building on an extended campus, constructed to minimize t...

Tirtza Ben David drives two hours a day to take her two young daughters, Moriyah, 4, and Chana, 2, to the Lubavitch Cheder Day School in St. Paul, Minn. It’s a small school, she says, where each child gets personalized attention and the chance to learn in...

Galit and Joe Friedman recently moved with their four young children from the heavily Jewish Southeast Florida city of Boca Raton—several hours away and across Alligator Alley—to the slower-paced western part of the state. A cardiologist, Joe Friedman had...

For most Jewish children, learning about the High Holidays is a natural component of their education; preparing for this special time of year has long been a traditional part of day schools and Sunday-school programs throughout the world. But for children...

While most children were busy buying backpacks and lunch boxes these last few weeks, almost 1,000 boys and girls worldwide were testing headphones and mics as they geared up for the new school year. Children in places like Almaty, Kazakhstan; Venice, Ital...

More than 7,000 Jewish students across the former Soviet Union started the new learning year in the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) Chabad-Lubavitch Ohr Avner schools and kindergartens. Even though some already had their “first bell” openings late ...