An AVI CHAI initiative to develop a network of state and state religious schools that offer a comprehensive Jewish education to their students, with special attention to addressing the values and needs of children of masorti (traditional) families. Morasha seeks to nurture schools that embrace Jewish study and celebration, promote the values of diversity and social responsibility, and strengthen the links between school and home. A total of 32 schools, elementary and secondary, work with Morasha.
Morasha‘s staff works with schools to formulate and implement yearly work plans designed to develop a comprehensive program of Jewish education; train principals and school leadership teams; and develop curricular materials.
Morasha points to progress in a number of areas among its growing network of schools: principals and teachers devote increasing time to Jewish education; an expanding circle of staff is involved; Jewish content is penetrating a wide range of school activities; masorti students are viewed increasingly as an asset to their schools; and regular exchanges between staff of mamlachti and religious schools have generated the development of joint study materials and a sense of shared Jewish identity.
AVI CHAI is the primary funder of this initiative, which also benefits from the support of Alliance Israelite Universelle.