AVI CHAI is a partner in the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, a national organization of Jewish philanthropists seeking to establish a vibrant and sustainable Jewish future through strengthening the Jewish day school movement in North America. In its first nine years, PEJE’s model of making grants, providing expertise, and advocating for the day school movement reached over 150 elementary, middle, and high schools, and invested a total of over $20 million in the field. PEJE has contributed to the opening of over 60 new Jewish day schools.
- Building Jewish Literacy by Providing Content
- Building Jewish Literacy by Preparing and Supporting Teachers
- Building Jewish Literacy by Enriching and Developing Leadership
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Deepening Religious Purposefulness
- Chizuk: Jewish Programming Directors for JCC Overnight Camps
- Cornerstone Fellowship
- Lekhu Lakhem - Jewish and Educational Journeys for JCC Camp Directors: A Senior Fellows Program and Netivim, the Alumni Program
- Limud by the Lake Revisited
- Planning Grants for Educational Programs in the Camp Movements
- RUACH: Promoting Religious Purposefulness in Jewish Schools
- Starter Jewish Libraries for High School Students
- SULAM - Judaic Enrichment for RAVSAK Community Day School Heads
- Tze U’lmad
- Yitro
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Promoting Jewish Peoplehood and Israel
- David Project – North American High Schools and Gap Year Program in Israel
- Improving Israel Education in North American Day Schools
- Israel Education and Advocacy Books
- Israel Studies for Day School and Supplementary School Teachers
- Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) - Summer Camping
- Jewish Virtual Library Website
- Student Israel Advocacy Initiatives on Campus (Hillel & Israel on Campus Coalition)
- Taglit-Birthright Israel
- Write On for Israel
- Strengthening Institutions
- Inspiring Partners and Successors
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Past Projects
- Alot Program – Camps Sternberg/Mogen Avraham
- AVI CHAI Bookshelf
- AVI CHAI Bookshelf for High Schools
- AVI CHAI Fellowship for Campus Education
- AVI CHAI Voucher Program
- BabagaNewz
- Enhancing Immigrant Schools in New York City
- Grants to Encourage Continuation from Jewish Middle School to High School
- Home Subsidies for Jewish Studies Teachers
- Israel HighWay E-letter
- Jewish Day Schools - 21st Century
- Jewish Learning Initiative
- Jewish Teacher Corps
- JSkyway
- Judaic Preparatory Tracks
- Marketing Grants & Assistance
- MASA
- Media Study Groups
- Melton Mini-School for Preschool Parents
- Netivot Program
- New Orleans Day School Re-enrollment Incentive
- Oznia – Israel Blog by/for High School Students
- Partners in Torah
- Principals Training - Lookstein Center
- Principals Training - Yeshiva University
- Shabbat Enhancement / Experiential Educators Grants
- South Florida Day School Scholarships
- University of Pennsylvania MA in Jewish Education Fellowships
- Virtual Resource Center of the Lookstein Center at Bar-Ilan University
- Yom Ha'atzma'ut Grants