When Matt Fenster was diagnosed with leukemia a year and a half ago, the perpetual optimism he displayed in his search for a bone marrow donor was an inspiration to his friends, his family and to the community of Riverdale, NY where Matt and his family lived. That...
Day School Benchmarking- One Small Step Toward Day School Affordability In his well written article Why Does it Cost So Much To Educate a Jewish Child?, Rabbi Eliyahu Teitz makes some excellent points regarding a conundrum facing many day schools–the cost vs....
By: Deena Fuchs and Susan Kardos Debra Nussbaum Cohen in the Forward claims mixed results for PEJE’s efforts over the last 14 years. In developing her story, she interviewed a number of the original PEJE partners who are no longer funding the national organization....
Jewish day schools currently have three main revenue streams: tuition, Federation allocations and annual fundraising. I think we can all agree that it is not enough. So PEJE has just announced the launch of Generations, in partnership with AVI CHAI and local...
Supporting Day Schools and Their Families The issues of day school affordability and student recruitment and retention have been in the news a lot of late. Most press coverage and Shabbat table discussions have dealt with the fall-out of high tuition. But, there are a...
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