The Jewish Day School Conundrum

by | Aug 9, 2012

This guest post by David Werdiger continues themes from the conversation launched on this site in partnership with the Steinhardt Foundation on what would make Jewish day school a more attractive option for parents not currently considering it. All reactions, examples...

Better Together

by | Jul 12, 2012

By: Jill Goldenberg Celebrating my 50th (!) birthday recently gave me a great opportunity to do a lot of eating and celebrating – and reflecting. For each of the 50 days before my big day, I kept a journal (OK, it was an excel spreadsheet) where I noted at least...

The Top 5 Community Initiatives to Sustain Day Schools

by | Jul 10, 2012

Cross-posted in eJewishPhilanthropy By: Harry Bloom Much of my time is being spent “in the trenches” helping Jewish day schools develop active strategies to increase their sustainability. Our team is immersed in the intense but satisfying and productive work of...

The Moral Costs of Jewish Day School

by | May 16, 2012

This piece is cross-posted from Jewish Ideas Daily. By: Aryeh Klapper There is a lot of hand-wringing these days about whether the rising costs of Jewish day schools are sustainable.  The discussion has been about money: How can we get more?  How can we spend less? ...

Middle Income Day School Affordability: A Case Study

by | May 10, 2012

By: Dan Perla The Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) of Greater Boston observed an interesting financial anomaly among the 28 families sending three children to the school (there were no families with more than three children): only one was middle class. By middle...
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