Teaching & Learning at AVI CHAI

By: Leah N. Meir The AVI CHAI Foundation is committed to Jewish day schools as a vehicle to foster vibrant Jewish engagement in the next generation. To achieve this vision, it is not enough for day schools to simply exist: they need to be excellent, providing a...

What Do Teachers and School Heads Do During Summer Vacation?

By: Leah Nadich Meir We’ve all heard it before (and maybe have said it to ourselves): “Teachers have it great. They work until 3 PM for ten months a year and then get to hang out on the beach all summer!” That may be true of some teachers, but I saw a very different...

In Appreciation…

We are pleased to share with you Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger’s remarks to the graduating class of the Pardes Educators Program, an AVI CHAI funded program since 2000. While directed to the graduates, his words of inspiration and appreciation are truly an expression of...

And the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award Goes to…

Tamar Rabinowitz has received this year’s Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, presented by the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties at their Annual Meeting on June 10. Tamar is a graduate of...
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