Tag: schools
In NYC, Winter Storm Stella Brought A Mess But No Disaster
Although winter storm Stella packed a wallop in the north and south, New York City was largely spared its wrath.
Bomb Threat at ADL National HQ in New York
JCCANA: "We will not be cowed by threats intended to disrupt people’s lives..."
Home Front Command Holds Nationwide Earthquake Drill
The drill is part of the Israel Defense Forces' annual training exercises for the nation.
City of Jerusalem On Strike
The city of Jerusalem goes on strike hoping to inspire the Finance Ministry to release the funds it is supposed to grant the municipality as its "fair share."
US Jewish Schools Love Betsy DeVos for the Vouchers
The new Trump Administration favors Jews not only in Judea and Samaria, but in the States as well. Our recommendation: if you are the parent of a Jewish school student – lay off those protest rallies…
Education Committee Debate on ‘Breaking the Silence’ in Schools Hits High Notes
MK Zehava Galon (Meretz) said Breaking the Silence is a "patriotic organization" and that those who object to it want a 'paranoid education system that does not deal with criticism.'
NIS 15 Billion Allocated — With A Plan — To Develop Northern Israel
There have been many plans announced to develop northern Israel, but this time the government is putting money and a time frame behind the proclamation.
Bennett’s ‘Breaking the Silence’ Bill Bars Anti-IDF Groups from Israeli Schools
MK Lapid said 'Israel's school system must not permit entry of organizations that slander IDF officers and soldiers, calling them criminals and encouraging insubordination. Consider what happens to a student who hears these stories just before joining the Army.'
RASG Hebrew Academy Middle School’s Community Service Day
Activities included packaging and delivering meal baskets to the Kosher Food Bank, visits to local senior centers to deliver cards and flowers and sing songs with residents...
Israeli Ministers Advocate for Better Incorporation of Zionism in School Curriculum
Israel's prime minister and education minister agree on the need to instill comprehensive Zionist values in the nation's school curriculum.
Coming Home: Jewish Secondary Schools Opening in Düsseldorf, Munich
On May 19, 1943, Germany was declared Judenrein (clean of Jews), with no Jewish high schools. Now we're back to three, and counting.
Coalition Kills Core Curriculum Prerequisite for Haredi Schools
The elimination of the obligation to teach core curriculum subjects will not result in reducing the budgets of Haredi yeshivas who pass on the extra material.
FM Kahlon Tussles With Netanyahu Over Casinos in Eilat
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon doesn't think it's a good idea to build a casino in Eilat; he'd rather see more money for schools.
UK Jewish Schools and Synagogues Warned to Tighten Security
Jewish schools and synagogues in Britain were warned to tighten security this week following last weekend's terror attacks in Copenhagen.
Guarding Antwerp’s Jews
Soldiers standing guard outside a Jewish school in the port city of Antwerp, Belgium on January 18, 2014.
300 soldiers were deployed in Belgium to...
Education Minister: Hamas Terror Won’t Prevent Israel’s Children from Learning
Israeli school year will begin as planned, and schools "are prepared for any security-related events."
Another UNRWA Gaza School Fake-Out, Brought to You By Hamas
The IAF returned fire towards Hamas terrorists using the entrance of an UNRWA school for a shield; 10 Gaza civilians were killed.
California School District Cancels Lesson on Holocaust Denial
Students at a school in California who were given an assignment to compare propaganda with actual evidence on the Holocaust have instead been told to abandon the project.
The Degradation of Christian Women under Islam
Meanwhile, in Egypt, U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson was urging Christian Copts not to protest Muslim Brotherhood rule, even though they would suffer under it most.
France: “Secularism Charter” in Every School
"The Left has singularly lacked courage in the difficult fight to defend secularism."
Egypt Coptic Christian Leadership Condemns Western Media Coverage
In the face of an unprecedented wave of violence directed against Coptic Christians amid the turmoil in Egypt that has left hundred’s dead, the...
When Good Children Go OTD
I know families with an OTD child that are very right wing, moderate Charedi, and right wing Modern Orthodox.
Ner Israel Rosh Yeshiva: Yesh Atid MK Rabbi Dov Lipman ‘Wicked’
What I do not understand is the harshness of his condemnation.
Winnipeg Rabbis Split on Bill Favoring Gay-Straight Clubs
Two leading Orthodox rabbis in Winnipeg are split over part of a bill, proposed last December, which would require any school that receives provincial...
The Shadow of the Gun
Schools across the country are banning not the gun, but the idea of the gun.
That’s the Way the World Is…
My children go to school behind fences, with an armed guard at the gates.