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Jewish day schools

Adam Eilath, head of school at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. (Courtesy Wornick Jewish Day School)
Posted inEducation

Heads of six Jewish schools say hello and goodbye in the Bay Area and beyond 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 20, 2026April 21, 2026

Six schools, representing nearly half of all Jewish schools in the Bay Area and Sacramento, are preparing for a period of significant transition with leadership changes set to unfold over […]

Children at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School prepare for a schoolwide bake sale in 2022. Hausner is one of three Palo Alto schools offering tuition discounts to their staff and to employees at Jewish nonprofits. (Photo/Courtesy Hausner)
Posted inEducation

3 Palo Alto Jewish schools to offer tuition discounts to staff

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb January 5, 2024January 8, 2024
A student looks at an unrolled Torah at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School. (Photo/file)
Posted inEducation

‘It was all my kids wanted to talk about’: How Bay Area Jewish schools handled Uvalde tragedy

by Dan Pine June 3, 2022June 7, 2022
Tehiyah Day School, which closed in 2018, is disbursing its remaining funds to other Bay Area Jewish schools. (Photo/From file)
Posted inEducation

Tehiyah Day School’s last act: grants for East Bay students at other Jewish schools

by Liz Harris April 27, 2021
A socially distanced classroom. (Photo/From file)
Posted inLocal Voice

The irrelevance of day school Jewish studies, and how to fix the problem

Micha Levin by Micha Levin January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Students at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School during recess, Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo/Patrick Hathaway)
Posted inEducation

Four Jewish schools get waivers for in-person learning; others waiting to hear

by Gabriel Greschler September 10, 2020September 16, 2020
Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware, March 12, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Michael Brochstein-Echoes Wire-Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

Quibble with our school Covid coverage; Biden’s ‘career of lying’; Stop saying ‘Jewish privilege’; An ‘anti-Israel rag’; etc.

by J. Readers August 7, 2020August 7, 2020
a classroom with desks spaced evenly throughout
Posted inEditorial

The geometry of Covid-19

by J. Editorial Board July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
A classroom at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto in 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Sanchez)
Posted inEducation

Schools scramble as Covid wreaks havoc on reopening plans

by Gabriel Greschler July 22, 2020July 27, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court building (Photo/JTA-Stefani Reynolds-Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

For Orthodox groups, the Supreme Court’s ruling on school vouchers is a big win

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA July 1, 2020May 21, 2025

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