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South Peninsula Hebrew Day School

A classroom at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto in 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Sanchez)
Posted inBay Area

Some Bay Area Jewish day schools to close Friday amid security concerns

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 12, 2023October 13, 2023

Updated Oct. 12 at 10:25 p.m. Three Bay Area Jewish day schools plan to close Friday amid security concerns and following what one head of school described as an “exhausting […]

Students at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto during the 2020-21 school year. (Photo/Deena Riddle)
Posted inEducation

Kehillah students must be vaxed. Other local Jewish schools are still weighing their options.

by Gabriel Greschler August 18, 2021August 23, 2021
Liam Lindenbaum's "Mandalorian: The Child in Vegetables" was a hit in the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School's charcuterie competition.
Posted inSmall Bites

Vegetable ‘Baby Yoda’ among kids’ food contest winners; fighting food insecurity with community fridges

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
a little boy and a little girl sit on the ground wearing masks playing
Posted inEducation

Mostly ups, a few downs as Jewish preschools respond to Covid scares

by Gabriel Greschler November 20, 2020November 23, 2020
a white man with a black mask over her nose and mouth stands at the front of a classroom
Posted inEducation

How Jewish schools are making pandemic safety part of the curriculum

by Gabriel Greschler October 28, 2020October 28, 2020
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
Rabbi Perry Tirschwell (right) will replace Rabbi Shaye Guttenberg (left) as head of school at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.
Posted inEducation

New head man for Peninsula Orthodox school

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 29, 2019April 1, 2019
Former Brandeis Marin student Ethan Lamstein studied Israeli street artists before his school's trip to Israel.
Posted inIsrael at 70

School Israel trips evolve to keep up with society, and with teens

by Rob Gloster September 26, 2018October 2, 2018
Student athletes from nine day schools participated in this year's Golden Tallis Invitational, including Jewish Community High School of the Bay and Kehillah Jewish High School. (Photo/Tri Nguyen-Courtesy JCHS)
Posted inSports

Jewish day schools duke it out in S.F. at ‘Golden Tallis’ basketball tournament

by Rob Gloster January 30, 2018January 31, 2018

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