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Mid-June on the North American calendar is graduation season. In the Jewish community, hundreds, nay thousands, of graduations will take place,…
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The transition from elementary to high school was quite a jarring one. My school day was some two-and-a-half hours longer, added to that was another…
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Hillel Rapp has identified a serious impediment to solving the tuition crisis—namely, the spiraling costs incurred by day…
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On Tuesday, June 20, the Toronto Jewish community joined together in a wonderful display of Jewish unity. Nine Jewish schools, each with its own…
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First it was Leo Baeck, then it was TanenbaumCHAT and now it is Associated Hebrew Schools. Three Jewish day schools with a combined enrollment of…
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Thank you! The Toronto Jewish community owes a tremendous collective thank you to the Jesin-Neuberger family for their ten million dollar gift, and…
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One of the aspects of teaching I enjoy greatly is parent-teacher meetings. Beyond friendly chatter the meetings afford, it is important for us to…
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For thousands of children, not to mention parents, the day after Labour Day marks the unofficial end of summer. The long lazy summer days of …
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The current model of day school funding where tuition is charged for each and every student is clearly broken. Tuitions have been rising at 2-3 times…
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I write these words from Israel on the eve of Yom Hazikaron, the saddest day of the year as we remember the 23,447 casualties of war and terrorism;…
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As Canada begins welcoming 25,000 Syrian refugees, it behooves us to think of the flourishing Jewish community that once existed in Syria. The Jewish…
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Most Canadians in turning 71 get a monetary windfall as they begin to cash in the savings that have accumulated in their RRSP. Having had…
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With the busy Yom Tov season, I would not be surprised if many missed what is potentially the most significant Jewish news story of the…
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Summer is the time for vacation, especially for students who look forward to such activities as camp, sleep, travel, and plain old fun. School…
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I write these words just days before Pesach, the holiday that, more than any other, focuses on children. We are mandated to ensure that every child…
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Between the time of my writing my last article on making Jewish high school free and its appearance in the paper, I was thrilled to see the…
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The recently released Pew report on American Jewry has generated anguished discussion on the future of American Jewry. Some of its key findings…
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Once again, the issue of day school tuition is in the news. The Leo Baeck Day School (North Campus) has announced plans for grants up to $5,000 per…
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Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney recently called on Canadian corporations to start spending the over 500 billion dollars of cash, “dead…
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As summer approaches, day school parents will soon be getting notifications regarding tuition fees for next year. Undoubtedly, fees will—as…
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In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation…
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The ever-increasing costs of Jewish education have been the focus of many articles recently, including at least three in the Canadian Jewish News…