Mid-June on the North American calendar is graduation season. In the Jewish community, hundreds, nay thousands, of graduations will take place,…
A Tribute to Rav Binyamin Tabory z"l
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…
Philanthropy Works: We Just Need More of It
Hillel Rapp has identified a serious impediment to solving the tuition crisis—namely, the spiraling costs incurred by day…
The Tuition Crisis: Let's Work Together
On Tuesday, June 20, the Toronto Jewish community joined together in a wonderful display of Jewish unity. Nine Jewish schools, each with its own…
Time To Act: Birthright Education
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…
Thank You for this Gift
Thank you! The Toronto Jewish community owes a tremendous collective thank you to the Jesin-Neuberger family for their ten million dollar gift, and…
Talking to Parents
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…
The First Day of School - on Nehama's Birthday
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 …
Tying Tuition to Income!
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…
Loans and Grants
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;…
The Syrian Refugees and The Giving Pledge
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…
The Tuition Crisis: Leaving a Lasting Legacy
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…
The 5% Tuition Solution
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…
A Family Cap
Summer is the time for vacation, especially for students who look forward to such activities as camp, sleep, travel, and plain old fun. School…
The Four Questions of Jewish Education
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…
Pushing the Door on Tuition Wide Open
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…
Let's Make Jewish High School Free
The recently released Pew report on American Jewry has generated anguished discussion on the future of American Jewry. Some of its key findings…
Day School Tuition Is In the News, with the Canadian Jewish News Reporting on Two Recent Initiatives
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…