2023-06-14

Mid-June on the North American calendar is graduation season. In the Jewish community, hundreds, nay thousands, of graduations will take place,…

2019-09-24

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…

2019-08-22

Hillel Rapp has identified a serious impediment to solving the tuition crisis—namely, the spiraling costs incurred by day…

2017-07-09

On Tuesday, June 20, the Toronto Jewish community joined together in a wonderful display of Jewish unity. Nine Jewish schools, each with its own…

2017-06-04

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…

2017-04-09

Thank you! The Toronto Jewish community owes a tremendous collective thank you to the Jesin-Neuberger family for their ten million dollar gift, and…

2016-12-18

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…

2016-09-06

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 …

2016-07-10

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…

2016-05-10

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;…

2016-01-04

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…

2015-11-26

  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…

2015-10-21

  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…

2015-07-02

Summer is the time for vacation, especially for students who look forward to such activities as camp, sleep, travel, and plain old fun. School…

2014-04-13

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…

2013-12-15

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…

2013-11-27

The recently released Pew report on American Jewry has generated anguished discussion on the future of American Jewry. Some of its key findings…

2013-03-01

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…

2012-09-01

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney recently called on Canadian corporations to start spending the over 500 billion dollars of cash, “dead…

2012-06-04

As summer approaches, day school parents will soon be getting notifications regarding tuition fees for next year. Undoubtedly, fees will—as…

2011-05-24

In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation…

2007-06-01

The ever-increasing costs of Jewish education have been the focus of many articles recently, including at least three in the Canadian Jewish News…