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About RAVSAK

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Our Mission

RAVSAK strengthens and sustains the life, leadership and learning of Jewish community day schools, ensuring a vibrant Jewish future.

Our Vision

RAVSAK envisions a future where life in North America and beyond is enriched and elevated by generations of Jewish day school graduates who are Jewishly literate, proficient in Hebrew, profoundly connected to Israel, and actively engaged as the energizing nucleus of the Jewish community.

Our Values

Klal Yisrael

כלל ישראל
The unity of the Jewish People

Talmud Torah

תלמוד תורה
A commitment to life long Jewish learning

Derech Eretz

דרך ארץ
The promotion of civil discourse

Tzelem Elokim

צלם אלקים
The importance of the individual, each created in the Divine Image

Tzionut

ציונות
The centrality of Israel, Zionism and the Hebrew language

Gemilut Chasadim

גמילות חסדים
A commitment to teaching acts of righteousness

Iyun Tefilah

עיון תפילה
The promotion of religious purposefulness and the worthiness of prayer
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Marc Leventhal
RAVSAK has  been instrumental in raising the profile, awareness and academic level of Talmud study at our school.”
Marc Leventhal, Judaic Teacher/Moot Beit Din Advisor
TheWeber School


News

RAVSAK Welcomes New Schools to JCAT: Jewish Court of All Time

CAT, RAVSAK’s online, highly participatory middle school program in Jewish history, will have four new schools taking part in the fall:

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Thank You to Our Donors
RAVSAK is pleased to acknowledge and thank the individuals, families, foundations and schools who have supported our work in 2010. With your help, we are strengthening and sustaining the Jewish life, leadership and learning of community day schools, ensuring a vibrant Jewish future.[More]
Interview with Lisa Breslau, Member of RAVSAK’s Board of Directors
Report from the Jewish Court of All Time
Last fall on Masada, Anne Frank had an exchange with Queen Isabella of Spain about the qualities of a good leader:[More]

Membership

Join RAVSAK

Members of RAVSAK enjoy many benefits which support the overall work of the school and the professionals who lead them. Find out more about membership benefits and how your school can become a member.

Find a Member School

Use our interactive map of member schools to find a Jewish Day School near you.

Associate Members

In addition to serving Jewish community day schools across North America, RAVSAK has a special category of membership for Jewish and educational organizations, consultants and companies which share our vision of excellence in Jewish day school education.