RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network is the international center for the advancement and support of pluralistic Jewish day school education. We promote academic excellence, maximal inclusion, Jewish diversity and religious purposefulness. We believe that the future of the Jewish People is enshrined in Klal Yisrael - the notion of Jewish Peoplehood. RAVSAK is dedicated to empowering professionals to educate children and their families from across the spectrum of Jewish life.
Whereas once community day schools were few and loosely connected, today RAVSAK has become the fastest growing network of Jewish day schools in North America. Attending to the leadership and management needs of over 120 schools serving nearly 30,000 students, we stand at the cutting edge of Jewish day school education and leadership.
In partnership with member schools and with support from visionary philanthropic leaders, RAVSAK will transform Jewish life in North America and beyond by strengthening community day schools, encouraging religious purposefulness, and fostering authentic Jewish pluralism. We will invest new generations of Jews in a commitment to life long learning, an understanding of the vibrancy inherent in diversity, a deep attachment to Israel, a celebration of the richness in Jewish culture, and a vision of a world made better through acts of chesed and tzedakah. We raise the professional status of our member schools and in doing so, work to ensure that community day schools, new and long established, are able to meet the pressures and high standards of research-based best practices and parental expectations.
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 | |
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.
Use our interactive map of member schools to find a Jewish Day School near you.
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.