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HaYidion

The mission statement of RAVSAK speaks to the lofty goal of “fostering authentic Jewish pluralism.” But what exactly is pluralism? Diana Eck, writing an introduction for the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, posits four points that de- fine the term. Pluralism, she writes, “is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity.... [P]luralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference.”…[more]

HaYidion Archive

May 2, 2007 | Author: Dr. Barbara Davis | Category: 0702

Once again, RAVSAK places in your hands an issue that will have both immediate and long-term value. Day school culture is the subject of this Shavuot issue of HaYidion. All of us struggle with the issues of school culture – of being “too Jewish” or “not Jewish enough.” As...[More]

Sep 14, 2009 | Author: Ryan Carmichael | Category: 0903

I think that all of us who work with parents know that since parents are getting more and more used to being approached about fundraising and are more and more involved in their child’s college experience, there is great potential to engage them as donors.[More]

Sep 14, 2009 | Author: Zvi Schoenburg | Category: 0903

At the last RAVSAK conference, Dr. Alex Pomson shared with us research findings on the motivations of parents who enroll their children in our Jewish community day schools. Large numbers come in search of community. Above all else, they wish to be involved in their children’s schooling for both...[More]

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RAVSAK’s exceptional and inspiring programs have helped me grow professionally as an educator and personally as a Jew.”

Betty Winn, Head of School
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School

[Full-time] Language Art Teacher at The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy, Atlanta, GA

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News

Participants at the recently concluded North American Jewish Day School Leadership Conference are hailing it as having been a unique and invaluable opportunity to share perspectives and explore common issues in an environment of denominational unity.[More]

In a groundbreaking gathering representing collaboration and common purpose among Jewish religious streams, nearly 600 leaders and educators at Jewish day schools across the U.S. and Canada will open the first-ever North American Jewish Day School Leadership Conference today.[More]

For twelve days in June and July, while many of their peers had escaped for summer vacation, fifteen dedicated day school leaders met in New York City to embark upon the intense professional and personal journey that is Project SuLaM. Fifteen seasoned educators came from schools throughout North...[More]

RAVSAK welcomes the members of a new, expanded Editorial Board for HaYidion (see Contents page for the list of participants). Editorial Board members consist of school heads and Judaic directors from the full panoply of RAVSAK schools, including small and big schools, primary schools and...[More]

Membership

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.