Community News

04/03/08
Small-Schools Conference Scholarship

We are pleased to announce the inauguration of the RAVSAK Small School Professional Development Scholarship. This scholarship will make the training, networking and professional development opportunities of the RAVSAK Annual Leadership Conference accessible to educators from small Jewish day schools and small Jewish communities across North America.

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Job Market

Title: Head of School
School: Richmond Jewish Day School
City: Richmond, British Columbia

The Richmond Jewish Day School, situated in the Greater Vancouver, British Columbia Lower Mainland is seeking a dynamic leader for its dual curriculum full-time day school.

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Featured School

Syracuse Hebrew Day School

As a community day school, the Syracuse Hebrew Day School represents "klal Israel," the unity of the Jewish people amid the diversity of Jewish life. The school, governed by the Torah and the traditions of Judaism, develops within its students an appreciation of their rich dual heritage as Jews and Americans.
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Associate Member

The Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education (AMIIE)
was founded in south Florida in 1972 to help teens better understand Israel's living history by using the country as its classroom. This innovative program revolutionized the way Israel was taught and rapidly spread to other communities.
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RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network is the international center for the advancement and support of pluralistic Jewish day school education. RAVSAK is dedicated to empowering professionals to educate children and their families from across the spectrum of Jewish life.

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Spotlight

 

HaYidion

Inside the Latest Issue
"The Arts in Jewish Education", the latest issue of HaYidion, was published in April 2008. It will be available online in May. Find out how to receive the latest issue when printed, order additional copies and see the cover.

HaYidion Archive

Widening the Learning Circle
How do the arts show up in our classrooms? What real opportunities does arts integration provide? What do we need to do to make arts-based learning a reality in our school?
- by Debbie Krivoy, April 2008
Socioeconomic Diversity
A s educators we often forget that the word “socioeconomic” has two parts – “socio” and “economic.” Socioeconomic status has come to refer only to financial means. We have all but forgotten the first part of the word.
- by Dr. Bob Berk, September 2007
  

Membership

Find a Member School
Use our interactive map of member schools to find a Jewish Day School near you.
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.
Outreach Opportunities
Advertising in the RAVSAK quarterly magazine, running a banner on our website and involvement in our National Leadership Conference are exciting ways to get your organization/company publicly recognized by important Jewish professionals and communities in which they work.