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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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Title: Head of School
School: The Akiva School
City: Nashville, TN

The Akiva School is the only independent elementary community day school of its kind in the region and has earned both local and national recognition as an outstanding academic institution. The school is located minutes from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, a culturally vibrant city...

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Featured School

The Paul Penna Downtown JDS

The Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School appreciates the diversity of contemporary Jewish life. Our Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum presents children with a holistic view of the world, weaving together the Jewish and general facets of their lives. In this highly enriched learning environment, students develop excellent academic skills and a meaningful Jewish identity.
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Associate Member

The David Project
is a non-profit organization that is leading an educational movement of effective Israel supporters. We aim to inform and inspire strong voices for Israel through our dynamic and comprehensive educational curricula, workshops, and seminars.
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Through the various components of SuLam, participants will engage in study that will enhance their ability to serve as articulate and passionate advocates for rich Jewish learning. We encourage school boards that recognize the importance of a well grounded Judaic school environment to empower their heads of school to take part.

Arthur W. Fried, Chairman of the Board of Trustees The AVI CHAI Foundation

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Phase II Shabbaton Slideshow

Click the button above to see slideshow of pictures taken during the Phase II Fall Shabbaton 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

With the most generous support of the AVI CHAI Foundation, we are pleased to announce the launch of
Project Sulam: Study, Leadership And Mentoring.

This unique and fully funded 13-month course of study is designed for heads of Jewish community day schools who are established educational leaders who have yet to have a meaningful Judaic studies experience of their own.

Project SuLaM also provides the unusual opportunity for more Judaically knowledgeable heads to serve as mentor/coaches.

Limited to 18 participants and 5 mentors/coaches from RAVSAK's North American member schools, this program will empower heads to more deeply engage in the Jewish life of the schools they lead.

The program includes:

  1. Two 12-day residential summer sessions focused on Prayer, Chumash, Jewish Ritual Practice, Jewish Ethics and Values, and Understanding Headship Through a Jewish Lens.
  2. Two semesters of distance learning.
  3. A mid-winter Shabbaton.
  4. Ongoing support from a peer mentor and intimate peer group.
  5. Funding for continuing education in Jewish studies.
  6. Taking what is learned and enhancing one's own professional life.

Project SuLaM is fully funded and successful participants will receive a generous honorarium upon completion of the program.

For more information, please contact Dr. Marc N. Kramer, Executive Director at 212-665-1320 or mkramer@ravsak.org.

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