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Feds open antisemitism investigation into National Education Association
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (518+ words) An employment discrimination case alleges harassment of Jewish members at the country's largest teachers union. The probe is based on allegations that Jewish members of the NEA were harassed and "physically intimidated" during the organization's 2025 annual convention, including a reported…...
Hebrew Union College claims Ohio's charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights
1+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) The Reform seminary has filed a motion to dismiss a suit it argues infringes on Jewish doctrine. The Reform movement's central rabbinical seminary filed a motion to dismiss the state of Ohio's lawsuit against the school Friday, claiming the suit…...
These schools build Druze Israeli identity, one student at a time
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (878+ words) A new educational initiative helps Israel's ethnic and religious minority communities understand their own stories and appreciate what democracy looks like in a diverse society. The front courtyard of the Amal high school in the western Galilee village of Yanuh…...
A rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College's assets
3+ week, 4+ day ago (731+ words) The College for Contemporary Judaism files a motion in a state lawsuit in hopes of taking over the Cincinnati campus. Days after Hebrew Union College graduated its final rabbinical class in Cincinnati, a new Jewish seminary has its eyes on…...
More than a GPA: Inside the movement to end letter grades in Jewish education
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1068+ words) Grades can "make kids feel judged as Jews," according to an organization dedicated to improving and innovating Jewish day schools. At least three times each school year, middle school pupils at the Oakland Hebrew Day School write divrei Torah, or…...
Backers of school 'buffer zone' bill that Mamdani vetoed announce a new version that excludes college campuses
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (805+ words) Mamdani had said he worried the original bill could be used to constrain the rights of student protesters. The fight over "buffer zone" legislation in New York City entered a new phase on Wednesday, weeks after Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed…...
How teachers are harnessing AI to democratize Israeli education
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1005+ words) An ambitious new educational initiative seeks to emphasize personalized learning and strengthen Israeli society. When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school literature class in Beersheba how they might use artificial intelligence to study for their matriculation exam,…...
Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) The protesters who had blocked Michael Kotlikoff's car also will not face penalties. Cornell University's Jewish president will not be penalized for a recent campus altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters who had surrounded his car following a campus debate on Israel,…...
Gap year in Israel programs credit rebound to teens seeking Jewish connections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1231+ words) Enrollment numbers match pre-Oct. 7 levels, says an umbrella group serving trip operators. This article was produced as part of'JTA's Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives....
Isaac Herzog cancels attendance at JTS commencement, which some students protested
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) In his letter to Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Herzog explained he would be absent due to "circumstances that prevent my travel to New York at this time." Israeli President Isaac Herzog will no longer give the commencement address at the…...