by Debra Shaffer Seeman

Over the past few years, Jewish day school and yeshiva leaders across the religious, political and geographic spectrum have committed time and resources to deepening their school’s investment in the area of race and school culture. Read more.

by Nicole Nash

Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn has been engaged in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) work since we were founded nearly three decades ago. Over the past five years, our work has accelerated as we have put a stake in the ground

by Riki Robinson

As Program Director of the Jews of Color Initiative (JoCI) New York Hub, I love that my job is to cultivate spaces of belonging where Jews of Color are seen, heard, and centered. Yet the questions I usually encounter leave me feeling anxious stepping into professional or

by Sylvia Miller and Joel Rojek

Last May, Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA), an early childhood-12th grade Modern Orthodox school, formed our first faculty team dedicated to exploring ways to design and implement

by Lonnie Firestone

Every time my program, Exploring Black Narratives, partners with a Jewish day school, I aim to open a portal for students’ curiosity through the study of a dramatic text. EBN is a curricular program for Jewish day schools that foregrounds plays by Black playwrights. It

Prizmah’s Debra Shaffer Seeman, Director of Network Weaving, caught up with Chloé Valdary, founder and CEO of Theory of Enchantment, to discuss her work to uplift and empower with love and compassion. Read more.

by Alisha Goodman and Elissa Maier

As an organization that was designed to serve the diversity of Jewish day schools and yeshivas, Prizmah sees the idea of inclusivity as foundational to who we are. We respect

We are thrilled to share with you that applications are now open for Engage: Growing School and Community Partnerships 2022-23 Community of Practice. This year-long cohort program provides funding and expertise to enable day school admission professionals and their local

Financial & Operational Benchmarking

An info session to learn about a free benchmarking tool for school leaders. Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL) is a data collection and reporting tool designed to give school leaders access to crucial comparative data on school salaries, finance, enrollment and development. This session will provide an overview of DASL data collection, reporting and what you need to know to get started. Learn more and register here.

Multisensory Math: A partnership of The Shefa Center and Prizmah

This three-day virtual course will provide concrete strategies for making math accessible to all learners. Using a math program developed by language and math specialist Marilyn Zecher, Shefa’s math program applies Orton-Gillingham multisensory instructional strategies to mathematics. Learn effective methods for teaching math concepts and explicit instructional language to support understanding and retention. Concepts from lower and middle school will be modeled with special emphasis on skills taught in K-5, including numeracy, place value, basic operations, multiplication and division, fractions and decimals. Learn more and register here.

PAF Reading Program: A partnership of The Shefa Center and Prizmah

This four-day virtual course will focus on multisensory techniques for teaching reading and spelling in grades 1-5 using the PAF Reading Program. PAF Reading Program incorporates the theory and practices of Orton-Gillingham instruction into an intervention program that can be used with students who are at-risk for reading difficulties, students who are struggling with reading and are in need of remediation, and as an effective beginning reading program for all students. Learn more and register here.

Senior Development Professionals Retreat 2022

Join the 6th annual Senior Development Professionals Retreat hosted at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts. This intentionally-designed experience will provide you with opportunities to network, collaborate and learn from one another in meaningful, thought-provoking ways. Deepen your connections to your community of colleagues with powerful learning and practical conversations. Together with your peers, explore ideas that work and innovative approaches that you can apply in your own school and community. Register here.

New! Unpacked for Educators Collaborative

Transform your Israel Teaching Experience
Through the Unpacked for Educators Collaborative, you will access premium educational resources, advance your knowledge and skills through professional development, and network with an international community of diverse Israel educators. During the year-long program, a partnership between Prizmah and Unpacked for Educators, you and your team will engage with the Unpacked for Educators educational staff, the Prizmah team, and each other through meaningful and content-rich webinars, curated educational materials, and facilitated collaboration. Learn more and register here.

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Alexander Muss High School in Israel works with Jewish day schools in the U.S. and around the world to provide the ideal Israel experience designed specifically for each educational institution. With 50 years of Israel education experience, we will work with you to develop a program specific to your school, whether it’s a full semester in Israel, or a short trip. For more information contact Greg Lifcofsky 212-879-9305 x250 or [email protected].

Join Center for Israel Education for the 21st annual professional learning opportunity to deepen your understanding of Israel’s history, politics, economy, society and culture while gaining skills and best practices for Israel enrichment in your setting. For more information see here.