YCT Musmakh, Rabbi Ari Leubitz (’06), Head of School at Atlanta Jewish Academy, writes:
The Big Jewish Question on My Mind: Successfully Navigating a Merger of Day Schools
In 2016, I joined the recently formed Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA) as Head of School.… Read the rest
“No frills is a euphemism for no differentiation. Small class sizes and individualized instruction means more teachers, which means more salaries. Providing the type of support that helps learners of divergent interests and abilities thrive is, simply put, expensive. Students are different, and learn differently, and Jewish day schools have a responsibility to engage each and every student.”… Read the rest
Published recently in ejewishphilanthropy.com
By Rabbi Andy Kastner, ’10
At a recent committee meeting, the topic of pregnancy came up. It was shared that a community member was expecting another child. A few men in the room were the first (and only) to comment on this news.… Read the rest
By Raphael Levi (YCT Semikha Student), for The Times of Israel
“A 2018 national survey of more than 1,000 10-to-19-year-olds… found that young women believed there were many ways to be a girl—they could shine in math, sports, music, leadership… [while] young men described just one narrow route to successful masculinity.*… Read the rest