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The irrelevance of day school Jewish studies, and how to fix the problem

At his last appearance at Kehillah Jewish High School before his death, San Francisco Jewish philanthropist Warren Hellman quoted New York Jewish philanthropist Michael Steinhardt: “Day school education has failed.” I was a highly dedicated Jewish studies teacher at the time and was shocked by this. Since then, however, my  continued journey to provide relevance […]