The current state of Jewish education: Glass half full, glass half empty. Which is it? Depends on who you ask, Season 3, Bonus Episode 1
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
The State of Jewish Education
Jewish education has survived COVID but it's badly battered with many preexisting challenges that we often prefer not to speak about exacerbated by the last two years. While the aggregate number of children enrolled in day schools might be up, there are countless day schools around the country on the verge of closure. Jewish life on campus is threatened by increasing anti-Semitism and anti-Israel attitudes on campus. Congregational school numbers, just like their congregations, have also seen a steady decline in actual enrollment and attendance which across the board is now at critical levels. And perhaps most incredibly with the booming of Jewish education online, there are probably more Jews from more sectors of Jewish life engaged in serious Jewish
