Amy Sara Clark
The Times of Israel
New York, United States
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The ABCs (and Fs) of Distance Learning
Families and faculty get used to the Zoom classroom — and consider its sustainability for the long term. → Read More
7 Plead Guilty in Yeshiva Scam to Divert Tech Dollars
Chasidic educators and ‘consultants’ to pay back millions in stolen funds. → Read More
Westchester Synagogue to Offer Day School Grants
Scholarship fund to offset costs seen as novel. → Read More
In Midwood, It’s Jew Vs. Jew Over Charter School
Orthodox residents defend their opposition to synagogue’s decision to rent to a charter school instead of a yeshiva. → Read More
Washington Heights Y Receives $5 Million ‘Transformational’ Gift
The donation from Norman E. Alexander Family G Foundation ‘puts us on the map,’ CEO says. → Read More
As Hate Crimes Spike, ADL Ups Education Plans For Brooklyn Schools
Meanwhile, one arrest and three more attacks in Borough Park this week. → Read More
Brooklyn Jews Appear Slow To Report Attacks After Rash Of Incidents
A rash of attacks against Orthodox Jews in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park last weekend suggests that residents are reluctant to report such crimes to police. And the tendency is leading to new calls by Jewish leaders and politicians urging hate crime victims to report the incidents to the NYPD. David Pollock, associate executive director at the Jewish Community Relations Council of… → Read More
No Pay To Pray: More Shuls To Offer Free High Holiday Services For Students
It was after reading about the vicious attack on a Jewish student at the University of Arizona that Rabbi Ronald Brown felt a need to do something to help Jewish college students. “It was such a terrible story to read,” said Rabbi Brown, of the attack that sent Gideon Rafal, the president of a Jewish fraternity, to the ICU with head injuries in 2014. “And then I listened to the stories about… → Read More
Marking A Yahrtzeit With A Focus On The Future
An alternative commemoration with an eye toward sustainability. → Read More
Wall To Wall, The Art Of Jewish Learning
Art brings Jewish history alive on Park Avenue Synagogue’s walls. → Read More
New JTS Ethics Center: Can We All Just Get Along?
They may be tilting at windmills, given today’s hyper-polarized society, but a rabbi, a professor, a commodities trader and a Broadway producer have teamed up with the Jewish Theological Seminary to create a new center aimed at re-educating Americans about how to talk to one another. The Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice has the mission of helping the Conservative movement’s flagship… → Read More
Yeshivas Win Round In Suit Over Curriculum
Narrow oversight victory seen; secular studies advocates cry foul. → Read More
SAR To Stop Accepting Religious Exemptions From Vaccines
Prominent Orthodox school cites Jewish law in decision; judge tosses suit by anti-vaxxers. → Read More
Clash Of Values Over Measles
As crisis deepens, science and religious freedom at odds. → Read More
Just The Vaxx, Please
There have been 285 measles cases confirmed since October; 228 of them in Williamsburg. → Read More
Anti-Semitism Charges Roiling Kingsborough Community College
Right-left divisions spike as faculty dispute hits internet and faculty resort to body guards as death threats soar. → Read More
Shoah Historian Deborah Lipstadt Cuts Ties With Young Israel
Deborah Lipstadt, a prominent historian best known for her work refuting Holocaust deniers resigned from her Atlanta synagogue Tuesday following a statement released by the Orthodox shul’s umbrella organization, the National Council of Young Israel, defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to work with the far-right political party Jewish Power. In a Facebook post, Lipstadt… → Read More
Bushwick Shul Vandalism Strikes A Chord
Governor, mayor, local community raise voices after Chabad is hit. → Read More
Crown Hts. Attacks Have Leaders Searching For Answers
Four assaults in less than a month have community shaken. → Read More
Life Coaching Coming To Jewish Ed Circles
The notion of a life coach seems to exist in the pop culture province of Gwyneth Paltrow and her Goop crowd. But as a technique for Jewish educators? In Miami next December, the answer will be yes. Miami’s Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education is using a grant from the Covenant Foundation to set up Jewish Education and Life Coaching for Youth Professionals, which will offer a 60-hour… → Read More