Category: Jewish Day Schools

Q&A with New HOS, Dr. Karyn Rayburn
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Q&A with New HOS, Dr. Karyn Rayburn

Get to Know AJA’s Incoming HOS Austin Jewish Academy is pleased to welcome Karyn Rayburn as our incoming Head of School, beginning in the 2026–2027 academic year. With more than a decade of leadership experience at Trinity Episcopal School of Austin, along with a background in both higher education and K–8 classrooms, Karyn brings a...

Why Middle School at a Jewish Day School is So Important
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Why Middle School at a Jewish Day School is So Important

The Times of Israel recently published this article on the importance of Jewish Day Schools for middle-schoolers. The author, Dr. Daniel Weiss, facilitates a PRIZMAH weekly discussion with heads of small Jewish day schools – and he has an excellent perspective: Parents often ask me why I believe the Middle School years in a Jewish...

Prizmah Report: The Impact of a Jewish Day School Education
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Prizmah Report: The Impact of a Jewish Day School Education

“The research that Prizmah is now publishing on Jewish day school alumni on campus shows in numbers just what a difference attending Jewish day school makes in the lives of young Jewish college students. This data provides us with more concrete evidence of what those of us in the field already know: Compared to peers who...