Jewish Day School Grants and Scholarship Now Available For All Ages

by: Publisher

Sun Feb 19, 2012 at 00:00:00 AM EST

These grants and scholarships ensure that more children realize the dream of an education rich in Jewish values and responsibility, where they achieve academically, while connecting to the world through a Jewish lens. Engaged, passionate and committed, they are tomorrow's leaders.

Each student will receive up to 33% of tuition at day schools throughout Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey, up to $5,000 for lower and middle school and up to $8,500 for high school.

These grants and scholarships are multi-year and are offered to new and existing day school students of all denominations. Qualifications and details vary based on grade level.

Don't wait another minute to give your child a Jewish day school education.

A limited number of grants and scholarships available at all day schools in Greater Philadelphia/South Jersey:

• Abrams Hebrew Academy, K-12, Yardley, PA
  
• Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, 6-12,  Bryn Mawr, PA
  
• Kellman Brown Academy, K-8, Voorhees, NJ
  
• Kohelet Yeshiva High School, 9-12, Merion Station, PA
  
• Perelman Jewish Day School, K-5, Wynnewood, PA, and K-8, Melrose Park, PA
  
• Politz Day School of Cherry Hill, K-8, Cherry Hill, NJ
  
• Politz Hebrew Academy, NS-8, Philadelphia, PA
  
• Torah Academy, NS-8, Wynnewood, PA
  
• Torah Academy Girls High School, 9-12, Wynnewood, PA

Shalom TV Live Premiers Today Throughout North America

by: Publisher

Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 21:52:54 PM EST

Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Ed Koch and Ehud Barak will headline the premiere of Shalom TV Live

Jews throughout North America will have a new channel available for viewing beginning today, February 1, 2012, as "Shalom TV Live" premieres with a wide array of programming.

Shalom TV Live can be viewed online on any computer or mobile device by visiting the Shalom TV Web site. The channel will also be premiering in New York City and in Miami on Hotwire Communications and will soon be carried on cable systems throughout the country.

The new television channel will compliment Shalom TV's extremely successful Free Video On Demand programming which is currently available in more than 40 million homes on virtually every cable system in the United State and on Rogers Cable in Canada.

A Jewish "PBS-style" channel in the breadth of its programming, the first week of Shalom TV Live features:

• the annual dinner of the Zionist Organization of America in NY and the addresses of ZOA President Morton Klein and keynote speaker Glenn Beck;
  
• the Union For Reform Judaism's Biennial in Washington, DC, with President Barack Obama, Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Jewish Agency Chair Natan Sharansky, and outgoing URJ President Rabbi Eric Yoffie,
  
• an interview with former New York City Mayor Ed Koch
  
• an interview with the recent past chairman of the Presidents Conference, Alan Solow, a longtime friend of President Obama.
  
• And viewers will share in the fiftieth anniversary of the Foundation For Jewish Culture as its CEO, Elise Bernhardt, presents Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards to individuals who have made major cultural contributions, including Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt.
  

More after the jump.

Don't Be Embarrassed to Meet Online

by: Publisher

Sat Nov 19, 2011 at 00:00:00 AM EST

It's not embarrassing to meet a girl online. It's embarrassing to meet a girl at a bar. Imagine knowing the only reason you have a girlfriend is because you met her when she was drunk and now she feels trapped. Tell that story to your 8-year-old son one day.

"How did you and mommy meet?"

"Well son, it was dollar shot night. Your mother looked so beautiful as the neon "Pabst Blue Ribbon" sign hit her while she was dancing on the bar. I got her to come down with a few shots of Jack Daniels, we went back to her place, one thing led to another, and that's why your name is Jack."

Jewish Education More Affordable for Middle-Income Families

by: Publisher

Fri Jan 14, 2011 at 08:28:00 AM EST

The Cozen Family

Perelman Jewish Day School recently announced a new tuition-incentive program targeted to middle-income families and made possible by the generous support of local philanthropists Sandy and Steve Cozen. The Cozen Scholars Program is offered to new Perelman families with children entering kindergarten or first grade. Qualifying applicants will receive a valuable grant toward tuition - $5,000 for each of five years, totaling $25,000 per child.

The Cozens, longtime benefactors of many charitable causes, created this valuable program to help families that do not qualify for financial aid but also cannot afford the cost of tuition. Sandy Cozen was the driving force behind this idea. "As proud Perelman grandparents, we've seen firsthand what this school does for children. It is our mandate to connect as many students as possible to this outstanding institution - and to ensure the future viability of the Jewish people," says Steve Cozen, founder and chairman of Cozen O'Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm.

"Today more than ever, many people face difficult choices about finances - and often, private school is just not an option," adds Shira Wohlberg, Director of Admission. "The Cozen Scholars Program helps middle-income families realize the dream of a Perelman education. We're excited to offer this wonderful incentive to the community."

A limited number of grants is available, and middle-income is broadly defined, giving many families the opportunity to attend Perelman. Other tuition incentives may be possible for families that are not eligible for this program. Parents are encouraged to contact the Admission office at 215-635-3130, to learn more about the program.

More about the Cozens and PJDS after the jump.