Where Will They Go To School Next Year?
In communities around the world, the Our Heritage Foundation is making Jewish education possible for hundreds of families.
by COLlive Editor · COLliveAs we recently marked 50 years since the Rebbe launched Mivtzah Chinuch, many wonder what is being done for the countless Jewish children who have yet to receive a proper Torah education. But in communities around the world, the Our Heritage Foundation is making Jewish education possible for hundreds of families. Through partnering with Chabad day schools and providing up to $30,000 in matching grants to enroll up to 10 new students coming from public schools, Our Heritage actively encourages new student enrollment.
Many have seen the impact. From when the program was founded in 2020 by Rabbi Zalman Shneur of the Menachem Education Foundation, over 45 Chabad day schools across the United States, Canada and Europe have been part of the program. Shluchim around the world have shared transformative stories about students who have influenced the lives of their families from their Torah education, and so far, 834 individual children have had the opportunity to discover their Yiddishkeit and grow up as proud Yidden.
Eyden Z., a middle school student at Mazel Day School through Our Heritage, recently shared a taste of the impact when he said: “At a Jewish school I don’t have to find who I am. I don’t have to find my tribe, I am surrounded by them. My Judaism comes first and isn’t a hidden part of me.” Over 800 children feel the same, and the impact transforms families.
But there are countless children who are still waiting for their Torah-true education.
In honor of 50 years of answering the Rebbe’s call for Chinuch, Our Heritage has committed to offer more. The new bonus grant for Chabad day schools will award up to $1,000,000 to help 250 additional students receive a Jewish education. Schools can now sign up for this Bonus Grant, and receive an additional $2,000 for each new enrollment that exceeds their highest Our Heritage student enrollment count over the past three years.
Schools who have not been part of Our Heritage in the past can join too. Any school in an Anash or Shlichus community that brings in a Jewish child from a public school can become part of fulfilling the Rebbe’s call through the Our Heritage Foundation. There are thousands of children who are still waiting to discover their Yiddishkeit, learn Torah and grow up as proud Jews. There is no better time than now to think of a child who is still in need of a proper Torah Chinuch.
“My own Jewish education – from nursery to high school – helped shape who I am, ” shares Mr. Alex Swieca, Chairman of the Our Heritage Foundation. “It gave me identity, strength and purpose and I feel a responsibility to pay it forward.”
Our Heritage extends their thanks to the individuals who are generously powering this new initiative, and invites you to get involved or sign your school up for the grant at ourheritagefoundation.com
Follow Our Heritage on Instagram to find out more about the impact.
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