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Israel to invest $40 million in North American Jewish day schools

Amichai Chikli, the Israeli minister of Diaspora affairs, said the initiative would “focus on training teachers for Jewish education and Israel studies as well as principals for Jewish day schools.”

Jessica Tisch, 42, New York City’s sanitation commissioner

After attending Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, she began her public service career in 2008, when she joined the NYPD as deputy commissioner of information technology.

Andrew Mandel, 45, innovator and spiritual leader

Andrew Mandel, 45, is the spiritual leader of the Neighborhood, Central Synagogue’s virtual Jewish community, which has emerged as a major force in the world of online Judaism — an area that has continued to thrive post-pandemic. He is also the founder of Tzedek Box, a new Jewish ritual for those who seek to improve […]