The Cost of a Jewish Education

Cost/Benefit – An Analysis of a Jewish Education

Providing a Jewish education is not inexpensive and the cost discussion has been around for many years. I frequently say that day school tuition is the most effective form of birth control.

Harry Maryles wrote in 2016:

It’s that time of year. School has started and for the vast majority of Orthodox Jews with school age children  ‘belt tightening is the order of the day. What I mean of course is that the cost of educating our children Jewishly is beyond the means of virtually all Orthodox Jewish families.  Even those that have decent incomes – north of $100,000 per year. 5 children or more per family is not uncommon. And in the more Charedi  families 10 children of more is not uncommon.

Another school year is beginning, and Maryles' analysis is still true today.  It's a subject that cannot be ignored and I invite you to read the full article at https://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/haemtza/costbenefit-an-analysis-of-a-jewish-education/2016/09/13/ 

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