The Jewish school opened 10 years ago in Nomad with 24 students. In its new building, it can accommodate 350. When 230 students return to classes at The Shefa School tomorrow, they’ll do so in a brand ...

"The premise of our mission is idealistic, even romantic, but we operate on a very realistic set of values," says Jeffrey Dekro, founder and president of the Shefa Fund, a public foundation aimed at ...

NEW YORK (JTA) — For years, homework was a “battle” in Johanna Shlomovich’s home. Her son, Gavi, is dyslexic and had been struggling since pre-kindergarten. By third grade, he was still reading well ...

(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The Shefa School, a Jewish school for students with learning disabilities whose Hebrew name means “abundance,” is living up to its moniker. On a chilly Tuesday ...

The 99-year ground lease was possible because landlord Extell Development abandoned plans for a new development at the Upper West Side location amid a legal battle with the New York Institute of ...

(RNS) — The nonprofit Shefa integrates Jewish beliefs and rituals with legal psychedelic practices, an approach that’s especially resonated in recent years. (RNS) — For nearly two decades, Larry Hertz ...

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The Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance has distributed a total of $847,000 in scholarship awards to students for the fall semester. SHEFA administrator Merissa S. Rasa said Thursday last ...

A Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance board member says that SHEFA is doing a good job with its application process. Board member Juan Tenorio said the SHEFA office has been keeping its ...

In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the air feels different. The pace slows. The quiet stretches. And for many families discovering Shefa Living, something else becomes possible too: space ...