JSkyway is sponsored through a grant from The AVI CHAI Foundation.

AVI CHAI is a private foundation endowed by Zalman C. Bernstein that is committed to the perpetuation of the Jewish people, Judaism and the centrality of the State of Israel to the Jewish people. JSkyway is just one of nearly 75 programs that AVI CHAI supports in North America and Israel.

Why does AVI CHAI support JSkyway?
Nothing is more critical to the success of the day school venture than the quality of the schools' educational leadership and faculty. In past years, AVI CHAI began sponsoring professional development programs for principals and aspiring principals as well as pre-service programs to recruit and train teachers.

Day school educators across North America have unequal access to professional development opportunities. Those in larger cities can often choose between multiple programs, while those in smaller Jewish communities have few, if any, options. Fortunately, with the assistance of modern technology, distance learning has dramatically expanded the professional development opportunities for teachers in communities of all sizes. AVI CHAI has become a sponsor of JSkyway, a distance learning project of Jewish Family & Life! ("JFL"), that was started with seed funding from the Nash Family Foundation. JSkyway has thus far enrolled more than 400 teachers in its courses.

Please contact Stew Bromberg, Director of Development, at sbromberg@jflmedia.com if you are interested in speaking to us about funding opportunities.