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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The truth is, Jewish day schools - conservative ones - are mind boggling y expensive. For parents like me, they are unaffordable on our income - much less than OPs. And I always wonder why the Jewish private organizations don’t do more to promote Jewish education. My Christian friends send kids to  Catholic and Protestant schools and tuition is at most $20k/yr in this area, which is much more manageable [/quote]

Op here. I completely agree. If I was wealthy at a philanthropic level, this would be one of my major donations. It is a shame that cost is such a barrier to a non orthodox education/environment.

Between Jewish day school, summer camp (any summer camp- not just Jewish), synagogue memberships, and bar/bat mitzvah costs, it is extremely expensive to be an engaged Jewish family without asking for aid.[/quote]

Don't forget Federation.  They call looking for donations too.  But yes, it is very expensive to be an "active jew".  Apply for FA.  I know the day schools around here really try to work with families that want a jewish education.  You will have to sacrifice somethings though even with aid---the mitzvah might not be a blow out, vacations might be simpler, cars maybe older.  Also look at sleepaway camps tied to the community rather than private ones---you can also get aid there.  Everyone knows day school kids don't qualify for One Happy Camper so the community camps try and help.  By community camps, I mean Bnai Brith, JCC, URJ, Ramah.  I know for Ramah my shul offers a scholarship to all kids that attend.  The money is out there if you ask.[/quote]

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