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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live very close to the school. We've heard mixed things but still considering looking. FWIW, we are white but not Jewish. This would be for both middle and high schools.

Two related questions: 
Can non-Jewish kids gain admission? 
What is the social environment like if you are non-Jewish?[/quote]

Yes, you don't have to be Jewish to be admitted. They'd probably like some diversity.

Just like a Catholic school will be overwhelmingly Catholic, a Jewish school will be overwhelmingly Jewish.

I am Jewish and I think it's sweet you'd consider this. Elon Musk briefly attended a Jewish school as a child. [/quote]

As catholic as a catholic school may be, a Jewish school will be exponentially more Jewish.  I'm Jewish and I'd sooner send my kids to a catholic school than a Jewish one.  Too much religious education, not enough time for regular education.  Too narrowing an experience (based on my friends who attended a Jewish school, which admittedly was a long time ago).  [/quote]

This is why we as a proud Jewish family aren’t sending our kids to day school. Our kids didn’t want to spend half the day on Hebrew and Jewish history. That said, if you look at college matriculations of non yeshiva Jewish day schools, the students are going to all of the top universities like any secular private.

My kids do go to Jewish overnight camp (an experience I highly recommend).

A Jewish day school isn’t going to bend their curriculum to be more “inclusive”. The New Testament will be taught as a history lesson and not a religious experience. That said, a non Jewish family who wants to embrace Jewish culture, language and traditions would absolutely be welcomed at CES or Milton. The PP should open her arms up to those who embrace us.

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"The New Testament will be taught as a history lesson and not a religious experience."

What are you trying to say?

In religion, history and religion aren't different. That's the first thing your learn when you read a book about religious history. It's literally printed in English translations of the Torah. [/quote]

Oops, I subconsciously corrected the wild reference to "New Testament" as "Old Testament".
Jews do not commonly study New Testament in school. [/quote]

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