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Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration

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The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, a Yeshiva University professional school, was established in 1945 and named in 1983 for Montréal architect and philanthropist David J. Azrieli. Classes are held at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus, in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and Israel Henry Beren Campus, in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood.

Azrieli’s dean is David J. Schnall, Ph.D., Herbert Schiff Professor of Management and Administration at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. David J. Schnall, PhD

Academics

The School is an international center for training Jewish educators for administrative, supervisory, communal, and academic leadership. It offers the following degrees:

  • Master of Science in Jewish Education

The Director of the Master's Program is Jeffrey Glanz, EdD, Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values Jeffrey Glanz, EdD

There are many Master Degree programs options that allow students to select the best course of study for their educational needs: Traditional Part-time Program, Accelerated Master's Program (1-year start to completion, full-time study), Weekend (Sundays only)/Summer Program, Summer-only Block Program, Joint BA/MS program from Yeshiva/Stern College, Legacy Heritage Teacher Training Fellowship, GiveBack Fellowship

The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Division of Doctoral Studies offers three concentrations of doctoral study: educational leadership, psychology of student support, and curriculum and instruction that lead to an EdD. It also offers the Specialist’s Certificate in Administration and Supervision of Jewish Education

Rona Milch Novick, Phd is the Director of the Doctoral Program Rona Milch Novick, Phd

Azrieli also sponsors leadership and enrichment programs for teachers and administrators with the goal of improving the quality of Jewish schools. In addition, it publishes a series of monographs dedicated to excellence in research, teaching, and scholarship in Jewish education and PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators