“On the hearth, a small fire burns,
A school room’s warm, radiant haze,
A teacher instructing Jewish children,
‘A-B-C, dear ones … Aleph-Beyz’…” Yiddish Folksong
Oyfn Pripichik

The Jewish Teacher Institute (JTI) at AJL is rooted in a time-honored commitment to the education of Jewish children from the earliest possible age. Providing teacher recruitment, placement, on-site support and professional development, JTI collaborates with educators at Jewish day schools, preschools and congregational religious schools throughout the Pittsburgh region.

2010-2011 JTI Course for Early Childhood

Please click on any of the following programs for more information: 

•  Continuing Education
•  Certification of Jewish Educators
•  Educator Peer Associations 
•  Pittsburgh Association of Jewish Educators
•  Preschool Directors’ Academy
•  Principals’ Academy
•  Shachar: Jewish Education 101
•  Act 48 Continuing Education at AJL