Talmud Torah Meyuchad (Special Education) Grants

Talmud Torah Meyuchad (Special Education) Grants is sponsored by Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven. Provides financial assistance to religious school programs for individualized learning for Jewish children with special needs.

Talmud Torah Meyuchad Application - Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven Talmud Torah Meyuchad Application (Jewish Education for Children with Special Needs) The 2026 school year application process is now open. Please read the instructions on this page and fill out the form, below, to apply. PLEASE NOTE: These grants are intended for synagogue schools ONLY, not individual applicants .

The Talmud Torah Meyuchad grant for Jewish Education of Children with Special Needs provides supplemental financial assistance to religious school programs serving Jewish children with individualized learning and special needs. The grant is to be used to partially support the added services, staffing or materials that will enhance student’s ability to benefit from the religious school program.

DEADLINE: September 30, 2026 Students in Jewish school appropriate for these grants are those who meet all of the following criteria: • In grades K through 12, or ages 5 to 18 (approx.) • Are enrolled in a supplementary religious school program or who would be enrolled if special services were available.

• Jewish children who have an IEP (Individual Educational Plan or Section 504 Plan) in their school setting(i.e.: those children with moderate to severe needs for whom an intervention such as an aide, tutor, or interpreter will enable the child to benefit from the religious school program.)

Talmud Torah Meyuchad Grants for Jewish Education of Children with Special Needs is made possible thanks to the following endowments at the Jewish Foundation: David Kaplan Memorial Fund for the Jewish Education of Children with Special Needs Esther Krevit & Andrea Krevit Ross Fund for the benefit of Special Needs Children Shirley & Irving Kroopnick Fund for Talmud Torah Meyuchad Esther S. & David A.

Lipman Fund for Jewish Education Milton & Beatrice Smirnoff Fund for Children with Special Needs Special Education Needs Fund Marion and Barry Schwartz Fund To all applicants, please give written responses that address the criteria listed above The application does not save progress. Once started, it must be completed. Please have all required documents prepared before you begin.

This grant is specific for Jewish Children with Special Needs.