Quote of the Day

The NYTimes profiles the controversial Hebrew Language Academy Charter School, a publicly funded  program that emphasizes Hebrew language and culture while required to stay away from religious education or indoctrination. 

“Israelis themselves have a hard time around the question of whether Israel is a Jewish state or a democracy,” said Charles C. Haynes, a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center in Washington. “Why would we want to involve a public school here in that question?”