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Chabad schools around the country are getting their Facebook fans together in attempt to win $500,000. Kohl’s Department Stores will be dispersing $10 million among 20 schools.

Chabad Schools in Running for Half a Million

Chabad schools around the country are getting their Facebook fans together in attempt to win $500,000. Kohl’s Department Stores will be dispersing $10 million among 20 schools.

In celebration of Kohl’s Cares® philanthropic program 10th anniversary, Kohl’s will give $500,000 to the 20 schools who receive the most votes on Facebook. Read more about that on their press release here (PDF).

Each Facebook user can vote 20 times and can place up to 5 of those votes on a single school.

You can vote today through September 3, 2010, visit www.facebook.com/kohls and tell Kohl’s what your school or any school could do with the funding, cast your votes, get more information and view the Official Rules.

Click on the school you want to vote for, you have 20 votes!

Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School – Knoxville, Tennessee

Torah Day School – Houston, Texas

Maimonides Hebrew Day School – Albany, NY

Silverstein Hebrew Academy – Great Neck, NY

The Academy – Milwaukee, WI

Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy – Orange, CT

Bais Chaya Mushkah Girls School – Los Angeles, CA

Beth Rivkah Elementary School – Brooklyn, New York

Beth Rivka High School – Brooklyn, New York

Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Brooklyn, New York

Machon Chana – Brooklyn, New York

Hebrew Academy – Huntington Beach, California

South Florida Academy Of Learning – Coconut Creek, Florida

Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School – Skokie, Illinois

Cheder Lubavitch – Morristown, New Jersey

Charlotte Jewish Day School – Charlotte, North Carolina

Cheder Menachem – Los Angeles, California

Hebrew Academy Community School – Margate, Florida

Lubavitch Cheder Day School – Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bais Chana Chabad – Los Angeles, California

Jewish Heritage Day School – Amhurst, New York

Bnos Chomesh Academy – Brooklyn, New York

Cheder Chabad of Monsey

Chabad Hebrew Academy – San Diego CA

Cast your vote today at http://apps.facebook.com/KohlsCares/search!

CrownHeights.info only knows of these Chabad schools in the running, but we are sure there are many more. Email us if you know of more!

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78 Comments

  • PLEASE

    please vote for Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School
    it is a small school in a southern town in Knoxville TN and can really use your vote!!!!
    Remember u have 20 votes and u can vote for 1 school up to 5 times

  • imagine giving a moised $500,000!

    maimonides hebrew day school, albany, ny.
    thank you!tizku lemitzvos!

  • shmuel

    Chabad of Great NEck

    Silverstein Hebrew Academy.

    VOTE FOR THE BEST SCHOOL

  • bubby s

    Vote for the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy. They have an amazing new principal there that will put the money to good use!!!

  • Mrs. Green

    B”H

    Here’s your chance to WIN UP TO 8 iPADS & do a big mitzvah. At no cost to you and it will only take you ONE MINUTE.
    This is your chance to help out a Chabad day school, the Silverstein Hebrew Academy.
    To all of you who have a facebook account please go to this link:
    http://bit.ly/cE0bUN
    once you go to this page you will need to do the following
    1 – Allow Kohl’s Access (they are a legitimate company, so it is OK)
    2 – Press the “like” button for “Like Kohl’s”
    3 – Press the button “Cast your vote” and put in the school’s name: Silverstein Hebrew Academy (Zip: 11021)
    4 – Press the “cast your vote” button 5 times, as you can vote for the school 5 times.
    5 – Once you have done steps 1 through 5, please email us at vote@votesha.com with your facebook name and email address – once I confirm that you did indeed vote 5 times, you will be entered into a raffle to win an IPAD. We will be drawing this raffle every week for 8 weeks, so you have 8 chances to win!! Those are high odds!! Make sure to vote now so you can qualify for all 8 weeks.
    By voting you GET A MITZVAH, HELP A LOCAL YESHIVAH SCHOOL, GET INTO A RAFFLE FOR AN IPOD…8 TIMES!! And all this …. And it only takes u 1 minute to vote.
    Please do the right thing. Vote today. Tell your friends and family to vote too.
    Any questions? Email us at info@votesha.com

  • Baila Gansburg

    This will just take a few minutes of our time -Please help our school win all you have to do is vote 5 times (that is the maximum allowed)

    for South Florida Jewish Academy, Coconut Creek, FL at

    http://apps.facebook.com/Ko…

    If you spend time and forward this to all your contacts and get people to vote – you can take this time spent off your 50 hours school obligation
    PLEASE CALL AND E-MAIL ANYONE YOU KNOW

    Thank you

    Baila Gansburg
    Exec. Director

    South Florida Jewish Academy
    4640 NW 74th PL
    Coconut Creek, FL 33073
    954-427-7788

    A School Where every Child learns.. Differently

  • Cheder Menachem Los Angeles

    Please Vote for Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles….Great School with 280 students many of them children of Shluchim

  • Another school...

    You missed out a GREAT Lubavitcher school f
    Its called Hebrew Academy Community School in margate

    http://apps.facebook.com/Ko…

    Thank you so so much for voting (vote more then once)for a school that truly NEEDS this money.

  • Dina

    TO CROWN HEIGHTS FIRST:

    Every Shliach’s school is also “our own mosed” and while we want the best for CH Yeshivos, we want Shluchum’s schools too to get our votes.

  • CHAIM

    THIS SCHOOL CANT ALLOW MORE STUDENTS FOR LACK OF ROOM – THIS GRANT CAN CHANGE THAT! PLZ HELP!

    Please go to
    http://bit.ly/cE0bUN
    and vote for the SILVERSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY
    please! it will only take you a minute!

  • B.R. Parent

    If we vote for Bais Rivka of Crown heights , and they win , will they ease up on their extremely high cost of tuition , or will they be even more greedy ?!?
    We’re willing to help out if we get helped in return !

  • crown heights

    To number #25: I have the same question as you.
    I can give Bais Rivkah many ideas how to use the money so they can bring in programs to help all students who need help. Also extra curricular activities that students can desparately use and also not raise our tuition by so much every year.

  • PROUD PARENT

    SILVERSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY IS A GREAT SCHOOL! PLEASE VOTE FOR THEM. THANK YOU!

  • South Florida Jewish Academy

    This school is the only chabad school for special needs children. Please help them win these much needed funds

  • A staff member

    Everyone knows that United Lubavitch Yeshiva Ocean Pkwy needs more $ than any other school – most kids going there are non-paying students, No school fees = no $ in the school.
    Think how far your vote can go – VOTE UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVA OCEAN PARKWAY!!

  • Bais Chana High School, Los Angeles

    Please add Bais Chana High School of Los Angeles to your list above. They need your votes!Thank you! You can make the difference!

  • Parent of Bais Chana Student

    Bs”d

    Please vote for an amazing Chabad Girls High School in Los Angeles. They have great programs for the girls and have positively influenced hundreds of girls. Your vote really counts! Go for it!

    http://apps.facebook.com/Ko…

    —
    Bais Chana Chabad High School

  • a helping hand

    There are 20 Chabad moisdos (19 on the list and 1 more in the comments)
    If everyone would give 0ne vote per moised, ALL the Chabad school’s could win….. (look at Friendship Circle though Chase giving)
    Now,I know that it’s almost impossible, and YES, voting for your own community school is of EXTREME importance, so give your local school 5 votes, and use the remaining 15 for others.
    Also, PLEASE everyone, get the call out there, to all facebook users, to help as many Chabad school’s as possible.
    As one of the comments put it, many shluchim’s children are in these schools and they can certainly use the help of a financial burden being lifted!!

  • Oholei Torah

    Bnos Menache is there

    Oholei Torah is there.

    I think every single school is there!!

  • zeesy

    Cheder Chabad of Monsey is an incredible Moisad – with many many local monsey children and shluchims children benefitting for a solid chassidishe education. please vote!!

  • South Florida Academy - Special Needs

    check out their site:
    www.*floridajewishacademy*.org and watch their video:

    Wow! What a beautiful thing. It is quite impressive and a major kiddush Lubavitch. A school dedicated to special needs children.
    Since nobody has suggested which schoool(s) we should get behind, i will humbly suggest this one

  • Supporter of Bais Rivkah

    To 25 & 27
    Please consider that $500,000.00 is only a drop in the bucket. I don’t know exactly how many students are in the school, lets assume that there are 1000 students (there is probably more) The official amount of tuition per child is about $10,000.00 that amount is probably based on the costs to maintain the school for example Teachers Salary’s, Electricity/utility costs, food for lunches, plus much more… this already equals many many time more then $500,000.00
    Now consider that the Majority of Parents do not pay most of their Tuition simply because they can’t afford it! They do not earn so much…
    I am sure Bais Rivkah really wants to help out, but at the same time they are struggling to keep their heads afloat! Every drop that you can help will most probably make a difference. If we want our schools to be good schools we need to help them financially – don’t forget the saying “you get what you pay for”

    If you have an issue with the Administration why don’t you arrange a meeting between them & concerned parents.

    Bais Rivkah is a school that was established By the Freidiker Rebbe!

    There was a point in time when the Rebbe took his name off of Lubavitch Yeshiva Because of the Hanhalah & that is when Oholei Torah Started. But the Rebbe never took his name off Bais Rivkah! As far as I know his name is still on it! As lubavitchers we should be supporting our schools established by our Rebbeim!

  • proudest parent

    Please add a truly great school that you missed; Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, FL. Over 700 kids and growing KA”H.

  • louisville

    torah academy louisville
    they need the money to continue their work

  • Joe Brooke

    Anyone know which one is the Lubavitcher Yeshivah on Ocean Pkwy?

    Lubavitcher Yeshivah (Kings) Brooklyn, NY

    or

    United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth (Kings) Brooklyn, NY

  • how ironic

    BRHS is highly against facebook.
    if they win 1/2 million due to facebook…

  • Reply to # 49

    If they win 1/2 million due to Facebook they will still be against Facebook!
    Because although the internet & Facebook have the power to do a lot of good such as helping a school with 1/2 a million dollars, the Internet & Facebook also have the power to do a lot of bad & harm.

    They choose the easy way out saying nobody should use facebook because it can compromise on your chassidishkeit, but they failed to pay attention to the fact that just about everybody already has facebook & it is just not something that you will be able to stop!

    By being extra strict people will just get very sneaky. It is a better idea to show & direct people in the right way to use the internet & facebook.

    They should be encouraging everyone to get a Mashpia, they should also appoint a chassidishe Mashpia to Farbreng & answer question the girls in the high school may have at least once every two weeks.(the girls need to create a close bond & relationship with whomever they choose for a Mashpia)

    There should also be a link on http://www.bethrivakah.edu to shiurim in chitas, Rambam/Sefer Hamitzvos & other things.

    I voted five times for both BRHS & BRES, I hope you will do the same as they can use the money!

  • Go Bnos Chomesh!

    Vote for Bnos Chomesh Academy! A school that does a serious amount of good for our girls! With their creative staff they will for sure put the money to great use.

  • RRLV

    PLEASE….vote for Desert Torah Academy in Las Vegas….we so desperately need your help.

  • crown heightser

    vote for Bnos Chomesh. it is a small girls high school that focuses on individualized education and it could really use the financial help. if anyone can use the money its Bnos Chomesh! check out the website at bnoschomesh.org

  • ch

    Crown heights parents:
    put your money where your mouth is, bote for your own children’s schools. They charge the least tuition of any school compared to oot, and they really need the money!

  • menachem

    go for beis chaya mushka of los angeles
    and tell anyone you know to do the same

  • CHEDER MENACHEM LOS ANGELES NEEDS YOU

    Imagine sending your elementary age child to a school with no playground equipment. I understand that all schools could use a little (or a lot) of extra money to make it better, but a school without the basics should get our votes. I believe strongly that Cheder Menchem Los Angeles NEEDS everyone to vote for them. Even if you don’t send your children there there are hundreds of boys that go through there that are counting on you.

  • Rivka

    SAVE UR VOTES AND VOTE FOR CHABAD SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A CHANCE AT WINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF VOTES – IT IS A CHAVAL TO WASTE VOTES ON SCHOOL’S THAT DO NOT HAVE A CHANCE AT WINNING….WHAT WE WILL HAVE IN THE END IS NO CHABAD SCHOOLS IN THE TOP 20!! WHAT A SHAME!

  • YOU CAN WIN ONE OF 8 IPADS!!!

    We are trying to get votes for a chabad children’s school, to help them out, and can use your help!!
    plz go to
    http://bit.ly/cE0bUN
    and vote for the SILVERSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY
    please! it will only take you a minute! and u can win up to 8 IPADS for helping!!! vote now!!!
    u can check out VOTESHA.COM if ur having trouble voting and need help.

  • TO RIVKA

    You have a good point! It looks like Silverstein Hebrew Academy has the most votes so far – I will give them 5 of my votes….hopefully a chabad school can win, that would be a big kiddush hashem.

  • Boruch Sholom Wolf

    I agree with rivka.

    Vote Silverstein Hebrew Academy in Great Neck
    & Cheder Menachem in L.A.

  • agreed

    http://www.votetds.com is also in the running with many votes
    ppl should note that some schools (preschools, machon chana) are not able to win b/c this money will only go to k-12 schools

  • WINNER !!

    CONGRADULATIONS TO GOLDIE KOTLARSKY FOR WINNING THE IPAD!! do u want to win next week’s iPAD? make sure to vote here asap: http://bit.ly/cE0bUN
    Put in the school’s name: Silverstein Hebrew Academy and press “VOTE” 5 times ! :)

  • sorry spelled wrong b4:)

    CONGRATULATIONS TO GOLDIE KOTLARSKY FOR WINNING THE IPAD!! do u want to win next week’s iPAD? make sure to vote here asap: http://bit.ly/cE0bUN
    Put in the school’s name: Silverstein Hebrew Academy and press “VOTE” 5 times ! :)

  • To # 59

    Cheder Menachem had a perfectly functioning playground on their other campus. They chose to move to be on the better side of town. Let them sell the old campus and buy themselves a playground :)

  • ADD Darchai Menachem

    darchai menachem is also there… vote! they really need the $$

  • Leah

    Please vote for Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy and keep us in the top 20!
    Thank you!

  • BAIS CHANA HIGH SCHOOL LA

    In addition to closing down their dorm. Bais Chana Los Angeles haven’t been able to pay their teachers in months. They are currently # 36 on the list. Every vote counts.
    Thanks,
    A concerned member of the community.

    http://apps.facebook.com/Ko…

  • BAIS CHANA HIGH SCHOOL LA

    In addition to closing down their dorm. Bais Chana Los Angeles haven’t been able to pay their teachers in months. They are currently # 36 on the list. Every vote counts.
    Thanks,
    A concerned member of the community.

    http://apps.facebook.com/Ko…

  • Vote Silverstein Hebrew Academy!

    The #1 school in the competition. It can also ensure that they end up as the #1 school as opposed to the Pius Xtian school that will bring Chabad good PR besides the good money. Thanks.