Our Life & Legacy

Hillel children learn to speak, read, and write Hebrew. They strengthen connections, student-to-student, and develop a rich understanding of Israeli culture by collaborating with the Hofey Hagalil School in Israel.

Hillel children engage with Judaic tradition through daily prayer, the study of Torah, Parsha lessons applied to daily life, Rosh Chodesh luncheons, and holiday celebrations. They are active in local synagogues, temples, and Chabad. Hillel children and their parents actively engage with the larger Jewish community, become leaders and committed participants in Jewish life, and proudly carry on Jewish tradition in Dayton and beyond.

LIFE AND LEGACY is a partnership between the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in collaboration with the Dayton Jewish Community.  LIFE AND LEGACY allow dedicated community members to invest in securing a future for Jewish Dayton, including Hillel Academy.

Hillel Academy was founded in 1962 by a group of Dayton parents seeking to provide their children with a strong Jewish identity and an excellent education. Today, Hillel Academy remains true to that vision by being the only school within six counties to offer Judaic and secular studies instruction to children in kindergarten–6th grade.

Hillel children are independent and passionate learners. They investigate authentic, real-world projects, collaborate on workable solutions, explore ideas with local experts in the field, create imaginative work through the arts, take ownership of their own learning, and communicating their goals and achievements.