The presence of non-Jewish students and non-Jewish teachers represents a triumph for the field.
No. 3 was that it would increase tolerance if non-Jewish students learn about the Jewish experience.
What is unique is that unlike many Christian run schools, learning Hebrew and Judaism is merely optional for non-Jewish students.
They said the prayers could be offensive to some non-Jewish students at the school on Providence's affluent East Side.
A dispute erupted when Boteach was asked to remove some non-Jewish students from the society, but refused.
This resulted in larger group sizes, and in the admission of non-Jewish students.
According to the Jewish Chronicle, for 2011 non-Jewish students will make up 40% of the school.
Today, the student population includes secular and non-Jewish students, including Arabs.
Traditionally social exclusion between Jewish and non-Jewish students occurred when private dances are organized while students are in the 7th, 8th, or 9th grades.
In the late 1950s, the declining local Jewish population led the school to accept non-Jewish students, most of whom were Muslim due to the changing demographics.