The students crowded around the rink, shouting encouragement at the robots racing to scoop up red- and blue-colored balls. As the scoreboard showed the clock winding down, the robots scooted to park in a designated spot for bonus points at the end of the round. The event was an annual robotics competition for Jewish students held by the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE), a nonprofit that boosts science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in Jewish day schools, as