Education

Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits an elementary school in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council after the Home Front Command and the Ministry of Education approved the resumption of studies in local authorities where the risk of rocket fire is relatively low and schools have protected spaces.

Schools to gradually reopen after ceasefire, with uneven rollout across Israel

Opposition head Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy

People stand at the main gate entrance of the American University of Beirut (AUB), in Beirut, Lebanon, January 21, 2021.

Iran threatens US, Israel-linked universities across Middle East


Thousands of physicians, scientists have abandoned Israel: How do we bring them back?

ScienceAbroad is an Israel-based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of senior Israeli scientists living abroad, inspiring connections with local communities and international scientists.

CAP: NADAV DOUANI, CEO of ScienceAbroad (left) and Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NurExone Biologic.

Is this next election cycle our last chance to save Israel’s future?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Professor Dan Ben-David, a leading economist, warns that Israel’s future depends on urgent education reforms, with the next election potentially its last chance.

Israel has ‘the worst education system in the developed world,’ according to Prof. Ben-David. Here, President Isaac Herzog greets students at the opening of the school year in September at Rambam Religious School in Kiryat Shmona.

30 years since the Rabin assassination: What kind of country does Israel want to be? - opinion

This year, more than ever, Rabin Memorial Day is an invitation to a meaningful educational conversation about our collective responsibility.

A RALLY marking 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin takes place at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. This year, Rabin Memorial Day has an even deeper and more painful meaning, states the writer.

Former Columbia professor claims campus antisemitism focus fosters ‘Jewish victimization’

Professor Marianne Hirsch also argued the Holocaust must be taught alongside Gaza and the "Nakba," warning against “exceptionalism” in Holocaust memory.

Columbia University professor emerita Marianne Hirsch.

Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.

An ultra-Orthodox (haredi) student is seen at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

Decades of impact: David Golinkin reflects on his legacy of pluralistic Jewish education

Upon his retirement as president of The Schechter Institutes, longtime ‘oleh’ David Golinkin talks about his Israel impact – via pluralistic Jewish education that goes to the people.

RABBI DAVID GOLINKIN at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies. The mural adorning the building, ‘Ot Hi L’Olam,’ created by a group of nine artists in 2019, includes overlapping layers of quotations from Hebrew poetry.

Israel's future leaders: The students are the answer - opinion

Students are young, flexible, and spontaneous. They can relocate, adapt to new environments, and build new lives quickly. Israel must recognize their unique human resources.

Students seen at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2025

Education loan: How to invest in your children’s future without getting into financial trouble?

How can careful and early planning make it possible to fund your children’s studies without getting caught in a financial spiral that’s hard to escape?

There are several ways to bridge the gap between education costs and your available funds

Fmr. prime minister Naftali Bennett: 'We need to dismantle the Education Ministry'

“In recent years, the State of Israel has ranked first in gaps in educational outcomes, and this is a terrible thing,” he said at the Re-education conference on Monday.

Former Prime Minister and former Minister of Education Naftali Bennett attends the Re-education Conference, alongside Oved Yizhakiel and Roni Lidor, on October 27, 2025

Middle school curriculum to include financial literacy in upcoming year - report

Students across Israel will soon study financial literacy weekly, learning key life skills like budgeting and saving.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch, August 31, 2025.