Teaching in israel

School system to fully reopen across Israel starting Sunday, Education Ministry confirms

The Education Ministry announces the full reopening of schools nationwide, including northern communities, following updated security guidelines amid the ceasefires with Lebanon and Iran.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.
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

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.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A man hugging his dog

Can dogs help ease teacher burnout in Israel’s schools during wartime? - study

Psychological buffer against wartime exhaustion for teachers revealed in new research.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Teacher shortage: The statistic shaking Israel’s education system - opinion

If we fail to invest now in securing the future of our children’s education, and instead privatize the system while neglecting Israeli educators, we are forfeiting the future of society itself.

|ByTOMER SAMARKANDI

This New York Jew left Tel Aviv hi-tech for teaching Tanach in Jerusalem

How did Rebecca Steiner, the hi-tech professional, wind up in Kadita, a small ecological village in central Galilee after over two years in Tel Aviv?

FEBRUARY 25, 2023BySUSAN DE LA FUENTE
Rebecca Steiner, 30 From New York to Safed, 2018

Israel's past students say thanks to their unforgettable teachers

A Facebook group called Closure helps former students in Israel find and reach out to their old teachers.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByILANA SHTOTLAND
Thanking teachers (Illustrative).

40% of Israeli Jewish students don't want an Arab teacher - survey

A new survey by the Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center has found that 40% of Jewish Israeli students would be opposed to an Arab teacher working at their school.

JANUARY 8, 2023ByELIAV BATITO/MAARIV ONLINE
A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

US teacher creates new English teaching method in Israel

Deer created a unique way to teach a second language, taking full advantage of the technology in the school and pulling from her Chicago roots.

DECEMBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
23-year-old Lauren Deer, who volunteers at Gavim School in Be'er Sheva, set up an initiative to teach English through a tour of places, particularly, in her home city of Chicago.

Teachers should have higher status and need more money

If society can change its attitude towards the teaching profession, there is a chance that more youngsters will choose a career in education.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByAMNON ELDAR
AN AMIT Pedagogical Innovation Conference takes place in Jerusalem.

Israel's education system needs a change - opinion

The recent wage agreement was an important first step, but it isn't enough to change the reality of Israel's education system.

DECEMBER 15, 2022ByDANA PYENIK
TECHNOLOGY-AIDED learning is practiced at ORT Melton School, Bat Yam. The schools that manage to challenge the logic of the school and create a different reality suffer almost no shortage of teachers, says the writer

Parent teacher conferences and investment expectations

Investors need to have reasonable expectations. That is also why it’s so important to define your goals and your needs, because that helps with moderating expectations

DECEMBER 11, 2022ByAARON KATSMAN
HE TOMB OF THE PATRIARCHS in January. Even though Jacob had a promise from the Lord that he would be with him and protect him, he made a practical plan.

Recognizing our everyday heroes: Our teachers - opinion

Saying thank you to teachers is not an act that only needed to happen during COVID, it is something they deserve every day.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByPAUL BERNSTEIN
CHARLES E. SMITH Jewish Day School: The learner-educator relationship is at the very core of all of our schools, says the writer.

Israeli educational personnel quality needs to be improved - expert

Adv. Avital Ben-Shelomo, Head of the Education Policy Research Team at the Kohelet Forum, addressed the challenges facing the Israeli education system at the Jerusalem Post Leaders’ Summit.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByLIOR NOVIK
Adv. Avital Ben-Shelomo, Head of the Education Policy Research Team at the Kohelet Forum and Professor Dan Ben-David, President and founder, Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research and professor at Tel Aviv University, with Keren Uzan, Maariv journalist, at the Leaders’ Summit.

The next frontier in women’s Torah studies – Kitvuni

Rabbanit Malke Bina and Dr. Yael Ziegler discuss Matan’s latest initiative

OCTOBER 3, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Dr. Yael Ziegler (L), rosh batei midrash and academic director of Matan – The Sadie Rennert Women’s Institute for Torah Studies; Rabbanit Malke Bina, president of Matan; and Chaya Bina-Katz, Matan CEO.