Teaching in israel

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
A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some Municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023.

Israeli teachers delay school opening following extreme violence, harassments by students

"Violence against teaching staff is becoming an everyday phenomenon that we must not normalize," Teachers Union Chairman Michael Pinto said in a statement on Monday.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit first-graders on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, on September 1. A new contract for excellent teaching must combine fairness and wisdom, says the writer.

A new contract for excellent teaching - opinion

A new contract can ensure that Israel’s students will have a generation of teachers who prepare them for the intellectual, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.

|ByRONY RAMOT
Bags of cocaine that were seized by Israel Police.

Police seize half a kilo of cocaine from a kindergarten teacher arrested for drug trafficking

The kindergarten teacher was found with nearly half a kilogram of cocaine on their person, as well as a large sum of money.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Teacher summoned to hearing for showing provocative images of Netanyahu

In a lesson given to the 11th grade, the teacher showed a graffiti painting and a photomontage of Netanyahu defecating and graffiti of him and former US President Donald Trump kissing.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022ByWALLA!
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU attends a conference in Jerusalem, last week.

Remembering Natalie Hess, a Jerusalem teacher who survived the Holocaust

Natalie Hess, who died recently at the age of 86, was my idol; she molded my life and the lives of countless others. If you were a teacher trained by her, you could do anything.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022ByPAMELA PELED
NATALIE HESS: Healing aura.

Who is to blame for dispute between Finance Ministry, Israeli teachers? - poll

Israelis have their say on the ongoing teachers' crisis as no agreement made yet, two days before Israel's schools are set to open.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
EDUCATION MINISTER Yifat Shasha-Biton visits a classroom last year. Will this school year open on time?