Teaching in israel

Gabrielle Soffer: Using her English for the good of others in Israel

Seven years after arriving alone in Israel, Gabrielle Soffer is now inspiring Israeli high school students through English and literature.

ASAF & GABRIELLE COHEN on their wedding day in Beit Lechem Haglalit, May 24, 2020.
(Illustrative) An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, August 31, 2025

Israeli former teacher sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for indecent acts against eight pupils

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

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

 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


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.

 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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yifat Shasha-Biton visits a classroom last year. Will this school year open on time?

Israel's school year is about to start and everyone is clueless

EDUCATION AFFAIRS: In quiet classrooms around the country, teachers are hanging decorations, organizing lessons and preparing a year’s worth of daily education.

 THE LOCKED gate of a Jerusalem school. Will it open up next week?

Herzog College: Bible study days inspire and connect on campus, online

Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Brandes: “Every profession has its annual conference, and the Yemei Iyun B’Tanach is where Tanach teachers come from all over the globe for inspiration and mentorship.”

 Part of the crowd at Herzog College’s Yemei Iyun.

Teens not equipped by schools to face society’s challenges – IDSF

A new IDSF survey has found that 70% of Israel's high school teachers believe that students are unprepared for their entry into the IDF upon graduation.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Day of meetings yields no progress towards preventing teacher's strike

The latest negotiations between the Teachers' Union and Finance Ministry will be reconvening tomorrow to find a solution rather than the teachers' going on strike.

 Israeli teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022.

Liberman presents ‘generous offer’ to Israel’s Teachers Union

Two weeks before schools resume, Israel’s Finance Ministry proposed an agreement to ease concerns over working conditions

 Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman at a cabinet meeting on 24/07/2022.