Teaching in israel

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.

Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.
ASAF & GABRIELLE COHEN on their wedding day in Beit Lechem Haglalit, May 24, 2020.

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

(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


Jewish-American deaf teacher in Israel breaks through mask barrier

Masa Teaching Fellow Giselle Nissenbaum is deaf and relied on lip reading in her classes. But when COVID-19 forced people to wear masks, she started teaching sign language.

 Masa Teaching Fellow Giselle Nissenbaum.

Letters to the Editor, June 27, 2022: Longstanding antisemitic tendencies

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Jewish donors: Israel's education system needs you - opinion

The Israeli education system needs help and the current situation is unsustainable.

 YOUNG STUDENTS are welcomed to school on the first day of classes after the holidays, last September.

The real cause of Israel's teacher crisis is the teachers' union - opinion

The teachers union is supposed to represent all the teachers, but Yaffa Ben-David sees her role as representing the interests of the minority of teachers with high seniority.

 Yaffa Ben-David, head of the Teacher's Union at a protest of Israeli teachers demanding better pay and working conditions in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022

Israel's teachers protest against their difficult working conditions

As part of the protest, teachers threatened to disrupt the school process and not give students final grades if their conditions did not improve.

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

Education Ministry reforms at daycare centers are essential - State Comptroller report

The Education Ministry took over responsibility for daycares back in January of this year.

 Hundreds of parents and teachers take part in a stroller march to protest low wages for daycare teachers.

How to narrow the education gap? - opinion

Educational reform is not easy. It starts with a vision, but to get there requires a path in which students never lose sight of where they want to go.

DR. GIL PEREG. It starts at the top, by empowering school principals to impart their vision and equipping them with the necessary resources.

Educators awarded NIS 120,000 in new prize for humanities teachers

Nechama Weingarten Mintz, Dr. Gadi Prodowski and Ziv Shaham are the first recipients of the new award for distinguished teachers in the field of humanities.

 (L to R) Distinguished Teaching Award winners Dr. Gadi Prodovsky, Ziv Shaham, Nechama Weingarten Mintz

Israel may experience a teacher shortage next year - Teacher's Union head

Schools could have trouble opening if the educational staff does not receive wage agreements.

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Karen Tal: The school ninja of South Tel Aviv

Today, teachers and principals are unsung heroes, battling to maintain learning and kids’ morale under near-impossible conditions. They are ninjas, too.

 Karen Tal