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

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.

APRIL 18, 2022ByGIL PEREG
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.

MARCH 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(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.

MARCH 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Preschool

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.

FEBRUARY 24, 2022BySHLOMO MAITAL
Karen Tal

Which Israel educator are you?

A tour guide or teacher might also have higher expectations of her students. She may embrace the Socratic method continuously, even when students are exhausted.

NOVEMBER 6, 2021ByILAN BLOCH
The Education Committee discusses education in Haredi schools.

Average salary for teachers: NIS 13,880

Kindergarten teachers earn an average of NIS 12,884, working 30.4 hours per week.

OCTOBER 4, 2021ByZEV STUB
Twenty-six teachers who volunteered to come to Israel and teach English attended a special workshop of the Israel-is organization.

These Israeli teachers stood out during the coronavirus pandemic

While many teachers struggled to reach out to students via distance learning, these teachers proved that quality education is only a matter of choice.

FEBRUARY 15, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Yifat Schechter

Herzog College: Leading the renaissance at Hechal Shlomo

TODAY, HERZOG has embarked on an ambitious restoration of Hechal Shlomo in an effort to restore it to its former glory.

JANUARY 7, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Hechal Shlomo, the former headquarters of the chief rabbis of Israel, is now the home of Herzog College’s Jerusalem campus and its International Center of Jewish Heritage

Suspects indicted in murder of Ramle teacher killed by stray bullet

Police allege that the two suspects, aged 26 and 27, ambushed a member of Muammar's family due to tensions between the opposing families.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sharifa Abu Muammar

Gary Hargrave on the Intrinsic Value of Giving

With decades of experience in Christian ministry and church leadership, Gary Hargrave is known especially for his message of unity through spiritual maturity.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020ByLEO GIOSUÈ