AMIT Alum Amiad G. has turned horror into hope. He composed a soulful song to the poetry of Ori Ansbacher, z”l, who was murdered last February by an Islamic terrorist in the Ein Yael forest on Jerusalem’s outskirts. Amiad’s version of “A World of Peace,” immortalizes Ori, z”l, and a message of hope.
Are you looking for a fabulous sweet treat to fill up your Purim Mishloach Manot baskets? Try these Chewy Tahini Blondies from the popular new “Sababa” cookbook by Adeena Sussman. As soon as the cookbook launched, the recipe for these dessert bars went viral – for good reason!
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Shoshana Lev, an English teacher at AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School for Girls in Maaleh Adumim, will tell us how she became a Teacher of the Century.
AMIT’s young women students were among the excited and proud crowd of 3,300 at the first-ever Women’s Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem, which marked the headline-making and historical completion of the 7 ½ -year cycle of daily study of the Babylonian Talmud. “It was beyond amazing,” said one Midreshet AMIT student.
Morris Zimmerman, 94, a born and bred Zionist, is dedicating a classroom at AMIT Ramle Technological High School, located in Ramle, in memory of his parents and parents-in-law. His generous gift, from an IRA rollover, helps to ensure a strong future of Israeli children.
The female students from AMIT Ashkelon Bet Junior and Senior High School recently took a special trip together that focused on women’s empowerment.
Students in grades 7 through 12 went to the Yatir Forest in the northwestern Negev, where they took part in outdoor training sessions, navigated through the city of Arad, and held cooking and baking competitions, all while sharing a unique bonding experience.
This year, Tu B’Shevat is February 10. On the “New Year of Trees” it is a tradition to eat and enjoy nuts and fruits, especially new fruits, to celebrate the end of Israel’s rainy season and the beginning of the budding trees. Famed chef and cookbook author Levana Kirschenbaum offers up a fruit-filled feast for your Tu B’Shevat.
AMIT President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman recently spoke to The Jerusalem Post in a wide-ranging interview where she shared AMIT’s impact on its more than 37,000 students, the educational landscape in Israel, and what the network is doing every day to remain in the vanguard of modern Jewish education. Please read this terrific article in The Jerusalem Post and learn more about AMIT’s storied past, impressive present, and exciting future.
The students of AMIT Karmiel Junior and Senior High School organized a special day of chesed recently to honor an alumnus of the school, Shimon Dayan, z”l, who was killed in the deadly Mount Carmel forest fire in 2010.
