AMIT Gwen Straus Student Wins National Talmud Competition
Amit Suleiman, a student at AMIT Gwen Straus Science High School, Kfar Batya, won the national Talmud competition.
Unity Day at Yeshivat AMIT Amichai
Unity Day was inspired by the sense of unity and solidarity that engulfed the Jewish world at the time of the kidnapping of Eyal Ifrach, Gil-ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel.
AMIT Ginsburg Bar Ilan Gush Dan Students Win Cyber Championship
AMIT Ginsburg Bar Ilan Gush Dan students won the national junior high school cyber competition sponsored by the Ministry of Education.
AMIT Renanim Students Find Summer Jobs for Teens with Disabilities
For the first time, teens with disabilities will be able to find summer jobs like everyone else – thanks to the students of AMIT Renanim in Raanana.
A Summer of Learning at AMIT Givat Shumel
Ulpanat AMIT Givat Shumel students are devoting part of their summer vacation to learning something new, including self-defense and first aid.
Remembering Bessie Gotsfeld
This summer students from AMIT Kfar Blatt Petah Tikva Youth Village took time out of their summer vacation to pay their respects to Bessie Gotsfeld, z”l, the founder of AMIT.
Two AMIT Students Win Ilan Ramon Award for Excellence and Leadership
Two AMIT students won the prestigious Ilan Ramon Award for Excellence and Leadership this summer. Sharona Passin of AMIT Wasserman High School in Beer Sheva and Shachar Kriaf of AMIT Ginsburg Bar Ilan Gush Dan in Ramat Gan were among twelve teens from across the country who received this honor.
Summer Chesed and Learning at Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon
At Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon in Mateh Yehuda chesed and learning do not end when the school year does. Accompanied by their teacher, Nachshon students spent a day volunteering in Jerusalem where they helped pack food parcels at an organization that provides for needy and sick individuals.
If I Forget Thee, O Uruk? Eicha and Its Historical Context
The ritual and theological nadir of the Jewish year comes, surprisingly, in what is often the happiest time for most, the summer. Every year, when the sun shines brightest and masses of people are spending time at the local beach, Jews withdraw for three weeks from leisure activities to prepare for the ultimate day of Jewish mourning. Tisha B’Av is the time we mourn the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem and take an introspective look, both on the personal and national level, at our efforts to merit its rebuilding.
Reflecting On Our Past
“How was the AMIT trip to Poland?” I have been asked this question many times since I returned a few days ago. Each time, before answering, I have an instant flashback of some moment that affected me in a way I don’t think I’ll ever forget—a moment that is difficult to find the words to describe. And I find I can answer in a positive way or a negative way.