By Ilana Gottlieb, Director Midreshet AMIT
Dear AMIT family,
It is with many mixed emotions that I send out this last “Midreshet AMIT News” email to the students and parents of the class of AMIT 5778. We experienced many emotional goodbyes these past few days and had multiple opportunities to reflect on the incredible accomplishments and growth of our students.
Each family in Beit Hayeled made a special “Mesibat Preida” for our students and the kids of Beit Hayeled. It was difficult to say goodbye to those beautiful children with whom our girls have spent so many hours with this year. Our students presented the kids with towels for them to use in the summer.. We are so proud of the impact our students have made on these children and the meaningful relationships that were created. A special thank you to Mrs. Shirelle Cohen Avreky for overseeing this years Chesed at Beit Hayeled.
A special thank you to all of our incredibly dedicated staff members who spent so much time with our girls both in and out of the classroom. Each of them has been so committed to challenging our students and supporting them throughout the year. Amit wouldn’t be the place it is without our warm faculty who extend themselves above and beyond in the classroom, during breaks and over Shabbatot and chagim. Our fabulous four madrichot have been the round the clock support team playing so many roles this year and all of us are so lucky that they’ve served as role models and friends for each and every student. All of our students and parents know how Molly Rosenberg, our office manager is really essential in making sure that all of the girls and staff’s needs are met. Words cannot express all that she has done for every person at Amit and we are grateful for her dedication and help on anything and everything!
A very special thank you to Rav Daniel Goldstein who puts his heart and soul into each one of our students, seeing only the best in every single Amit girl and working tirelessly to help them reach their potential. A huge thank you to our Coordinator of Student Activities, Mrs. Barbara Vidomlanski, for planning all of the details of last weeks wonderful closing Shabbaton and all of this years exciting Shabbatonim in so many different communities across the country as well all of the amazing tiyulim and adventures that we had from Tzefat to Eilat and everywhere in between. Our Shabbatot in all the different places we visited were definitely among the highlights of our students Israel experiences. As our students well know, Barbara works 24 hours a day and helps each and every student navigate the ups and downs over the entire year. She has our students how to become more independent, confident and strong young women.
To our wonderful parents, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend the year with your precious daughters and know that they have had the experience of a lifetime! We appreciate your support and encouragement and truly enjoyed partnering with you this year in creating a wonderful experience for our students this year at Midreshet AMIT.
AND FINALLY….
To my dear AMIT girls, we will miss you all so much!!! In less than 10 months, you have pushed yourselves to grow in your Torah learning, investing in classes in so many different topics. You impacted the children of Beit Hayeled with you time, your energy, your laughter and your kindness. You have strengthened your connection to Eretz Yisrael and understand and feel the importance of this country to the Jewish people. That is what this year was all about…”Living Torah, Living Chesed and Living Israel”! You have learned about and visited some of the incredible AMIT schools and programs. I encourage you to sign up and join AFLI (AMIT Future Leaders Initiative) and continue to be involved in all the wonderful projects and work that AMIT does all over Israel.
You will always have a home at Midreshet AMIT and Beit Hayeled and we encourage you to stay connected both long distance and of course, in person, whenever you come and visit us in Israel. We look forward to staying in touch and hearing about your future accomplishments.
