AMIT War Update: News From Israel
These past days have brought with them a great deal of uncertainty, but also many moments that remind us of the strength and spirit within our AMIT community.
AMIT Stories
AMIT War Update: News From Israel
These past days have brought with them a great deal of uncertainty, but also many moments that remind us of the strength and spirit within our AMIT community.
News
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Three students from AMIT Bar Ilan Gush Dan High School recently found themselves facing a challenge.
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Kfar Batya Campus
Sneak Peek: AMIT’s Kfar Batya Campus
Get a sneak peek at the ongoing progress at the Gabel & Straus Family Campus at AMIT Kfar Batya.
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Spotlight Sessions
Spotlight Session #2: AMIT Builds Community
AMIT Israel Spotlight Session #2: AMIT’s Community of Co-Ed and Secular Schools – Bridging Divides, Building Community
December 9, 2024
What will Israel’s Education System Look Like At 80?
April 23, 2018
By Amnon Eldar, AMIT director-general
The discourse surrounding the character of the school of the future is usually lacking because it has to do with improving the existing model. It takes as a given basic assumptions of the past, which don’t allow us to examine in depth what kind of school we would like to have in the future.
AMIT Students Help Bereaved Families Honor Their Loved Ones
April 17, 2018
In preparation for Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and the victims of terrorist attacks, AMIT students across the country are visiting cemeteries to recite the kaddish prayer and help clean soldiers’ graves.
AMIT Hammer Wins National Prize For Educational Excellence
April 15, 2018
AMIT Hammer Junior and Senior High School for Boys won the Education Ministry’s national prize for educational excellence, beating out dozens of other schools across Israel being considered for the prestigious award.
Family of Hadar Goldin Launch New Campaign For His Return
April 13, 2018
As Israel prepares to mark Yom Hazikaron and celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut next week, the family of Hadar Goldin, an AMIT alumnus and soldier whose remains are being held captive in Gaza, is launching a new campaign to press for greater action in getting him back.
AMIT Students Take Top Spots At Regional Athletics Competition
April 10, 2018
Students from the AMIT Wasserman Junior and Senior High School came in first place at a regional athletics competition held in Beersheva, and their team is advancing to the national competition.
Using Tech To Connect To Different Sectors Of Israeli Society
April 5, 2018
Students from Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim were invited to a special celebration of Israel’s 70th Independence Day at the President’s Residence, where they presented a unique initiative they developed as part of President Rivlin’s “Israeli Hope” program.
AMIT Kiryat Malachi Students Build Winning Rube Goldberg Machine
April 3, 2018
Students from AMIT Kiryat Malachi Jr. and Sr. High School took the top spot at the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, beating dozens of other Israeli schools and advancing to the international competition, which will take place online.
AMIT Shachar Students Refurbish Elderly Man’s Home
April 2, 2018
For the second time in the past six months, students from AMIT Shachar Junior and Senior High School for Girls organized a significant chesed initiative to benefit an 80-year-old man.
AMIT students turn school into “chesed factory”
March 30, 2018
Ahead of the Passover holiday, students at AMIT Hammer Junior and Senior High School for Boys transformed their school into a “chesed factory,” where they packed boxes of food and other provisions for 200 families in need.
AMIT Student Designs Winning Logo For Her City
March 29, 2018
The city of Givat Shmuel was looking for a new logo that illustrates the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, so it held a competition and received dozens of entries. The winning logo design came from Mor Cohen, a 7th-grader at Ulpanat AMIT Givat Shmuel.
How AMIT empowers girls to pursue science and technology
March 28, 2018
By Amnon Eldar, Director General of AMIT
Assaf Rappaport, head of research and development at Microsoft Israel, recently said that the greatest missed opportunity in Israeli high-tech is the lack of women—they account for less than 20% of the high-tech workforce.
AMIT students develop “personal trainer” for school work
March 28, 2018
Students from the AMIT Hallel Junior and Senior High School for Girls recently won a regional competition focused on EdTech, or education technology, and has advanced to the national round.
AMIT student from Venezuela recognized as “outstanding oleh”
March 25, 2018
Eliezer Torres, a student at AMIT Ma’ale Adumim Junior and Senior High School for Boys, was recently recognized as an “outstanding oleh” by the Education Ministry’s religious education administration.
AMIT Pre-Army Students No. 1 at First Autonomous Car Competition
March 22, 2018
Israel held its first national competition dedicated to programming and building autonomous cars this week, and the team from the Lewis and Wolkoff Preparatory Army Program at the Gloria and Henry I. Zeisel and Family Junior College at Kfar Blatt came in first place.
AMIT Elaine Silver to open to pre-army junior college
March 20, 2018
A new pre-army junior college will be opening at the AMIT Elaine Silver Technological High School in Beersheva, and it will play a critical role in helping the Israeli Army maintain its advanced computer systems. As the first co-ed training college of its kind, it will also play a critical role in helping young women train to become computer technicians and engineers.
AMIT teachers get prestigious Education Ministry award
March 18, 2018
Seven AMIT educators were recently recognized at “teachers of the century” by the Education Ministry’s religious education administration. Each of the seven were lauded for the devotion to their students, for their professionalism, for being key individuals who contribute to the schools where they work and to the students they nurture and teach.
AMIT girls aim to ease ER wait times
March 14, 2018
Going to the emergency room is never fun and often requires hours of waiting. To help ease that process, students at AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior High School for Girls recently developed a device that would gather and save a patient’s medical information and distribute it among medical staff treating that person.
A “Mission” to Find Natural Gas and Oil
March 13, 2018
Students from AMIT Bar Ilan High School in Netanya recently took part in a “mission” to find natural gas and oil around the world organized by the Noble Energy company.
AMIT Kennedy students win 2nd place at Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
March 11, 2018
Students from AMIT Kennedy Junior and Senior High School came in second place in the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, beating dozens of other schools across Israel and advancing to the international competition, which will take place online.
400+ AMIT Runners Ran Jerusalem Marathon for Beit Hayeled Children
March 9, 2018
Spirits were high at the Jerusalem Marathon on Friday morning, as 420 runners from Team AMIT pounded the pavement through the streets of Jerusalem.
An AMIT student’s view of the particle accelerator in Geneva
March 8, 2018
The trip to Switzerland is an incredible experience that combines with diverse activities and enriching, experiential learning. Before traveling to Geneva to visit the particle
President Rivlin welcomes an AMIT “minister” for International Women’s Day
March 8, 2018
To mark International Women’s Day, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin welcomed outstanding female students from across Israel to a special event, in which each girl portrayed a government “minister” whose portfolio suited her interests.
Women’s History Month: Paying tribute to AMIT founder Bessie Gotsfeld
March 5, 2018
March is Women’s History Month, a perfect opportunity to pay tribute to Bessie Gotsfeld, the founder of American Mizrachi Women, now known as AMIT.
Next stop for AMIT girls who excel at physics: CERN in Geneva!
March 5, 2018
Four years ago, the AMIT network set a goal for itself—to increase the number of girls studying physics at the highest bagrut (matriculation exam) level, which is five units.
Rabbi Mordechai Greenblatt
May 31, 2021
Bible Teacher at AMIT Fred Kahane Technological School in Ashkelon
Imagine if they would’ve been at home when the rocket hit
May 31, 2021
AMIT delegation visits home in southern Israel destroyed by rocket attack, meets with family who were miraculously saved not once but twice.
Andy Goldsmith, AMIT Executive VP, speaks on Kan English News from Sderot
May 27, 2021
Andy Goldsmith, AMIT Executive VP, speaks on Kan English News from Sderot, Israel about how AMIT responded to help AMIT families adversely affected by the recent conflict. Many AMIT students’ families live in areas that were under rocket attack and experienced enormous trauma.
The Student Who Became the Principal of the School and Won the National Religious Education Prize
May 26, 2021
Once again, an AMIT school has been recognized for excellence. Yona Kanino, principal of AMIT Kol Yaakov in Yerucham, was awarded the National Religious Education Prize this week. This is a double win for AMIT as Yona was also a student in Kol Yaakov and is herself a product of its success.
Miri Westreich
May 26, 2021
Literature Teacher at Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim, Petach Tikva
Why Experiential Learning Matters
May 24, 2021
What do high school students do in a hospital lab, and how do students in the classroom develop an app together that testifies to the