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.
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AMIT Bar Ilan Gush Dan The Story Hidden in the Data
Three students from AMIT Bar Ilan Gush Dan High School recently found themselves facing a challenge.
March 2, 2026
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.
March 26, 2025
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
Four AMIT teams advance to international robotics competitions
February 28, 2018
AMIT students continue to chalk up huge successes in robotics competitions, with four schools advancing to international competitions in Europe.
AMIT Kiryat Malachi girls take top spot at national math contest
February 26, 2018
Girls from the AMIT Kiryat Malachi Jr. and Sr. High School came in first place at a national mathematical thinking competition, beating out 27 teams from other schools across Israel.
AMIT Ramle students recognized for social initiatives
February 25, 2018
The AMIT Ramle Technological High School was awarded the Education Ministry’s prize for significant chesed initiative and contribution to society among religious public schools.
AMIT Pre-army Students Sweep Top Spots at Annual Navigation Competition
February 21, 2018
Students 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 in an annual race in memory of an Israeli soldier who was killed in Lebanon in 1994.
AMIT Bar Ilan leads the country in science and technology
February 20, 2018
The Education Ministry selected AMIT Ginsburg Bar Ilan Gush Dan Junior and Senior High School for Boys at the leading school in the country for scientific and technological studies for 2017.
Planning a wedding is no mission impossible for Ulpanat AMIT Givat Shmuel
February 15, 2018
The wedding that took place this Tuesday at a synagogue in Givat Shmuel was no ordinary ceremony. It was the culmination of two weeks’ worth of hard work and chesed on the part of 11th-grade students at Ulpanat AMIT Givat Shmuel.
AMIT students organize life-saving Mishloach Manot drive
February 13, 2018
Ahead of the Purim holiday, students at AMIT Bet Ashkelon Junior & Senior High School organized a special Mishloach Manot drive. Instead of handing out sweets and hamantaschen, however, they donated blood.
AMIT Modi’in girls headed to national robotics competition!
February 8, 2018
The robotics team from the AMIT Modi’in High School for Girls won the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional contest and has advanced to the national round of the competition.
Donating organs and welcoming foster kids: How teachers at one AMIT school give back
February 6, 2018
Students at AMIT Hatzor HaGlilit Jr. and Sr. High School don’t need a class to learn what it means to contribute to society—they are already learning that firsthand from several teachers at their school who have donated kidneys and welcomed foster children into their homes.
AMIT students sweep robotics competitions across the country
February 5, 2018
Robotics programs make learning fun for children, encourage collaboration, creativity, and innovation, and prepare students for the changing workforce of the future.
What do students need to succeed in the real world? Ask Harry Potter
February 5, 2018
At AMIT, we believe that the old way of learning is a thing of the past. Judging success by looking at standardized test scores is also a thing of the past—that is not how to foster students who are creative and collaborative.
“Even a kung fu master could come to Hevruta and learn how to teach”
February 5, 2018
AMIT Bienenfeld Hevruta Yeshiva just won the Education Ministry’s 2018 national prize for outstanding education at a religious public school, which attests to the fact that the yeshiva’s uncommon approach has succeeded.
Even Harry Potter knows what students need to succeed in the real world
January 29, 2018
At AMIT, we believe that the old way of learning (a teacher standing and lecturing) is a thing of the past. Judging success by looking at a long list of standardized test scores is also a thing of the past—that is not how to foster students who are active learners, who are creative and collaborative. Even Harry Potter knows that it’s much more effective (and fun) to make magic and cast spells than to study them in theory.
AMIT students honor survivors for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 26, 2018
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is commemorated on January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—is a worldwide reminder to honor the 6 million Jews and other victims of Nazism who perished during World War II.
AMIT Modi’in boys advance to national robotics final for fifth year in a row
January 24, 2018
The robotics team from the Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sutker AMIT Modi’in School for Boys came in second place in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional contest and has advanced to the national finals for the fifth year in a row.
AMIT Yud Ashdod robotics team wins regional competition, advances to national round
January 22, 2018
Students from AMIT Yud Ashdod Jr. and Sr. High School swept the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional robotics contest on January 18, coming in first place in research and advancing to the next round of competition.
AMIT Modi’in for Girls’ first graduating class achieves 100% bagrut pass rate
January 18, 2018
The first graduating class at AMIT Modi’in High School for Girls has achieved a 100% bagrut success rate for 2017, according to a recent announcement from the Education Ministry.
AMIT Sderot students help keep local seniors healthy
January 17, 2018
Students at the AMIT Sderot Religious Jr. and Sr. High School who completed a first aid course are taking part in a special initiative in their city to help senior citizens stay healthy, and foster intergenerational ties.
Three AMIT graduates get ready to soar for the Israel Air Force
January 15, 2018
The Israeli air force is considered among the best in the world, and three AMIT alumni recently joined its ranks after completing their flight course and earning their coveted wings.
AMIT students take quantum leap into final round of physics olympiad!
January 11, 2018
Two AMIT students, Netzer Ivri from Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim and Elad Layosh from AMIT Ginsburg Bar Ilan Gush Dan Jr. and Sr. High School for Boys, made it to the final round of Israel’s National Physics Olympiad, which is run in cooperation with the Education Ministry and the Maimonides Fund.
AMIT students have virtual visits with leading scientists
January 9, 2018
Biology students at Ulpanat AMIT Kedumim Jr. and Sr. High School are getting invaluable lessons from leading scientists through a special program that coordinates virtual visits between the girls and the experts.
At AMIT Kfar Ganim, inclusion isn’t just a buzz word—it’s reality
January 8, 2018
Many educators like to talk about inclusion in schools, but there’s a difference between discussing the concept in theory and implementing it in reality. That’s something that Rabbi Hagai Gross, the principal of Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim in Petach Tikva, knows all too well.
Binge-learning @ Midreshet AMIT
January 5, 2018
Everyone’s heard of binge-watching (as in the latest TV shows), but the amazing young women at Midreshet AMIT started off the new year binge-learning! For the next month, each student is taking on something new to learn for 30 minutes a day outside of class—and they’re documenting it on Instagram with a special account called #amitbinge. Check it out and have a Shabbat Shalom!
“We are saving souls”
December 29, 2017
In order to get accepted to AMIT Menorat Hamaor, the school’s principal, Ilan Hamami, says half-jokingly that prospective students have to answer one question: Do you have a smartphone? If they respond “yes,” he lets them enroll—but not because that means they have access to high-tech gadgets or that they come from well-off families; in fact, it’s the opposite. If they have a smartphone, it shows him that they have begun to stray from their families’ Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) lifestyle.
AMIT Eitan in Ma’ale Adumim Wins National Education Award
May 24, 2021
AMIT Eitan in Ma’ale Adumim won the National Education Award from the Ministry of Education. The award was given to the school for promoting education towards values and social excellence, social and civic involvement, and giving back to the community.
AMIT Continues To Dominate Spacelab Competition
May 23, 2021
AMIT keeps taking space by storm. First Yeshivat AMIT in Tzfat won first place in the national SpaceLab competition. Then two other students from Midreshet
A Message from Dr. Amnon Eldar on the Current Crisis
May 20, 2021
We are living in dark days, difficult times. Images we never believed would see in our country occur on the streets of cities nightly. Violence,
AMIT Family in Sderot Saved from Rocket During Miracle Stay in Hotel
May 20, 2021
They say that a good teacher is a teacher for life – and in this case, it seems that a good teacher saves lives. The house of the Elgazar family of Sderot was destroyed at the end of last week from a direct missile hit, but at that time the family was in a hotel in Jerusalem, thanks to their son’s teacher.
Hannah Yantov
May 20, 2021
Physics Teacher and Coordinator, Dina and Moses Dyckman Ulpanat AMIT