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
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
Givat Shmuel girls get glimpse of innovative national service program
December 18, 2017
Twelfth-grade students at Ulpanat AMIT Givat Shmuel recently welcomed the head of a special national service program aimed at gifted young women.
Dedication of Midreshet AMIT Be’er Yerucham
December 15, 2017
Midreshet AMIT Be’er in Yerucham dedicated a new Beit Midrash—the new home for the midrasha will be a warm, welcoming place for the students and the Yerucham community.
Army officers return to Yeshivat Kfar Ganim to thank their teachers
December 13, 2017
“I am an officer in a classified intelligence unit in the army, and I have to thank the wonderful staff of Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim for my success.”
All Revved Up: These Girls are Making AMIT Auto-Tech History
December 13, 2017
When the two girls, Naria Amrani and Malka Rata, both almost 16 years old, told their teacher that they wanted to pursue automotive studies, she said to them, “Girls, do you know what you’re getting into?”
In the Money: AMIT students learn invaluable lessons on financial literacy
December 13, 2017
Sixty-eight percent of Millennials in the United States say that debt has had a negative impact on their life, according to a recent survey.
Happy Hanukkah: Watch this special greeting for a sweet treat from AMIT
December 13, 2017
To celebrate the Festival of Lights, students from the AMIT Ramle Technological High School’s culinary track are sharing their recipe for sufganiyot (jelly donuts) baked from scratch.
All in the Family: AMIT across three generations
December 13, 2017
Israeli judge and child survivor of the Holocaust David Frankel studied at the AMIT youth village in Petach Tikva, and now his daughter teaches at an AMIT school and his grandchildren attend AMIT schools as well.
Jealousy and pity for children in the age of the smartphone
December 8, 2017
Dear Generation Z, I am jealous of you and I pity you and wonder what you will feel about the next generation, Generation Alpha. Will you also have the same mixed feelings about them – jealousy and pity?
These Girls are “Pushing the Envelope” in the Tech World
December 7, 2017
They may only be in junior high, but the students at AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior High School for Girls are already being prepped for a future full of innovative technology.
AMIT schools rank in Top 10 for army enlistment
December 6, 2017
The Israel Defense Forces’ Manpower Directorate recently published its annual ranking of cities and schools that “contribute more” to military service—meaning that their recruits join combat units and serve as officers.
AMIT Renanim to launch first gifted track for Orthodox girls
November 29, 2017
The AMIT Renanim Junior and Senior Science and Technology High School will offer a gifted track for Orthodox girls in the upcoming school year, marking a first for the educational landscape in central Israel.
AMIT Hammer awarded Education Ministry’s regional prize
November 21, 2017
The AMIT Hammer Junior and Senior High School for Boys in Rehovot was granted the Education Ministry’s regional education award for Israel’s central district.
Daryl Davis offers AMIT students a master class in music—and understanding
November 15, 2017
Students at the AMIT Bienenfeld Hevruta Yeshiva, where some 40 students are currently enrolled in a specialized music track, recently welcomed a unique visitor: African American virtuoso blues pianist, author, actor and lecturer Daryl Davis.
Life-changing lesson: Watch one principal’s unforgettable story
November 14, 2017
David Cohen-Dvir, the principal of AMIT Shevet Sofer Elementary School for Boys, was critically wounded in Gaza. His incredible recovery is an inspiration to his students.
Yalla, learning Arabic is fun—and rewarding, says one AMIT student
November 14, 2017
AMIT student Matan Eliahu has a knack for languages. After spending four years with his family in the United States, he returned to Israel speaking English and Spanish, in addition to his native Hebrew.
Shari and Jacob M. Safra
November 14, 2017
The Safras explain why they can’t think of a better cause than AMIT, which prepares Israeli children for the future. “There are all types of kids and we need to serve all of them,” said Jacob.
A friend in need: Ethiopian orphan gives the gift of family
November 14, 2017
Dalalin Destau is only 16 years old, but he has already experienced more hardship and loss than some people do in a lifetime. Born in a village near Gondar, Ethiopia, Dalalin lost both of his parents as a small child.
She’s in the army now! Midreshet AMIT alum protects Israel
November 14, 2017
Before starting at Midreshet AMIT a little over two years ago, Addi Weiss was on the fence about doing a gap-year in Israel. Now, as a lone soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, she isn’t sure she wants to come back.
AMIT students support factory workers at risk of losing jobs
November 9, 2017
Students at Yeshivat AMIT B’Levav Shalem in Yerucham this week demonstrated solidarity with the employees of Negev Ceramics, who have set up a protest tent in the southern Israeli city to fight the closure of their factory and widespread layoffs.
“This is one way I can support Israel besides visiting”
November 8, 2017
More than 50 people came out last week for AMIT Mid-Atlantic’s “NewGen Israeli Wine Tasting Event” at Union Wharf in Fells Point.
AMIT students help Knesset kick off winter session
November 6, 2017
Students from the AMIT Bellows Ulpanat Noga last week toured the Knesset and took part in the festive opening of its winter session.
AMIT launches new cyber “community”
November 2, 2017
This week, the AMIT Network introduced a special initiative for software engineering and cyber studies teachers in an effort to share unique teaching methods and encourage outstanding students to pursue academic studies in those fields.
AMIT students commemorate Yitzhak Rabin with diverse panel discussion
November 1, 2017
Students Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon marked the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, z”l, with a special panel discussion that included Israelis from across the political spectrum.
Innovative Learning Space Unveiled At Beersheva School
October 26, 2017
This week, the AMIT Wasserman Junior and Senior High School in Beersheva unveiled a state-of-the-art learning space that is meant to foster innovation, creativity, initiative, dialogue and spirit.
Names Rather Than Numbers
May 19, 2021
As part of the international project ‘Names and Numbers’, students from the 10th and 11th grades of the Amit Nachshon Yeshiva traveled this week to interview four Holocaust survivors, in order to create a documentary about the students and their survivors and encounters.
AMIT Responds to the Current Crisis
May 13, 2021
MADA (Magen David Edom – Israel’s equivalent of the Red Cross) put out an announcement that there is a blood shortage in the country, so our beloved principal at AMIT Elaine Silver, Zippi Harpenes, as a true role model, was the first in line this morning in Beersheva to donate blood.
The Students From AMIT Hamer Rehovot Are Fighting Malaria In Nigeria
May 13, 2021
Fasting the mosquito population by sowing carnivorous plants in malaria-infested areas and subsequently establishing solar farms to increase the ability to sow carnivorous plants. This is how Yarin Bekoor Glam, Gabriel Schuster, Omer Rumi and Nissan Okashi – students of the Amit Hamer School in Rehovot – offer a solution to the malaria problem in Nigeria.
Avener Maselton
May 13, 2021
Teacher at The Gloria & Henry I. Zeisel and Family Jr. College at Kfar Blatt in Petach Tikva
Sarit Samuel
May 11, 2021
Twelfth-grade Educator and Math Coordinator, AMIT Gutwirth High School, Sderot
Yoav Rosenblatt, a graduate of Amit Bar-Ilan – Outstanding President of the State
May 10, 2021
On the 73rd Independence Day of the State of Israel, Yoav Rosenblatt, a graduate of the Amit Bar-Ilan Gush Dan School, received the “Outstanding Presidential Medal” from the President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin.