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
Happiness = The First Week of School
September 15, 2020
Ordinarily, kids don’t look that thrilled when school restarts in the fall. But this year, as Aviv, Amit, Esther, and Yoel describe, it felt great to get back!
Embarking on a Journey: The AMIT Network Offers Innovative, Student-Centered Learning Methodologies
September 14, 2020
How do we make the education system relevant to the 21st century, especially during the days of corona? At the AMIT Educational Network, which developed a new and innovative pedagogical language, education has focused on independent learning in digital environments for the past several years.
A New Way of Educating- חינוך מחדש
September 3, 2020
This article about AMIT was recently published in the Israeli newspaper Mekor Rishon.
Among all the difficulties that the coronavirus has brought, there is one area where it forces us to make a change that maybe for the better. The virus is forcing the education system—and others—to connect to the 21st century and adapt to the contemporary world. All at once, teachers and students were separated from the desks and chairs, the blackboards and chalk, and were required to produce alternatives.
Class on the Beach, Filming Live Classes: Cities and Schools that are Thinking out of the Box
August 24, 2020
This article was published on Sunday, August 23 in The Marker, Israel’s leading financial newspaper that is part of Ha’aretz. The article features three municipalities and the AMIT Network as leading innovative and groundbreaking initiatives in Israel during the coronavirus pandemic.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on the AMIT Staff (Part 4)
July 13, 2020
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Ariella Berman shares her Reflections on the AMIT Staff.
AMIT Sutker Student Wins Top Honors for Volunteerism
July 9, 2020
Dori B., a 12th grader at AMIT Mr. & Mrs. Lester Sutker Arts and Sciences Jr. and Sr. High School for Boys in Modiin, won the citywide top volunteer award that was given to him at a recent ceremony honoring teenage volunteers in the city.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on Israel (Part 3)
July 6, 2020
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Mimi Leifer shares her Reflections on Israel.
Ground Breaks on New “Innovative” AMIT Sderot School
July 2, 2020
Officials broke ground recently on the new Gogya school that will be built for AMIT Gutwirth in Sderot, heralding the movement forward and endorsement of educational innovation in Israel following the health crisis.
AMIT Renanim Jumps in Highest-Level Math Bagrut
July 1, 2020
AMIT Renanim quadrupled the number of students taking the 5-point math bagrut, an impressive mathematical leap by any account and a ticket for its students to go on to study even higher-level math, advanced physics, and other similar disciplines that can open doors in great careers for their future.
First Class Graduates from AMIT Elaine Silver Junior College
July 1, 2020
With all the pomp and circumstance that can be mustered, the first graduating class at AMIT Elaine Silver Junior College completed their studies and received their computer technician certificates.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on the Volunteer Experience (Part 2)
June 29, 2020
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Atara Globus shares her Reflections on the Volunteer Experience.
AMIT Principal Awarded Top Honors by IDF
June 25, 2020
Yair Chetbon, principal of Yeshivat AMIT Eliraz High School in Petach Tikvah, recently received the “Outstanding Soldier” award, a top honor by the IDF, for his service as a major in the reserves in the elite Duvdevan counter-terrorism commando brigade.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on Learning (Part 1)
June 22, 2020
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Rosalie Sohn shares her Reflections on Learning.
AMIT Students Win Top Spot in Competition to Help Third World Countries
June 18, 2020
Four students from AMIT Kamah in Yerucham won first place in the Israel Sustainable Development Goals Program (ISDG) competition, a unique program that gives students the opportunity to create solutions for Third World countries.
AMIT Students Win Prestigious Essay Contest
June 15, 2020
Two AMIT students were among the top winners of a competitive nationwide essay contest to “Name their Hero.”
Talia Kadosh, an 11th grader at Ulpanat AMIT Or Akiva, and Akivah Amitai, a 12th grader at Yeshivat AMIT Nachshon in Mateh Yehuda, are the winners of Israel’s prestigious essay contest (along with Chaim Chaimovich, a 9th grader at the Kfar Yarok Agricultural school).
Beit Hayeled Bat Sherut In the Days of Corona
June 10, 2020
Caring for some of Israel’s most vulnerable children is challenging. Caring for some of Israel’s most vulnerable children during the coronavirus pandemic while facing lockdown and feelings of uncertainty and fear is an exponential challenge.
Pesach at Kfar Blatt Village Where Hearts, Doors Stayed Open
June 10, 2020
Israel was in the midst of a coronavirus shutdown, but AMIT Kfar Blatt Youth Village was always open, offering a protective home for students who needed a safe place for the Pesach vacation during the difficult days of the pandemic.
Carmel 6000’s Tech-Savvy Is a Balm for the Bereaved
June 10, 2020
Another painful consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that those who suffered these losses have not been able to pay tribute to their loved ones because of restrictions of social distancing. A team of young women at Carmel 6000, a prestigious national service project under the auspices of AMIT, created a way for mourners to commemorate these Jewish victims of COVID-19 worldwide.
School Leadership During the Pandemic
June 10, 2020
In this blog, Etti Tzabari, principal of AMIT Kennedy Acco, shares the challenge and triumphs of dealing with the coronavirus at her school and how the school community pivoted to the new medium, new situation, and embraced the health crisis as an opportunity.
AMIT Carried On, Pandemic and All
June 4, 2020
Here’s a wrap up of all the amazing things that happened while AMIT schools were closed and our students sheltered at home.
AMIT Students “Escape” to Celebrate Yom Yerushalayim
May 21, 2020
AMIT students celebrated Yom Yerushalayim, which commemorates the unification of Jerusalem after the Six-Day War, in fun, moving, and creative ways.
Coming Out of Corona
May 13, 2020
Naomi Baum, Ph.D recently led a virtual program for AMIT on how to cope during these challenging times. We’re pleased to share her recent blog that we hope you’ll find helpful during this difficult period.
AMIT Welcomes Students Back to School, Slowly, Safely
May 6, 2020
Going back to school never has been so sweet! As AMIT schools opened in a very limited way this week, returning students were met with warmth, candy, and signage welcoming them back into the classrooms – the first time in two months since the Education Ministry closed schools because of the pandemic.
AMIT Teen Initiates Chesed Caravan for Seniors
May 6, 2020
Daniel M., 15, a student at AMIT Ashdod Yeshiva, has been heading a nationwide effort to bring seniors food and medicines, a tremendous service for the country’s most vulnerable citizens, and an example of a student living AMIT values.
Update #18 From AMIT
January 18, 2024
A Special Message to the AMIT Community from President Herzog
Update #17 From AMIT
January 16, 2024
Working with partners, AMIT has created four learning centers for evacuees around the country. These locations include Eilat, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv.
Update #16 From AMIT
January 16, 2024
As I’m sure you have all heard, there was a multipronged car-ramming and stabbing terror attack earlier today in Ra’anana.
Update #15 From AMIT
January 14, 2024
How We Spent Your Money: AMIT’s “Heal the Children” Campaign
Update #14 From AMIT
January 13, 2024
Yesterday the AMIT Administration spent a meaningful day in the Gaza Envelope.
Update #13 From AMIT
December 8, 2023
This week, nine members of AMIT’s Executive Committee traveled to ten locations across Israel to hear directly from AMIT faculty and students post October 7.