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
5th AMIT School Heads To Robotics National Round
February 12, 2019
AMIT Gould Hallel Jr. and Sr. High School for Girls joins four other AMIT schools that have advanced to the national round of the FIRST LEGO League competition after excelling at the regional stage.
Kfar Ganim Students Ride Their Way To Success
February 10, 2019
Special needs students from Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim recently took part in a mountain bike race with hundreds of other students from across Israel. They faced challenging trails and weather conditions and demonstrated their determination and resilience throughout the competition.
AMIT Special Needs Students Nab 14 Medals At Olympics
February 7, 2019
Special needs students from Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim swept the first ever Olympics for children with impaired communication skills, which included children on the autism spectrum from eight different schools.
Jewish Education And Disabilities Inclusion: 10 Things To Know
February 7, 2019
Successfully including students of all abilities in Jewish education can seem overwhelming for a school that has not previously made accommodations or offered opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
The Next Generation of Learning
February 6, 2019
By Amnon Eldar, director general of the AMIT network
The AMIT network of schools has been at the top of educational achievements on a nationwide scale recently. This summer, AMIT was ranked the educational network with the highest achievements, according to the indexes set by the Education Ministry.
7 AMIT Students Named Network’s Physics Champs
February 5, 2019
As part of the AMIT network’s efforts to get students to think creatively and take on academic challenges, it introduced a network-wide physics Olympiad several years ago, and recently crowned the winners of the 2018-2019 school year.
Four AMIT Robotics Teams Headed To National Competition
February 3, 2019
Four robotics teams from AMIT schools have advanced to the national round of the FIRST LEGO League competition after excelling at the regional stage.
Yovel Mor Yosef, z”l, Commemorated At Ashkelon School
January 31, 2019
AMIT Bet Junior and Senior High School in Ashkelon last week dedicated a beit midrash in memory of Yovel Mor Yosef, z”l, its graduate who was serving in the army and killed in a terrorist attack in December.
What Do Project-Based Learning And Torah Have To Do With Each Other? Everything
January 30, 2019
At AMIT, we are educating our children in Israel with vital 21st-century skills, including problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking by providing them with a cutting-edge, Jewish values–based education. To read more about how project based-learning, STEAM and Jewish studies go together, read this blog by contributor Rochie Sommer
Move Over, GeekSquad! AMIT Students Launch Computer-Repair Course
January 29, 2019
When the principal of AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Jr. and Sr. High School for Girls heard her students lamenting that they wish they knew how to fix a broken computer, she decided to enable them to do just that.
Radical Change Doesn’t Happen Overnight
January 23, 2019
By Amnon Eldar, director general of the AMIT network
The process of transforming our schools and classrooms into “learning communities” calls for the same skills we seek to impart to our students, so they will thrive in the 21st century: teamwork, research, analytical skills, curiosity, critical thinking and creativity.
AMIT Students Taking Part In Flagship Space Program
January 20, 2019
Students from Yeshivat AMIT Amichai were recently chosen to take part in the flagship project of Israel’s Science, Technology and Space Ministry, helping to conduct research using images taken by a mini-satellite launched into space in 2017.
AMIT Student Filmmakers Reel In Cinema Awards
January 17, 2019
Two AMIT schools won second-place prizes for their films at a national competition of cinema and communications students.
AMIT Students Skype Their Way To Better English
January 13, 2019
Students at AMIT Ashkelon Bet Jr. and Sr. High School recently found a creative way to improve their conversational English-language skills: regularly scheduled Skype conversations with retired American Jews.
Critical Thinking: We Know It’s Important, But We Don’t Teach It Enough
January 10, 2019
At AMIT, we are educating our children in Israel with vital 21st-century skills, including problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking. Read more about the importance of critical thinking from Helen Lee Bouygues, an expert on the subject.
Outstanding AMIT Students Get a Taste For Tech At Intel
January 7, 2019
Students from the excellence program at AMIT Eitan Jr. and Sr. High School for Boys recently toured the Jerusalem offices of Intel, the global technology company.
Yerucham Students Set Their Sights On Space
January 4, 2019
Students from Yeshivat AMIT B’Levav Shalem are taking part in an exciting project in which they will build a three-dimensional micro-satellite, program it, and, ultimately, launch it into space.
AMIT Student Makes History With Election As Student Council President
January 2, 2019
AMIT high school senior Reuben Tagenia made history this week, becoming the first student of Ethiopian descent elected president of the municipal student council in Petach Tikva.
Paging The Doctors Of The Future!
December 30, 2018
Students from the first ever class of AMIT Yud Ashdod’s medicine track recently got firsthand knowledge of the field during a visit to Kaplan medical Center in Rehovot.
4 Gwen Straus Graduates Soar Into The Israeli Air Force
December 27, 2018
During their time at AMIT Gwen Straus, D. and A. used to play basketball together and both studied in the physics track, but little did they know back then that they would end up as pilots in the Israeli air force. D. is now a helicopter pilot and A. is a combat navigator.
JTA: Israeli Program Enlists Young Religious Women To Solve Social Problems Through Tech
December 27, 2018
by Sam Sokol
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sitting side by side in an open office in the tech giant Cisco’s headquarters here, Roni Ashkenazi and Ayelet Ganot sat staring at lines of code on a flat screen monitor checking their work before launching a demo of their latest project — a tablet app they are calling “What Should I Do.”
Watch How AMIT Is Transforming Israeli Education!
December 18, 2018
AMIT, which was recently named the #1 educational network in Israel, is leading an educational revolution. Here’s how AMIT got to where it is today and why it’s so successful.
AMIT Students Join Peers Worldwide For An Hour Of Code
December 16, 2018
Students from the AMIT Gwen Straus school for boys took part in one of the biggest educational events across the globe recently, joining students in hundreds of other countries for a one-hour computer programming tutorial.
For AMIT students and senior citizens, the sky’s the limit
December 11, 2018
Throughout the year, AMIT students across Israel take part in various activities with senior citizens from their communities, but that bond reached new heights—literally—as young women from the AMIT high school in Tel Aviv and their elder counterparts assembled and flew drones together.
Expanding the Tent: A Turning Point for AMIT
July 29, 2026
Around the year 2000, AMIT found itself at a crossroads. The leadership of the school network, known to be synonymous with religious Zionist education, was faced with a bold question: Should AMIT expand to include secular schools?
A Recipe for Life at Ulpanat AMIT Wasserman
May 5, 2026
Students at AMIT Wasserman High School for girls in Ma’ale Adumim, prepared for life after graduation in a unique and meaningful way – by inviting their grandmothers into the school kitchen.
Ulpanat AMIT Haifa Students Share Joy
April 29, 2026
A meaningful evening of hafrashat challah at a Haifa hotel recently took an unexpected turn.
AMIT Nordlicht Student Runs Toward Responsibility
April 22, 2026
When sirens sound, most people move toward shelter. Elroi Dadon does the opposite.
From AMIT Rehovot to the World Stage
April 15, 2026
Seven students from AMIT Ron Arad in Rehovot are heading to the international finals of the Ramon Space Olympiad this May, after earning second place in the national competition.
Building the Future, One Line of Code at a Time
April 9, 2026
Students at Yeshivat AMIT Eitan in Ma’aleh Adumim presented their Al-powered educational application to the National Education Prize Committee.
Teacher Spotlight
Shlomi Dahan
Eighth-grade Educator and Head of the Yeshiva Path and Middle School Principal, AMIT Eitan Ma’ale Adumim
Rabbi Mordechai Greenblatt
Bible Teacher at AMIT Fred Kahane Technological School in Ashkelon
Avener Maselton
Teacher at The Gloria & Henry I. Zeisel and Family Jr. College at Kfar Blatt in Petach Tikva