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
A Hanukkah Hackathon Aims To Thwart Deadly Menorah Fires
December 9, 2018
AMIT students in Modi’in held a Hanukkah-related hackathon this week in an effort to prevent house fires caused by menorahs.
AMIT Students Learning To Become Cyber Warriors
December 5, 2018
Students from AMIT Mekif Bet Ashdod are taking part in a new cyber security class, which got underway last week with a special meeting with the CEO of Kernelios, a firm that helps train the future leaders of Israel’s cyber security front lines.
An Inspiring Mission To Israel For AMIT’s New Associate Regional Directors
December 5, 2018
What sets AMIT apart from other educational networks in Israel? That question was the driving force behind a whirlwind mission to Israel that Joel Silberman and Liron Yadin, AMIT’s new associate regional directors for Florida and Los Angeles, and their staffs took part in over four jam-packed days in October.
AMIT Opens Entrepreneurship Incubator To Expose Students To High-Tech World
December 5, 2018
AMIT’s Gogya teacher-training center, which opened nearly five years ago, has already brought innovative, forward-thinking changes to the way the students at our 110 schools learn. Now it has gone a step further in its goal of preparing AMIT students for the 21st century by opening an on-site “academy of entrepreneurship and innovation.”
AMIT Students Light The Way To Poland For Their Friends
December 2, 2018
The annual heritage trip to Poland is a powerful rite of passage for Israeli teenagers, and the 11th-grade students at the Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sutker AMIT Modi’in School for Boys want to make sure that all of their classmates attend this year.
AMIT Students Head To Technion For Tech Women Conference
November 29, 2018
Outstanding students from two AMIT schools for girls recently took part in the Tech Women 2018 conference at the Technion, one of the world’s top science and technology research universities.
Robotics Students Get Pro Tips From Israel’s Space Agency Head
November 27, 2018
Students from the AMIT Gwen Straus school for boys recently met with Avi Blasberger, director general of the Israel Space Agency, to get his feedback on their research project for a national robotics competition.
Google Training AMIT Students For A Future In High-Tech
November 18, 2018
AMIT students from several schools were chosen to take part in a special program with Google Israel called “Mind the Gap,” which aims to encourage young women to develop an interest in computer science and increase the number of women in the tech industry.
AMIT Entrepreneurs Get “Charged Up” At Visit To Powermat
November 15, 2018
Ninth-grade students at AMIT Gwen Straus who are taking part in a unique entrepreneurship program went on a tour of the Powermat Technologies offices this week, where they met with CEO Elad Dubzinski and learned about wireless charging solutions.
Beach Boys: High-Schoolers’ Startup Aims To Develop Wrist Band For Water Safety
November 14, 2018
By Shoshanna Solomon, Times of Israel
A team of 16- and 17-year-olds at an AMIT Yeshiva High School in the outskirts of Jerusalem has set up a startup company to develop a wrist band that aims to help keep beach-goers safe from drowning.
A Win-Win For An AMIT Student and Lonely Senior
November 13, 2018
After graduating from high school, Eden Tigist Molo knew she wanted to attend a pre-army junior college and develop professionally in the field of information and communications technology. When she heard about the new junior college opening at AMIT Elaine Silver Technological High School in Beersheva, she decided to enroll despite the fact that she lives in Ashdod (about 50 miles away).
AMIT Students Mark Sigd Holiday With Renowned Journalist
November 11, 2018
To mark the Ethiopian holiday of Sigd, which falls 50 days after Yom Kippur, the students of Yeshivat AMIT Eliraz welcomed Channel 2 news correspondent Brahno Taganya for a discussion about adapting to life in Israel, his journalistic success, and everything in between.
AMIT Students Show Solidarity For Israelis In Gaza-Border Towns
November 7, 2018
High school students across Israel—including many from AMIT schools—are raising awareness about the plight of Israeli towns and cities bordering the Gaza Strip, which have been battered by rockets over the years and are now contending with incendiary balloons from Gaza that are igniting and causing massive damage.
AMIT’s Conceptual Revolution Comes To Tzfat
November 6, 2018
After a process of four years of planning and construction, the northern Israeli city of Tzfat finally has its first futuristic-looking (and thinking) school, the AMIT Tzfat Evelyn Schreiber Jr. & Sr. Ulpana High School.
Like In College, AMIT Students Get To Choose Their Teacher
November 4, 2018
Part of the fun of college is being able to audit classes and get to know instructors’ individual teaching styles before deciding whether to register for their class. AMIT is bringing that student-led decision-making process to several of its high schools, starting with AMIT Wasserman Junior and Senior High School in Beersheva.
30 AMIT Students Attend Prestigious Nanotechnology Conference
November 1, 2018
Thirty outstanding physics students from the AMIT network recently took part in a prestigious international nanotechnology conference in Jerusalem.
AMIT Students Across Israel Unite To Express Support For Pittsburgh
October 30, 2018
AMIT students from all across Israel came out in a show of solidarity and support for the Jewish community in Pittsburgh following the devastating attack that killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in that city on Saturday.
18 AMIT Fred Kahane Students Earn Legal Administration Diplomas
October 25, 2018
Eighteen young women earned their diplomas in legal administration at a festive ceremony this week at AMIT Fred Kahane Technological High School in Ashkelon, one of the network’s vocational schools, which give students an opportunity to get an education and gain lifelong skills.
Or Akiva R&D Team Wins Educational Innovation Hackathon
October 21, 2018
The pedagogical R&D team from Ulpanat AMIT Or Akiva won an educational innovation hackathon run by the Education Ministry last week.
Jaclyn Wildes Loves the Learning and Chesed at AMIT
October 18, 2018
By JLNJ Staff
Jaclyn Wildes is studying at Midreshet AMIT in Gilo, Jerusalem. She grew up in Englewood, attended Moriah for elementary school, and Ramaz for high school. She’s attended Camp Seneca, Camp Szarvas and Camp Sulam in the summers.
AMIT Elaine Silver Opens Junior College For Tech Training
October 17, 2018
A new pre-army junior college opened its doors last week 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 8th-Grader Wins Top Spot At European Thai Boxing Competition
October 14, 2018
Following in the footsteps of AMIT alumna Nili Block , 8th-grade AMIT student Michael Yohananov just won a European Thai boxing competition in Romania, taking the top spot in his age and weight category.
Getting Divorced Parents To Chat? There’s An App For That
October 11, 2018
Tomer Segev vividly remembers the day about 10 years ago when his parents told him and his sisters they were getting divorced.
Tech Meets Tikkun Olam In New National Service Program
October 11, 2018
The Israeli Army’s Unit 8200—an elite intelligence corps responsible for cyber security and code decryption—has been called “Israel’s secret startup machine” because so many of its veterans have launched successful startups or gone on to work in Silicon Valley.
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