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
AMIT Students Stand in Solidarity and Mourn Meron Tragedy
May 3, 2021
On Thursday night, Israel experienced its worst civilian tragedy when 45 people were killed in Meron. Sunday was declared a National Day of Mourning for all of Israel to come together and commemorate the lost. It was a day of solidarity with the impacted families and a day of prayer for those who are still in the hospital.
Assaf Siri
May 3, 2021
Coordinator of Excellence and Mofet, AMIT Hammer Rehovot Education Campus
AMIT Welcomes 45 Ethiopian Students with Open Arms
April 22, 2021
The AMIT Florin Taman Junior and Senior High School for Boys in Tzfat has recently welcomed a large group of newly arrived Ethiopian immigrants. Some
Two AMIT Students Selected for Israel’s Prestigious Asian Physics Olympics Team
April 15, 2021
Recently, the 8 outstanding students in the country in physics qualified for the Israeli team that is expected to compete in the Asian Physics Olympics,
Young Artists Work Chosen to be Displayed at “Dreams During Corona” Exhibit
March 13, 2021
Two 7th grade students from AMIT Beer Tuvia were chosen to participate in a gallery of artwork whose theme was “Dreams During Corona” that will
Students Deliver Pesach Food Packages to Needy Families in Petach Tikva
March 12, 2021
Students in 9th grade from AMIT Kfar Ganim in Petach Tikva raised money and packed more than 150 food packages for poor people before Pesach.
Yeshivat AMIT Tzfat Wins Prestigious SpaceLab Competition
February 23, 2021
AMIT Florin Taman Junior and Senior Hight School for Boys won the prestigious SpaceLab competition, run by the Ramon Foundation. Their project experiment will be tested in outer space! The school is located in the Northern most part of Israel, and many of the students come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Given the location of the school and some of the challenges the students and their families face, this achievement is all the more impressive. Over 100 teams participated in the competition and 17 reached the finals, of whom four were chosen as winners of the competition including the AMIT Tzfat team.
AMIT President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman On i24 News
February 4, 2021
AMIT President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman recently appeared on an i24 News broadcast and spoke about the innovative 21st-century educational approach AMIT has implemented throughout our 104 schools in Israel. In partnership with the American Zionist Movement, the i24 News broadcast featured several Zionist organizations.
An AMIT Robotics Team Unmasks Its Potential
January 21, 2021
March and April 2020 saw the early, chaotic days of Coronavirus in Israel. The country and especially medical staff experienced a dangerous shortage of protective equipment and masks. In the south, the AMIT B’Levav Shalem Robotics Team in Yeruham decided to partner with the Yeruham Science Center to help solve the problem—by producing masks themselves.
Shai Kehat
January 21, 2021
Homeroom and History Teacher/Coordinator, AMIT Eitan Maaleh Adumim High School for Boys
AMIT Student Receives Minister of Education Prize for Volunteerism
January 21, 2021
The Minister of Education’s prize for volunteerism and social activism in Israel’s southern region was given to Ravid H., a 12th grade student at AMIT Kiryat Malachi. Ravid is chairman of the school’s student council and the city-wide student council. She also serves as the CEO of a company, through which she developed the All Mall application, an app to improve the user experience at malls, through a joint initiative with UniStream.
Where are they now? Midreshet AMIT Alumni
January 18, 2021
Catch up with Midreshet AMIT alumni and hear how their experiences at AMIT impacted their lives and helped shape their future.
Digital Student Art Gallery
January 13, 2021
Ulpanat AMIT Schreiber in Tzfat had 7th and 8th-grade students in the art chug (extra-curricular class) create a unique virtual photography display of their artwork.
Theater Arts – To Be or Not To Be
January 7, 2021
AMIT Ashdod Arts and Science Ulpanit High School for Girls created a wonderful opportunity for 27 10th graders majoring in Theater Arts, through a partnership with the local, well-regarded and highly professional Ashdod Performing Arts Center.
Thanks to YOU, despite COVID, 2020 was a great year!
January 6, 2021
As we bid farewell to 2020 and enter 2021, we want to take a moment to express our tremendous gratitude for showing up, despite all the challenges and hardships. YOUR support helped make this past year a successful one for more than 41,000 children, 70% of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds. It wasn’t an easy year, but with your help, AMIT children continued to receive the most innovative Jewish values-based education whether they were learning in class, or remotely from their homes.
ParkWatch – A Solution To The Problem Of Disabled Parking
December 30, 2020
AMIT students developed an app that provides a solution to the problem of disabled parking. The solution will allow, through a barcode identification, to check whether a vehicle in disabled parking is authorized to park in it and if the vehicle is not authorized, the information will be reported directly to the authorities.
A Genius Student Creates A Smart City
December 23, 2020
Morag A., a 12-year-old student, has created an application with the help of which the residents of Yeruham can complain about harms and see if the complaints are handled.
AMIT Student Pilots New Nature Accessible Wheelchair
December 21, 2020
Jonathan Davidovich, the son of political adviser, Shuli Davidovich, and AMIT Nachshon Yeshiva student went out last week for the first time on a trip with the new wheelchair installed by Paratrek – a project specializing in providing solutions to all types of physical disabilities.
True Female Leadership
December 16, 2020
What is the secret to educating girls for leadership? The principals of the AMIT Network believe that for young students, only the sky is the limit. A conversation about personal example, education for excellence and personal attention in the screen generation.
Minister of Education Yoav Galant Visits AMIT
December 10, 2020
Israel’s Minister of Education, Yoav Galant, visited AMIT’s Gogya Center today, December 10th. The Gogya learning center is AMIT’s state-of-the art hub for educational innovation, professional development and collaboration – it’s where teachers learn how to teach in a startlingly new way.
AMIT Students Hold Surprise Bar Mitzvah for Quarantined Classmate
December 10, 2020
Yeshivat AMIT Amichai held a surprise Bar Mitzvah at the end of December for Eitan B. who was in quarantine with his family. One
The Algorithm that Defeated Corona
December 4, 2020
The AMIT Network reaches every one of its students even in the days of corona, with the help of an advanced computer system, artificial intelligence and algorithms that allow each principal to provide an immediate answer to the needs of his or her students.
The Shofar Still Sounds Despite Coronavirus Lockdown
November 4, 2020
Despite Israel’s third coronavirus lockdown, the sounds of the shofar still echoed throughout the land. That’s thanks to an enterprising and dedicated group of young women organized by Hilma, a non-profit tech organization which focuses on social good and which is supported by AMIT.
AMIT Students Serve Community During COVID Lockdown
November 4, 2020
Continuing the AMIT tradition of caring for those in the community, the 12th grade students at Yeshivat AMIT B’Levav Shalem in Yerucham are helping out during these dire times. This past Rosh Hashana marked the second coronavirus lockdown in Israel. Nearly all 60 12th graders answered the call to provide aid and comfort by volunteering; in this case, they packaged about 500 food baskets for the Yerucham elderly in need.
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