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AMIT Nachshon Yeshiva A Moment of Kindness

At AMIT Nachshon Yeshiva in the Mateh Yehuda region, students are accustomed to a demanding schedule filled with Gemara, mathematics, and preparation for matriculation exams. But the most important lesson does not appear on any schedule.

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Amnon for News

AMIT Final War Update

We all hope and pray this will be the last war report sent by our office. This message from Dr. Amnon Eldar is being sent to all AMIT students, staff, parents in Israel and our supporters worldwide.

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Think Outside of the Box

AMIT Students Think Outside of the Box

Students from the AMIT Renanim Science and Technology High School, Ra’anana advanced science track opened this year with a hands-on activity, “think outside of the box”, an interactive learning experience with experiential boxes mirroring an escape room experience.

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US Ambassador Visits AMIT Sderot

US Ambassador Visits AMIT Sderot Religious High School “On behalf of the United States of America- we support you”

David Friedman, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, paid a visit to AMIT Sderot Religious High School and met with the school’s Yeshiva track students. Ambassador Friedman shared his memories from school with his friend Hillel Fendel, who is the brother of the head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot; “we made lots of trouble in class,” he recalled. He commended the students and all Sderot residents and shared his prays for the safety of the city. He expressed, “The United States supports you and stands with you. Please continue to carry out Jewish life here in Sderot.”

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AMIT Gwen Straus Recognized for Values

AMIT Gwen Straus Recognized for Values

AMIT Gwen Straus Junior and Senior High School for Boys, Kfar Batya have been recognized as the one of the top schools in the country for their values-based teaching. This is a wonderful achievement for both tracks; the society and law track and the science and technology track which is overseen by director Rabbi Yoni Berlin.

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Teacher Entrepreneurs

Want Good Teachers? Turn Them Into Entrepreneurs

The Jerusalem Post, by Dr. Amnon Eldar, director general of AMIT
More than 7,000 teachers left the education system in 2017 – a higher number than ever before – according to recently published data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). This is not a one-time event but a phenomenon. An increase in teacher attrition has been recorded for five consecutive years, and according to the CBS, the teachers who leave actually have higher statistical rankings (matriculation and psychometric scores) than the remaining teachers.

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