Teaching in israel

Israeli former teacher sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for indecent acts against eight pupils

In a ruling cleared for publication, Senior Judge Michal Brant also ordered Shaar to pay NIS 290,000 in compensation to the victims.

(Illustrative) An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, August 31, 2025
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

School system to fully reopen across Israel starting Sunday, Education Ministry confirms

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021

Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

A man hugging his dog

Can dogs help ease teacher burnout in Israel’s schools during wartime? - study


Now is the time to be a teacher in Israel - opinion

Authorities must also invest for our children’s future.

 NEW TEACHERS run a summer school, located at Alonei Yitzhak in the North, as part of the training they receive from Hotam.

OECD report finds Israel has one of the biggest pay gaps between teachers

Israel has one of the world’s biggest gaps in salaries between teachers, according to a report by the OECD on teachers’ salaries in 2021.

 TENS OF thousands of teachers demonstrate in Tel Aviv, May 30.

How can Jewish schools be bad?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The Teachers' Union has become a strategic problem for the Jewish state. Their enemy was merit. It still is. 

 YAFFA BEN-DAVID, head of the Teachers’ Union, greets teachers participating in a demonstration in Tel Aviv in May demanding better pay and work conditions.

Teachers Union vs gov't: Finance Min. offers NIS 9,000 starting salary in negotiations

The Teachers Union responded that their demands are far from being met and that the talks are far from over. 


Homeroom teachers are being left behind -opinion

At the forefront of everything, for the good of our children, we have to hear from these teachers. Isn’t it time to hear what they have to say?

 TEACHERS DEMAND better pay and working conditions, as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv, in May. A sign reads: ‘Without teachers, there is no future.’ The shirt reads: ‘Fair salary now!’

Israel's post-COVID earthquake has begun with severe shortages - opinion

Israel is currently facing a severe shortage of principals, teachers and social workers

 SOME PEOPLE wear masks, others don’t, at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem, earlier this month. In the post-COVID-19 reality, we will be tasked with addressing the scar tissue that developed over the last two years, says the writer.

Israel's teachers, education crisis: A look at the struggle

“I don’t understand how a teacher making a salary of NIS 8,000 can raise a family, and pay the mortgage and bills when prices are going up for everything."

 TENS OF thousands of teachers demonstrate in Tel Aviv, May 30.

Israel Elections: Who cares about Israeli voters? - opinion

Let’s take stock of where we – those who will be voting once again on November 1st – stand in relation to what we require as against that which we receive.

 ISRAELIS SET UP tents last month on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, to protest against the soaring housing prices in Israel and social inequalities.

Jewish-American deaf teacher in Israel breaks through mask barrier

Masa Teaching Fellow Giselle Nissenbaum is deaf and relied on lip reading in her classes. But when COVID-19 forced people to wear masks, she started teaching sign language.

 Masa Teaching Fellow Giselle Nissenbaum.

Letters to the Editor, June 27, 2022: Longstanding antisemitic tendencies

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters