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May 31, 2026, 9:25 AM

The Quiet Weight Israeli Children Are Carrying

In one Beit Shemesh classroom supported by JOIN Israel, an elementary school student tried to explain what the war years had felt like. “There was a war,” he said softly. “And I got scared… a little bit. It was hard....

Bonnie K. Goodman

Apr 6, 2026, 12:48 PM

Israel Needs Teachers. My Memoir Shows How It Treats Them

The cover of My Jerusalem Life, Interrupted, Bonnie K. Goodman’s memoir of aliyah, teaching, housing insecurity, unpaid wages, and the gap between the Israel celebrated abroad and the Israel many olim actually live. Cover Art by Bonnie K. Goodman

My Jerusalem Life, Interrupted and the human cost of educational instability By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS In Israel, the education system does not operate in a vacuum. Sirens interrupt daily life. Schools shift between classrooms and Zoom instruction with little warning....

Bonnie K. Goodman

Feb 3, 2026, 10:53 AM

Discrimination and Power Struggles in Israeli Education

An interactive classroom environment highlighting student participation and guided learning. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS The Real Israel Exposed, Part V Author’s note: This essay is part of The Real Israel Exposed, a series looking at where power, policy, and lived experience collide in Israeli public institutions. Public education only works when authority...

Bonnie K. Goodman

Jan 11, 2026, 9:41 AM

When Experience Becomes a Liability in Israeli Schools

An empty classroom, emblematic of the broader challenges facing teachers in Israel today. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Teaching English in Israel as an Oleh without a Safety Net In the same week that I was warned my teaching internship in Israel was “at risk,” I interviewed with two American-style schools and a study-abroad program. In those conversations,...

Sagit Alkobi Fishman

Nov 28, 2025, 7:45 PM

Do Muslim women who cover their faces cut off communication?

AI-generated image; a niqab-wearing student standing in a classroom, with classmates in the background

Religious freedom in the public square is vital, but in the classroom, the 'niqab' gets in the way of dialogue by masking facial expressions

Ella Ben Emanuel

Nov 23, 2025, 6:28 PM

Smartphones Are Failing Israeli Students

As a high school teacher, I’ve watched phones hijack attention, learning, and even childhood itself. It’s time we say enough. To this day I’ll still remember the clock on the classroom wall. It had a second hand. It ticked loudly....

Oct 28, 2025, 10:21 AM

Israel Must Never Catch the Worst American Disease

Us parents must teach our children to explore the world, not hide from it (Sharon Carr of Unsplash).

In Israel we say “yihye beseder.” In America they say “better safe than sorry.” Only one feels alive — the other’s too paralysed by lawsuits, hashtags, and moral panic to raise a backbone. A few months ago, I went for...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Sep 3, 2025, 11:51 AM

Real and fake statistics use results out of context to justify preexisting ideas

If you believe any of it, you're ignorant, naïve, or a fool, IMHO My judgments are merciless, and skip this if you don't like such texts. Democracy and equality shouldn't mean that we all must be the same. Smashing stereotypes and...

Sep 1, 2025, 2:01 PM

Back to School, Back to Hope in Israel

Amid memories of October 7, Israeli children return with courage, proving that evil will not win and resilience defines the future I’ll admit it, this school year feels different. As millions of Israeli children returned to classrooms this week, my heart...

Sep 1, 2025, 7:52 AM

Children Need Normal Heroes

Levy Meir Clancy, Unsplash

From morahs to mothers and bus drivers to bubbes, the heroes worth admiring are not influencers chasing likes. When people speak of “heroes” today, they usually mean celebrities, athletes, or influencers. For a child, a hero is seen through altogether...

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