Back to school

New school, new home: Young olim begin the school year in Israel

From learning Hebrew to making new friends, five young olim share the excitement and nerves of finding their place in an Israeli classroom.

New olim at Ben Gurion Airport greeting first graders
Nearly three million Israeli students begin school on September 1, 2026, including some 180,000 first-graders.

Nearly three million Israeli students begin school year with AI, financial education at center

Children studying outdoors in Kfar Hasidim in August, 1925.

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

The children's learning ability has weakened a bit.

5 games that will bring back children's math knowledge before returning to school


Education Ministry report: 1,659 schoolchildren infected with COVID-19

Overall, schools and kindergartens saw lower rates of infection that the general population.

Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv as they return to kindergarden on October18, 2020 after being shut down during a national lockdown in a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Little enforcement means ultra-Orthodox schools have remained open

Police carry out patrols, but tread lightly when they find a school opened illegally.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews are taught in school.

MKs meet with local authorities, draft outline for return to school

Heads of local authorities said that the past few months have proven that further autonomy should be provided to local government in handling the situation.

Back to school amid a pandemic

"We cannot live in fear": French pupils remember murdered teacher

Some 12 million pupils returned to school for the first time since the 47-year-old was slain in broad daylight on the eve of a two-week school holiday.

People gather in front of the Bois d'Aulne college after the attack in the Paris suburb of Conflans St Honorine, France, October 17, 2020

Worry as Israel's children return to schools

Two schools out of 5,000 were closed because of high infection rates. One hundred and thirty-four preschools were closed for high infection rates out of 21,000 preschools.

 A teacher instructs students in proper mask wear, as first through fourth graders return to school, November 1, 2020.

Coronavirus: First through fourth graders head back to school today

Synagogues, salons and bed and breakfasts reopen for first time since lockdown

Parents accompany their children to the kindergarten in Tel Aviv as they return to kindergarden on October18, 2020 after being shut down during a national lockdown in a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

Education Ministry blames Health Ministry's 'indecisiveness’ in reopening

A senior official in the Health Ministry said that his ministry is not prepared to return children in grades one and two to school because of “indecision in the Health Ministry.”

Students return for the new school year, September 1, 2020

Is Israel a failing state? - analysis

The events on Sunday comprise the largest incident of civil disobedience ever witnessed in the Jewish state.

Ultra-Orthodox children wearing face masks at their school in the city of Rehovot, May 24, 2020

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox return to school, defying govt. decision

These children are living in deep red-zone areas, including Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, and some Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Students and a rabbi at an ultra-orthodox school in B'nei Brak, July 2017

Alroy-Preis maintains: Preschools cannot open Sunday

Other Health Ministry officials disagree

Head of Public Health Services Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis addresses the press. 12.10.2020