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Eilat Tiyul and more

After a post-Sukkot stretch of weeks of learning, the past two weeks have been ones of varied and interesting experiences at Midreshet AMIT. We began the week exploring special needs in the ...

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Yom Gibbush

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Carnival

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Bayit Cham

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5778 Arrival

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Banquet

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Final Shabbaton

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Yom Yerushalayim

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Lag BaOmer

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Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha'atzma'ut

Our students experienced the powerful connection between Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael -  in historic and modern times - since their return after the Pesach break. We began our ...

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Har Herzl

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Matza Baking

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Trip to Poland

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Team AMIT at the Jerusalem Marathon

Kol Hakavod to TEAM AMIT who ran, walked, strolled… for 10K all over Jerusalem this past Friday at the Jerusalem Marathon.  Together our team raised close to 20,000 dollars for Amit ...

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Adar Dress Up Day

What a week of simcha we had!  Many of the girls got up for a 6:00 AM Vatikin Tefilla at the Kotel which was inspiring and a lot of fun! This Thursday's theme was "Dress Up like ...

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Eilat Tiyul

It was a privilege to spend 2 days this week with our amazing students in Eilat appreciating the beauty of Eretz Yisrael. We were challenged with some intense hiking adventures like the Red ...

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Masada and Dead Sea Tiyul

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Yachad Pizza Making Chesed Event

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Pre Rosh Hashana Retreat

It has been a great and busy week at Amit!  Classes are exciting and the students are enjoying getting to know our amazing staff. One of this weeks highlights was our Pre Rosh Hashana full ...

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Chesed Trip: Pantry Packers

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Bowling and Bonding with Bnot Sherut

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Beit Hayeled Opening Carnival

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First Tiyul: Ein Prat and Eretz Ayalim

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Paint Party Night

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Overlooking and Visiting the Kotel

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Arrival of class of 5777!

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End of year banquet

Today we celebrated the end of the year with an all day banquet in which the students will had the opportunity to present the teachers with messages of Hakarat Hatov and we, the staff had a ...

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Yom Yerushalayim

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Lag Ba'omer!

The students were busy in the Beit Midrash this week learning and  finishing the parshiot they committed to learning in Tanach for our grand Siyum coming up in 2 weeks. Kol Hakavod to Mrs. ...

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Golan Tiyul

After the heat wave passed, we headed up North for an exciting tiyul to the Golan Heights. The trip combined Torah, Jewish History and loads of fun. The girls trekked through a challenging ...

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Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut

Our students experienced the powerful connection between Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael throughout the this most memorable week. We began our commemoration of Yom Hazikaron with a multi media ...

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Chanuka at Midreshet AMIT

The holiday spirit is in the air! With festive celebrations and exciting learning, our students are having a most memorable Chanukah in Eretz Yisrael. We kicked off the week with the first ...

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Galil Tiyul

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Masada Tiyul

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The Great Amit Challah Bake

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Pre Yom Kippur Yishi Retreat

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Chesed Trip at Ezer Mitzion

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Ein Gedi Tiyul

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Yom Gibbush

On Tuesday, we headed out early for our first tiyul where the girls hiked and climbed in the morning along with a number of our staff who came to join for the trip. The afternoons theme was ...

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Ice Breakers & BBQ

Our two day orientation began with an overview of the many challenging and amazing classes that the students will be able to choose from. We discussed security protocols and talked about safety ...

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Class of 5776 Arrives!

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Banquet

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Last Shabbaton

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Happy 90th Birthday Amit

We had a blast celebrating AMIT's 90th Birthday Party at Binyanei Hauma this week! It was incredibly powerful for the students to see the delegations from many of the Amit schools across ...

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Yom Yerushalayim

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Lag Baomer

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Yom Ha'azmaut Tiyul and BBQ

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Yom Haatzmaut Night in Chashmonaim

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Yom Hazikaron - Latrun, Kfar Etzion Cemetary and Memorial for "The Boys"

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Matzah Baking

This was a very exciting last week of school before our upcoming Pesach vacation. We enjoyed number of excellent shiurim throughout the week regarding the halachot of Pesach and many ...

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Jerusalem Marathon - Team AMIT

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Adar Activities at Midreshet AMIT!

Beit Hayeled Purim Party Adar Staff Prank Beit Hayeled Adar Dinner  

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Adar Color War!

This week was jam packed with learning and activity! We began the week with a delicious bagel breakfast sponsored by Yardena Samson and family. The students listened to a presentation ...

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Eilat Tiyul!

The wind and the rain didn't stop us from having a blast this week in Eilat. We loved hiking and climbing up and down the steep mountains. Although the water was too cold to enjoy, we did ...

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Pantry Packers!

We ended off this week with a chesed trip to Pantry Packers where our girls sorted, bagged, labeled and packed many pounds of rice for the needy. It was a fun activity and a mitzvah as well!

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Chanukah at AMIT

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Jerusalem Seminar - Southern Wall Excavations

Today we toured the Southern Walls of the Temple Mount led by Rav Aharon Wexler. We saw the amazing Herodian construction that is over 2000 years old along with Mikvaot that our ancestors ...

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Galil Tiyul

Last week, we enjoyed our first overnight tiyul up in the Galil!  We first waded through a water tunnel built more than 2000 years ago to supply water to ancient Caesarea. We then hiked ...

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Discover Seminar

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Ein Gedi Tiyul

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Pre Yom Kippur Retreat

A special Pre Yom Kippur Retreat took place on Wednesday at Yishi, a scenic moshav near Beit Shemesh. The theme of the day was "Recharging the Mind, Body and Soul." The students had ...

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Jerusalem Seminar - City of David

Yesterday we visited the original City of David. With a Tanach in and to guide us, we explored the origins of our connection to Jerusalem.  We walked 2700 years in the past through  a ...

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Pre Rosh Hashana honey making workshop

Interesting to see how honey is made and learn about the some of the customs of Rosh Hashana!

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Shemitta Shiur

Our students this year have the unique opportunity to be in Eretz Yisrael for a Shmita year, which occurs only once every 7 years and applies only in Israel.  We were privileged on ...

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Leket Chesed Trip

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"Yom Gibush" - Team Building Day

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Orientation BBQ

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Pre Shabbat Ruach at Beit Hayeled

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Opening Mincha at the Kotel

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Welcome to Israel

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On the way to AMIT 5775!

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Banquet and Farewell

Each family in Beit Hayeled made a special "Mesibat Preida" for our students and the kids of Beit Hayeled presented the girls with personalized gifts. However, more importantly, the ...

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Golan Tiyul

We started off this week with a Lag Baomer trip to the women's beach in Tel Aviv and ended off the day with a lively bonfire. We then travelled up north in the middle of the week for our ...

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Yom Haatzmaut

The transition from the sadness of Yom Hazikaron to the joy of Yom Ha'atzmaut was felt by all on our trip to Chashmonaim, a yishuv located near Modiin. We celebrated with the members of the ...

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Yom Hazikaron

We began our commemoration of Yom Hazikaron with a video presentation and discussion. Our students were moved by the emotional video tribute to the life of Michael Levine, an American oleh who ...

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Welcome back from Poland - Welcome home to Eretz

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Jerusalem Marathon - Go Team Amit

Kol Hakavod to Team Amit for raising over $15,000 for the Beit Hayeled Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. Special Hakarat Hatov to Coordinator of Student Activities, Mrs. Barbara Vidomlanski and ...

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Pre Marathon Pics and Pasta Party

Midreshet AMIT's Pre Marathon Pasta Party - Yum!  It was a delicious carbfest of bagels, tuna, veggies, quiches, pasta, muffins, cheesecake....

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Purim Chagigah

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Purim Visit to Shaare Zedek

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Purim Carnival

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Rosh Chodesh Adar

Tfillat Vatikin at the Kotel!

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Rosh Chodesh Adar Fun!

On Rosh Chodesh Adar - the tradition at Midreshet Amit is to pull a prank on the staff. Our students led us on an exciting adventure through the streets if Yerushalayim with challenges and ...

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Chesed @ Shalva

Aside from the daily chesed with the children at Beit Hayeled, our girls have gone on a variety of "chesed trips" this year. This week we went to Shalva, a wonderful organization that ...

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Color War!

The week began with a surprise Color War that was full of fun – and sometimes strange – activities. We divided the students into 2 teams, Emet and Emunah, and each team created ...

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Eilat Tiyul

Midreshet AMIT went on a fabulous tiyul to Eilat this Wednesday and Thursday. Our bus left Beit Hayeled at 3:30 am (!) so that we could pack in a full day. We began the well known Canyon ...

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Mevaseret Tiyul

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Chesed Trips to Pantry Packers and Yad Eliezer

This Tuesday morning, we enjoyed a wonderful chesed trip. Half the students went to Yad Eliezer and while the other half went to Pantry Packers and together they organized and filled hundreds ...

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Snow Day in Yerushalayim!

Who would've believed that we ended off this week with a very cold - "Snow Day" in Yerushalayim!! On Thursday morning, the local schools in our neighborhood closed and after a ...

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Visiting the AMIT Nordlicht Technilogcal High School

This week we had the opportunity to see an AMAZING Amit School called the Nordlicht Technological High School.  It is a "last chance" school for kids who haven't succeeded in ...

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First night of Chanukah

We celebrated out first night if Chanukah together with the children of Beit Hayeled. Our students lit candles with the kids and sang songs with them. Some families had a festive meal together, ...

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Israel Advocacy Trip

This past Thursday, we spent the day seeing the Israeli entrepreneurial spirit firsthand. As part of the Jerusalem U Israeli advocacy class, we visited NU Fashion, a clothing company which uses ...

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Project Leket

On Sunday morning we headed out to Rechovot to pick vegetables for the needy. The organization leket arranges for surplus fruits and vegetables, that would have otherwise gone to waste, to be ...

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Amit Reunion

This week we enjoyed an amazing Midreshet AMIT reunion at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. Many if our alumni joined us for the annual dinner as well. We were privileged to hear from Israel's ...

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Trip to Chevron

As part of our "Chodesh Tefilla" program, we went on an exciting tour of Chevron this week, led by the well-known Simcha Hochbaum, Chevron's Director of Tourism. He brought the ...

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Galil Tiyul

We enjoyed our first 2 day tiyul up north this week. We started off early Wednesday morning with an inspiring Dvar Torah overlooking the Galil where the girls learned about the biblical ...

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Jerusalem Water Hike

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Visit To Kever Rachel

In commemoration of Rachel Imeinu's yartzheit next week, we dedicated this Wednesday morning to learning about Rachel's life and legacy. The mechanchot taught the students some of the ...

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Orientation and Visit to the Kotel

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2013/14 Students have arrived!

Welcome to our 2013/14 Students!

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AMIT 2012/3 Final Video!

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Farewell Banquet

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Golan Tiyul

We traveled up north last week for a wonderful tiyul and enjoyed two adventurous days of history, adventure and fun! Although I am terrified of heights, the students somehow convinced me to join ...

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Yom Haatzmaut

The transition from the sadness of Yom Hazikaron to the joy of Yom Ha'atzmaut was felt by all on our trip to Chashmonaim, a yishuv located near Modiin. We celebrated with the members of the ...

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Yom Hazikaron

Our students experienced the powerful connection between Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael this week. It began our commemoration of Yom Hazikaron with a video presentation and discussion. Our ...

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Tiyul to Tzfat

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Go AMIT!

Kol Hakavod to over 20 students who are running in the Jerusalem Marathon this Friday as "Team AMIT". A special Yasher Koach to student Rebecca Cherson for coordinating the team, ...

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Shuk Purim - Carnival

Throughout the month of Adar, we scheduled special shiurim to review some of the themes and halachot of the holiday and to make Purim very meaningful. Many thanks to Rabbi Jason Knapel, Ms. ...

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Eilat Tiyul!

Midreshet AMIT went on a fabulous tiyul to Eilat last Wednesday-Thursday. Our bus left Beit HaYeled at 3:30 am (!) Wed morning so that we could pack in a full day. We experienced the rare ...

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Annual Adar celebration - Candyland!

משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה!! One of the highlights for the children of Beit Hayeled is the annual Adar celebration. This years' theme was "CANDYLAND" and our students, along with ...

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Midreshet AMIT in the snow!

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Shalva Chesed Trip

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AMIT Awarded Jerusalem Prize for Contributions to The State Of Israel

New York, January 10, 2013……..The Jerusalem Prize, which each year recognizes a special contribution to Israeli society and the State of Israel, was awarded to AMIT and to the ...

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"Chanukahpalooza" at Beit Hayeled

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Chanukah at Midreshet AMIT

What an incredibly special chag this has been for the students at Midreshet AMIT! We began the week with an amazing carnival coordinated and organized by our very own Sarah Mendlowitz and ...

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Solidarity Mission

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Thanks Giving at Midreshet AMIT

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Chodesh Tefillah at AMIT

This week, we kicked off a program in which each month we choose a specific mitzvah that we are working on together as a school. This month, Cheshvan, is Chodesh Tefillah (Prayer Month). One ...

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Project Leket

Dear "AMIT family," One of the highlights of this week was a trip to a farm in Rechovot where we picked 400 kilo of sweet potatoes, volunteering for Project Leket. Project Leket, ...

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Chagim at AMIT

The "Yom Tov Season" in Israel in in full swing and we are enjoying all of the festivities! Our Pre Yom Kippur Retreat took place at Yishi, a scenic moshav near Beit Shemesh. The ...

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First Chesed!

This past week was productive and full of great experiences for our students.  After a full week of learning the girls have had the opportunity to try out and select the courses and ...

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First week of 5773: Orientation & Trip to the Beach!

What an incredible first week at Midreshet AMIT! Last Shabbat we spent time getting to know one another and enjoying the beautiful community of Neve Daniel. This week began with a two day ...

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Welcome AMIT 5773!

Dear "AMIT Family," The big day has finally arrived! We were thrilled to welcome the students after their long trip to Eretz Yisrael! After loading the buses with mountains of ...

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2011-12 - A Year in Review Slideshow

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End of Year Banquet

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Yom Yerushalayim

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Lag Ba'omer

We celebrated Lag Ba-omer at AMIT in the traditional Israeli way - bonfires and BBQ's!  The girls stayed up with the children at Beit Hayeled late into the night and celebrated with ...

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Race for the Cure

This week, we participatedin the Race for the Cure, an annual fundraiser for breast cancer research. We were proud to participate in the walkathon as part of AMIT, one of the event ...

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Yom Hazikaron-Yom Haatzmaut at AMIT

Our students experienced the powerful connection between Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael this week. On Tuesday morning we began our commemoration of Yom Hazikaron with a video presentation and ...

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Matza Baking

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Purim Activities at Midreshet AMIT

Over the last few days the Purim spirit has been palpable and has infused many of our exciting programs. The week began with a surprise Color War that was full of fun – and sometimes ...

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Adar at Midreshet AMIT

משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה!! One of the highlights for the children of Beit Hayeled is the annual Adar celebration. This years' theme was "Under the Sea" and our students, along ...

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Eilat Tiyul

This week's three day tiyul in Eilat was definitely one of the highlights of the year! Hiking, touring, boat rides and water activities were among the many activities that were enjoyed ...

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Tu Bishvat Seder

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Yad Eliezer

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Alumni Visits

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Shalva Visit

On Monday morning, we went on a chesed trip to Shalva, an amazing organization located in Yerushalayim that works with disabled children from all over Israel. After a tour of the facility and a ...

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Chanuka Party at Midreshet AMIT

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Alumni Reunion

This past Wednesday, we enjoyed an amazing reunion in the AMIT office in Manhattan. Students from the class of 2009-10 and 2010-11 came from all over NY on a rainy night to reconnect with each ...

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Tiyul to the Galil and Golan

Last weeks three day tiyul to the Galil and Golan was amazing!!! The tiyul started with a scenic overview of Yerushlayim as seen from Har Hasofim. We then traveled to Kassar El Yahud which is ...

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Tiyul to Me'arat Hamachpela and Chevron

Continuing the theme of "In the Path of the Avot and Imahot", we followed up last week's trip to Kever Rachel with an inspirational tour of Chevron and Maarat Hamachpeila. ...

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AMIT Yerushalayim Women's Tea

Our students were invited to the AMIT Women's Membership Tea in Yerushalyim. Lizzy Luxenberg shared an inspirational Dvar Torah. Sarah Marlowe, Ariel Noorparvor and Sivan Shachar shared their ...

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Chazon Yeshaya - Soup Kitchen

One of this weeks highlights was our trip to the "Chazon Yeshaya Soup Kitchen". Thanks so much to Rav Wruble, Rav Knapel, Dana and Chaya for joining our students and peeling millions of potatoes ...

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Sukkot Yom Iyun

In anticipation of Succot, we spent our last day before vacation participating in a special Yom Iyun. Both halachkic and hashkafic aspects of the chag were discussed through the exciting and ...

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Erev Bnot Sheirut

One of the unique parts of our program is that there are 21 Israeli girls living in Beit Hayeled who are doing their Sheirut Leumi (national service). Our students partner with them to care ...

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Pre Rosh Hashana Yom Iyun

Our Pre Rosh Hashana Yom Iyun was a truly memorable experience. We spent the entire day at a scenic moshav near Beit Shemesh. The day started with special shiurim, given by Rav Goldstein and ...

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Project Leket

One of the highlights of last week was a trip to a farm where we picked 400 kilo of onions, volunteering for Project Leket. Project Leket, one of Israel's most special organizations, collects ...

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