News & Events
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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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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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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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Adar Activities at Midreshet AMIT!
Beit Hayeled Purim Party Adar Staff Prank Beit Hayeled Adar Dinner
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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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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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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 ...
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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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 ...
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....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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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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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...