The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/students/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png students | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/students/ 32 32 Ben-Gurion U. balances academic standards with reservists’ needs in war’s second year https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gurion-u-balances-academic-standards-with-reservists-needs-in-wars-second-year/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:11:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3412456 Most of Israel's universities began studies this week, after a year of war with no end in sight; some 30% of students have served in the IDF reserves during the current conflict

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]]> NY’s Museum of Jewish Heritage aims to help teachers nip student antisemitism in the bud https://www.timesofisrael.com/nys-museum-of-jewish-heritage-aims-to-help-teachers-nip-student-antisemitism-in-the-bud/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:11:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3253148 A newly-released online resource compiles commonly asked questions about Jews and Jew-hatred to teach empathy and inoculate middle and high schoolers against online propaganda

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]]> ADL partners with NCSY to help US Jewish teens deal with post-Oct. 7 antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-partners-with-ncsy-to-help-us-jewish-teens-deal-with-post-oct-7-antisemitism/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:09:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3250440 Advocacy group and Orthodox youth movement aim to provide tools to push back against Jew hatred and be a safe space for high schoolers across the country to celebrate their Judaism

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]]> Rabbi, imam try to help NY Jewish, Muslim students find common ground. It doesn’t go well https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-imam-try-to-help-ny-jewish-muslim-students-find-common-ground-it-doesnt-go-well/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:57:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3157217 A meeting at Queens College led by interfaith partners Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali exposes deep splits between the two communities amid Israel-Hamas war

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]]> Harlem Hebrew, decade-old bilingual Manhattan school, to shutter next month https://www.timesofisrael.com/harlem-hebrew-decade-old-bilingual-manhattan-school-to-shutter-next-month/ Sat, 06 May 2023 13:13:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3009603 Decision to close weeks before summer break 'difficult but necessary,' says head of Hebrew-language charter schools network

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]]> In grassroots effort, young Europeans clean ‘stumbling stones’ to gleam like beacons https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-grassroots-effort-young-europeans-clean-stumbling-stones-to-gleam-like-beacons/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:44:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2994560 Make Their Memory Shine organization brings together people of all backgrounds to commemorate Holocaust, identify common values and respect differences

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]]> Artist-teacher reflects on life and work from seat of wheelchair https://www.timesofisrael.com/artist-teacher-reflects-on-life-and-work-from-seat-of-wheelchair/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 11:55:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2964826 Known for collages and installations that juxtapose her subjects with unexpected backgrounds, Yael Robin, who has Parkinson's disease, is exhibiting works at the Israel Museum

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]]> Major Iran university suspends classes after security forces clash with students https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-iran-university-suspends-classes-after-security-forces-clash-with-students/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:38:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2847332 About 200 students gathered on Sunday at Sharif University of Technology and chanted slogans against country's clerical authorities, leading to crackdown

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]]> Podcast: What back to school looks like for two Israeli teachers https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-what-back-to-school-looks-like-for-two-israeli-teachers/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:40:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2829192 Educators from Jerusalem's Hartman and Keshet schools talk about their students and classrooms

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]]> Two local charities care for kids with sandwiches and school supplies https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-local-charities-care-for-kids-with-sandwiches-and-school-supplies/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:51:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2828521 Nevet and International Fellowship of Christians and Jews aim to help students in need

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]]> Two Iranian students sentenced to 16 years in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-iranian-students-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:59:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2751645 Iranian court rules that Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi endangered national security by sabotaging public facilities and cooperating with opposition groups

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]]> Tel Aviv teacher indicted for rape of 12-year-old student https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-teacher-indicted-for-rape-of-12-year-old-student/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2592664 Gag order placed on most of charges against 37-year-old Yotam Okon, who was arrested last month after student made allegations against him in TikTok video

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]]> Holon exhibit gives artistic teens chance to express themselves https://www.timesofisrael.com/holon-exhibit-gives-artistic-teens-chance-to-express-themselves/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:19:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2466503 Outdoor show and online museum display artworks of more than 1,000 teenagers during coronavirus

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]]> Jewish students mobilize young Americans — and their grandparents — for Biden https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-students-mobilize-young-americans-and-their-grandparents-for-biden/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:54:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2362662 A failed bid for student body vice president led Ethan Wolf to launch Jews 4 Joe, a push to get young Jews to vote blue, which now has hundreds of volunteers across 65 campuses

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]]> As colleges go virtual, US students plan to visit Israel on gap year programs https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-colleges-go-virtual-us-students-head-instead-to-israel-on-gap-year-programs/ Mon, 25 May 2020 02:09:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2312007 Unsure of what's in store this fall, Americans delay matriculation, hoping to 'ride out the wave' of the pandemic touring and studying Hebrew -- but may not gain entry to Israel

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