Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIt's high time for you to stop teaching Judaism and, for a change, start understanding your job. And first of all, you need to deal with our collapsing education system. Because what has actually gotten lost is the Education Ministry under your leadership12:18 AM • June 26 2026 IDTAs a religiously traditional woman who observes Shabbat and grew up in a glorious tradition, recent remarks by Education Minister Yoav Kisch infuriated me. He boasted this week that he had "returned Judaism to the schools." Kisch also warned that if the left returned to power following this fall's election, it would erase Jewish identity from the education system. Aside from the stale political fear-mongering, this statement reveals a warped and delusional view of Israeli reality.In the NewsJudaism Is Alive in Israel, Its Education System Is Not'Enough Time Passed' Since Oct.7, Shin Bet Chief Reportedly Tells FamiliesJudges in Netanyahu Trial Mustn't Allow Proceedings to Become a Political CircusHaaretz CartoonTwo Arab Teenagers Killed in Separate Shootings in Central IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused