Graduate of Revivim’s seventeenth cohort, home-room teacher and teacher of Jewish-Israeli Culture in the Kedma School, Jerusalem, as of the 2020-2021 school year

How did I get to Revivim?

I wanted to be a teacher! That’s the answer I gave anyone who asked me “what do you want to do when you grow up?” My journey toward my   answer was long, and actually it hadn’t been my childhood dream. My journey took me from a commanders’ course in the navy through North American summer camps and to guiding tour groups in Israel. All these experiences formed me, and I learned what brought me satisfaction.  One of the most significant things I came to understand was that I really liked structure. That led me to look for something similar in the academic world, although it was not what I had been expecting when I began my studies. I thought that at the most, I would get to know a few fellow-students and be happy with that. During my search I heard more and more about the Revivim Program. It struck me as a very worthwhile deal: four years, two degrees, a teaching certificate, and practical experience in teaching from the second year. I thought to myself that this was excellent and that it precisely suited me, as someone who wanted to be a teacher. As a non-religious youngster growing up in Arad in the south of Israel, the world of Judaism was foreign to me. My past experiences were taking me in the direction of a world with Jewish content, but with the ultimate goal of being a better teacher: and that’s what I did.

Today, as I conclude my four years in the program, I can say that the best thing I am taking with from this journey is the people that accompanied me. The framework I was looking for was the most significant part of my academic life. On the one hand, a group of 16 super-heroes who accomplished fantastic things in their lives and now would continue to do so, but with academic degrees. They taught me about myself and certainly turned me into a better teacher, from the very first minute we met. On the other hand, the Revivim staff that got to know me, to see me, people who knew how to help me and lift me up when I had trouble seeing the whole picture in the academic world, which can sometimes be very cold and alienating.  Here I felt at home. If you want to be teachers and you are looking for a framework that can open you up professionally and personally, make the right choice and apply to the Revivim program.