Kerem Institute
Training academics for high-quality teaching in a humanitic-Jewish spirit.
The Kerem Institute for Humanistic Jewish Education – Kol Israel Haverim is an educational track at the David Yellin College which focuses on training academics toward quality teaching in the humanistic Jewish spirit.
The institute, which was established in 1974 trains high-quality, professional, and open-minded teachers who view teaching as a vocation. Kerem graduates hold significant positions within the education system and build long-term careers in the fields of education and teaching.
The Kerem Institute certifies teachers in the fields of Jewish Studies, Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. The learning sessions utilize a dialogic approach, with an emphasis on the centrality of the humanities and Judaism in strengthening Israel's public secular education system. The studies are held in small groups, offering personal guidance, and fostering a strong connection to the field. The institute guides its graduates to integrate into the field of education and accompanies them during their first years of teaching..
Kerem Institute - Outcome Indicators
- The teachers’ graduation projects clearly and effectively reflect Kerem's core ideologies namely: identity- based pedagogy, humanistic-Jewish education, a dialogic approach to learning, and interdisciplinary studies within the humanities fild.
- Graduates generally integrate easily into the education system during their internship year and tend to remain into the following year.
- The majority of graduates advance to leadership and management roles within the formal education system.
Each year, 50 new students begin their studies at Kerem, with one-third selected for a program that will grant them a scholarship.
