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When I packed my suitcase in Toronto to spend part of my summer teaching English in Israel with TALMA, I expected to grow as an educator. What I didn’t expect was just how much my students would teach me in return. My name is Loren and I am from Toronto, Canada. After leaving a career […]

As the school year came to a close at the end of June, TALMA’s Full Year Fellows wrapped up 10 months of teaching, learning, and becoming part of school communities across Israel. Throughout the year, they supported students, collaborated with local educators, and experienced life in Israel in meaningful ways. This year, 36 TALMA Full […]

18,000 new olim arrived in Israel this past year. For many TALMA fellows, the decision to come here is not only professional, but deeply personal. A recent article in Maariv, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, highlights a key challenge in education: many students learn English, but lack the confidence to actually use it. This article […]

My name is Rachel Garfield, and I am a special education teacher in the United States. I hold two licenses: one in special education (Pre-K through Grade 2) and one in general education (Pre-K through Grade 2). I graduated from the University of Hartford in 2016 with a degree in communications, and I am currently […]

What started as a one-year English teaching fellowship in Israel has turned into the adventure of a lifetime. I originally moved to Israel in 2020 for an internship in Jerusalem, but it was canceled due to COVID-19. Instead, I joined a teaching fellowship, thinking it would simply be a temporary change. I had no idea […]