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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 […]

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, TALMA’s full-year fellows gathered at Achva Academic College for a powerful and meaningful program, a day dedicated to memory, connection, and learning. The afternoon began with a shared lunch on the grass, creating a warm sense of community. After lunch, the fellows joined Achva’s English student teachers for a moving testimony […]

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 […]