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Challenges 168Preschool Education 170School System 171Administration and Structure 172Secondary Education 174Higher Education 176 The Universities 179Colleges 182Adult Education 183

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Education in Israel is a precious legacy. Following thetradition o past generations, education continues to bea undamental value and is recognized as the key to theuture. The educational system aims to prepare children tobecome responsible members o a democratic, pluralisticsociety in which people rom dierent ethnic, religious,cultural and political backgrounds coexist. It is based onJewish values, love o the land, and the principles o libertyand tolerance. It seeks to impart a high level o knowledge,with an emphasis on scientic and technological skillsessential or the country’s continued development.

ןבר תיב לש תוקונית לש ןהיפ לבה לשב אלא םייקתמ םלועה ןיא

)'ב :ט"יק תבש(

The very world rests on the breath o a child in theschoolhouse.

(Babylonian Talmud: Shabbat, 119b)