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Rich Walter
Rich Walter
Rich Walter is the associate director for Israel education at the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org).
Photo by Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority // A lamp adorned with an 8-branch menorah exposed in the excavations preparing the Sanhedrin Trail in the Galilee.
November 29, 2018, 1:32 pm
Miracles and Memory
Perhaps more than any other Jewish holiday, Hanukkah has valuable significance and connection to both ancient Israel and the modern Jewish state.
By Ken Stein and Rich Walter
People who don’t attend the CIE workshop can watch Ken Stein, shown with Rich Walter at the 2015 workshop, and others live on Facebook from June 24 to 28.
June 10, 2018, 11:18 am
CIE’s Educator Workshop Enhances Local Ties
In addition to Atlantans attending the weeklong seminar, people can watch six sessions live on Facebook.
By Rich Walter
In the composite photo of attendees at the First Zionist Congress in August 1897, Theodor Herzl is placed in the center with Ahad Ha’am to his lower left.
May 3, 2018, 4:31 am
Herzl, Ha’am and Uncivil Zionist Discourse
We've never had a consensus on Israel or the idea of a Jewish state, but that's OK.
By Rich Walter
The two dozen students participating in the first Teen Israel Leadership Institute come from nine states and Israel.
April 22, 2018, 1:35 pm
CIE Hosts First Teen Seminar at Emory
Twenty-four high-schoolers learn Israel's true narrative to bring home and share.
By Rich Walter
This 1934 “Haggadah of Tel Aviv” is in the National Library of Israel.
March 18, 2018, 4:00 pm
Zionism Taps Into Parallels to Exodus
For more than a century, aliyah has offered the same chance for freedom as the escape from Egypt
By Rich Walter
Photo courtesy of knesset.gov.il The Beit Froumine building on King George Street in Jerusalem was the Knesset’s home from March 1950 until the current building opened in August 1966. From late December 1949 until March 1950, the Knesset met in the Jewish Agency building in Jerusalem; before that, it met in Tel Aviv.
January 24, 2018, 5:06 pm
Israel’s Early Years Reveal Jerusalem’s Status
While there was mostly consensus about Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, there was also debate over the decision's affect on foreign powers.
By Rich Walter
Staff members can help campers understand Israel and Zionism and can better prepare themselves for challenges on college campuses.
January 4, 2018, 3:40 pm
Summer Camps Are Perfect for Israel Learning
The Center for Israeli Education is partnering with six local camps to share resources about Israel’s history, politics and culture.
By Rich Walter
Participants in the JumpSpark Professional seminar in Israel show the self-portraits they made with found materials. Seated (from left) are artist Hanoch Piven; Ezra Flom, the director of youth and family programming at Temple Kol Emeth; Nicole Andronescu Flom, the assistant director of education at Ahavath Achim Synagogue; Bobbee Griff, the youth adviser at Temple Beth Tikvah; Adam Griff, the regional director of youth engagement for NFTY-SAR; Elizabeth C. Foster, a family and teen educator at The Temple; Molly Okun, the director of youth and teen engagement at Temple Sinai; and Jason Price, a program manager for the Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative. Standing (from left) are Hope Chernak, the executive director of the Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative; Rabbi Gabby Dagan of the Leo Baeck Education Center; Rich Walter, the associate director for Israel education at the Center for Israel Education; Hannah Zale, the music director for In the City Camp and a religious school music educator and youth adviser at Congregation B’nai Torah; Susan Cosden, the director of education at Temple Beth Tikvah; Jody Gansel, a program manager for the Experiential Jewish Education Network; and Mira Hirsch, an artistic associate for Theatrical Outfit Project Tolerance at The Temple.
December 15, 2017, 10:08 am
Innovation Key to Seminar for Youth Professionals
JumpSpark Professional brings more than a dozen Atlantans to Israel for bonding and training.
By Rich Walter and Hope Chernak
Educators at the Atlanta Jewish Education Directors Council’s annual professional development kallah at Temple Sinai on Aug. 13 participate in “Teaching Jewish Texts Through Music,” a session led by Eli Sperling of the Center for Israel Education.
November 13, 2017, 3:45 pm
CIE Takes Israel Lessons on the Road
While also expanding their reach online, the center's educators travel to teach about the Jewish state.
By Rich Walter
Photo by Israel’s Government Press Office Levi Eshkol played an underrated role in Israel’s founding and survival.
October 26, 2017, 1:27 pm
Oft-Forgotten Israeli Pioneer Levi Eshkol
Early in his life, Levi Eshkol earned a reputation as a hard worker who combined physical labor with a knack for economics.
By Rich Walter
October 3, 2017, 1:26 pm
Israel Education Goes Online for Atlanta Teens
New curriculum offers high school students broader understanding of Israeli and Zionist history.
By Rich Walter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 19 addresses the U.N. General Assembly, presided over by Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon. Photo by Shahar Azran
September 26, 2017, 12:19 pm
How to Infuse Israel Into Sukkot Celebration
So many countries around the world have finally woken up to what Israel can do for them.
By Rich Walter
Israeli Government Press Office photo David Ben-Gurion addresses Histadrut members at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Histadrut building in Jerusalem in September 1924.
August 22, 2017, 2:31 pm
How Labor Got Organized in Israel
Labor Day in the U.S. provides the perfect time to examine the Jewish state’s labor movement.
By Rich Walter
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Bottles are labeled at the Palestine Brewery in Rishon L’Zion in 1939.
July 31, 2017, 3:47 pm
Israel’s First Brewery Rolled With Tax Cut
The first brewery in Israel was opened in 1934 after the British agreed to lower the excise tax on beer.
By Rich Walter
This euphoric moment quickly gave way to controversy over rules and oversight at the Western Wall.
July 11, 2017, 11:33 am
Wall a Religious Shrine or National Monument?
To truly understand the complexities of Netanyahu’s recent decision one must go back to 1967.
By Rich Walter
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