For several years, Akiva has worked very closely with the Jewish Agency (Sochnut) to maintain a presence within the school and the community of professional Israeli educators. To this end, two or three families have joined the Akiva family for a period of two-three years to inspire and educate our students.

While these shlichim (representatives of Israel) hold regular classes, and follow their own schedules like any other teacher, their involvement with informal education is profound. In addition to setting up and running programs within the school, they also typically run community programs and educational classes/activities.

Finally, their presence helps maintain the Israeli flavor in our school. They are involved in any program run for Israel (e.g. Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Yom Yerushalayim, etc.), and remain strong advocates for Torat Eretz Yisrael (the special flavor of Torah studied in Israel).