Education, Jewish Identity, and Individual Liberty
Who should decide how your children are educated — you, or the Ministry of Education? Zehut answers: you.
Education is one of the most personal things there is, and yet a single, centralized system decides for everyone. The result is familiar: frustrated parents, burnt-out teachers, and children inside a single mold that does not fit everyone. It does not have to be this way.
Zehut advocates for freedom of choice in education. The idea is simple: the budget follows the student to the institution that the parents choose, instead of being locked into a single system. When there is choice, competition is created; and when there is competition, institutions improve — and the child, not the system, returns to the center. This means breaking the monopoly of the Ministry of Education, and giving parents real control over the path, values, and framework of their children. The state funds and enables — the parents choose and lead.
Because in the end, the one who knows your child best is not an official in an office. It is you.
What We Will Do
- Education voucher: The budget returns to the parents, who choose a school that matches their values.
- Breaking the Ministry of Education's monopoly and fostering institutional diversity.
- Reducing coercion in private life and strengthening Jewish identity in the national sphere.
Questions and Answers on the Subject
What is Zehut's approach to education?
Freedom of choice. Zehut believes parents — not the Ministry of Education — should choose the education their children receive. We will break the government monopoly and fund the student, not the system.
What is an education voucher? What does “funding the student” mean?
It means that the government funds allocated for each child’s education follow that child to the school their parents choose – instead of being locked into a single system. This creates competition between schools which improves the quality of education for everyone.
Why does Zehut want to end the Ministry of Education's monopoly?
Because monopolies reduce quality and restrict freedom. When parents can choose, schools compete to provide a better education — and the child, not the system, comes first.
What does Zehut offer parents?
Real authority: the right to choose their children’s educational path, values, and framework – backed by public funding that respects their choice.
How does school choice connect to Zehut's core principles?
It is a direct expression of our principles of liberty and identity — the citizen is responsible for his own life and for his children's education, while the state enables this choice rather than imposing its will.