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 supports having parents — not the Ministry of Education — choose their children's education, by breaking the government monopoly and funding the student instead of the system.
What is "education voucher / student funding"?
A budget that follows the student to the institution chosen by the parents, instead of being locked into a single system. This creates competition that improves the quality of education for everyone.
Why does Zehut want to break the Ministry of Education's monopoly?
Because a monopoly harms quality and freedom. When parents can choose, institutions compete on quality — and the child, not the system, is at the center.
What does Zehut offer parents?
Real control: the right to choose the educational path, values, and framework for their children, with a public budget that respects this choice.
How does freedom of choice in education connect to Zehut's positions?
It is a direct expression of the principle of liberty and identity — the citizen is responsible for their life and their children's education, and the state enables rather than dictates.