CV

Higher Education

1994-1999
Ph.D. in Hebrew Language, Tel Aviv University, Department of Hebrew Language, School of Jewish Studies
1981-1983
M.A. in Hebrew Language, Hebrew University, Department of Hebrew Language
1977-1980
B.A. in Hebrew Language (Expanded), Hebrew University, Department of Hebrew Language

Academic Ranks

2020-21
Associate Professor (tenured), Council for Higher Education
2004-05
Senior Lecturer (tenured), Beit Berl College, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Department of Hebrew Language and Literature
1993-94
Lecturer (tenured), Beit Berl College, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Department of Hebrew Language and Literature

Administrative Positions

2022-present
Chair, Senior Academic Council, Beit Berl Academic College
2021-present
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Beit Berl Academic College
2012-2018
Head of Arab Academic Institute, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
2009-2012
Deputy Head of Institute for Academic Affairs, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
2003-2009
Academic Coordinator, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
2002-2003
Head of Teaching Committee, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
1999-2009
Head of Teaching Internship, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
1994-1999
Head of Department of Hebrew Language and Literature, Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College

Positions Outside Academia

2021-2022
Member, Committee for Education for Shared Living, Ministry of Education
2019 to date
Member of the Council, Public Council of the Academy of the Hebrew Language
2018 to date
Member of the Executive Board, Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies
2015 to date
Member, Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies
2015-2017
Head of Hebrew content for Arab Schools, Ministry of Education
2011 - 2021
Head of Hebrew for Arab Schools Subject Committee, Ministry of Education
2008-2011
Member, Ministry of Education
2007 - 2012
Internship and Entry into Teaching Division, Referee for teaching internship and new teachers in Arab society, Ministry of Education
2003-2005
Member, Hebrew Language Professional Committee for Arab Schools, Ministry of Education
2002 to date
Member, Israeli Association for the Study of Language and Society
2002 to date
Member, Samaritan Studies Society
2000-2001
Academic consultant for publication of The Arabic Translation of the Torah in the Samaritan Tradition, Vol. B: Leviticus-Deuteronomy by Prof. H. Shehadeh, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Committees & Councils

2018-2019
Member of the supervisory committee for the M.Teach. programs at Kaye Academic College, Israeli Council of Higher Education
2018-2019
Reviewer of the "Hebrew as a Second Language Program" at David Yellin College, Israeli Council of Higher Education
2017 - 2019
Member of the committee to examine the structure and format of teacher training at education colleges and universities in Israel, Israeli Council of Higher Education
2016-2019
Member of the supervisory committee for the M.Teach programs at Sakhnin Teacher Training College, Israeli Council of Higher Education
2013-2018
Member of Education Faculty Council, Beit Berl College
2012-2014
Member of College Strategic Planning Committee, Beit Berl College
2011-2013
Reviewer of the "Hebrew as a Second Language Curriculum for Elementary School" of Kaye College, Israeli Council of Higher Education
2010-2013
Member, development team for M.Ed. program "Education and Arab Heritage in Israel" - Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College of Education
2009-2011
Member, development team for M.Ed. program "Teaching and Learning Languages" - Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
2007-2012
Member, Appointments Committee, Beit Berl College
2007-2012
Member, Curricular Committee, Beit Berl College
2005 to date
Member, Academic Council, Beit Berl College
2005-2012
Member, Steering Committee for M.Ed. Programs, Beit Berl College
2005-2008
Member of Supervisory Committee for the M.Ed. Program in Language Teaching, Oranim College, Israeli Council for Higher Education
2002-2012
Member, Steering Committee of the Center for Curriculum Planning, Beit Berl College
2001-2004
Member of College Council, Beit Berl College

Editorial & Review

2025
External Reviewer, Doctoral Dissertation: "Values and Social Identities in Hebrew Language Textbooks for Middle Schools in Arab Schools", University of Haifa
2024-present
Reviewer, HaIvrit Journal, Academy of the Hebrew Language
2023-present
Reviewer, Ka'et Journal, Talpiot College of Education
2023-present
Reviewer, Ivrit - A Living Language Journal, Oranim Academic College
2020-present
Reviewer, Giluy Da'at Journal, Kibbutzim College of Education
2020
Reviewer, "Flying to the Future" Conference - Future of Internship and Entry to Teaching, Beit Berl College
2019
Reviewer, Seventh International Conference on Teacher Training, Mofet Institute, Israel
2015 to date
Reviewer, Iyunim Bechinuch journal
2010 to date
Reviewer, Al-Hasad journal - Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
2009 to date
Reviewer, Darna journal - Arab College of Education, Haifa
2007 to date
Reviewer, Helkat Lashon journal

Research Grants

2025
Principal Researcher (sole), Beit Berl Academic College
Research topic: Šarḥ Im Beḥuqotai by Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār — critical edition, Hebrew translation, and publication. Amount: NIS 35,000. Status: Forthcoming.
2021
Researcher (with Dr. Amer Dahamsheh), Mofet Institute
Research topic: Representations of the Arab figure and the land in Hebrew literature curricula in Jewish schools in Israel. Amount: NIS 35,000. Outcome: Research report submitted; two articles — one published, one under review.
2018/19
Researcher, Israel Science Foundation (ISF) — funding for publication of the book
Research topic: Hameliṣ — A Lexicon Attributed to Pinḥas Hakohen. Amount: NIS 95,000. Status: In process.
2016/17
Chief researcher (with Dr. Orit Dahan, Dr. Varda Zimmerman, Dr. Irit Mero & Dr. Wurud Jayusi, chief researchers), Ministry of Education
Research topic: Success stories in the optimal absorption of new teachers in the education system. Amount: NIS 150,000. Status: In process.
2011/12
Chief researcher (with Prof. D. Sivan, chief researcher), Research Authority, Beit Berl College
Research topic: R. Judah Ḥayyuj's three grammatical treatises in the Arabic original and a new Hebrew translation. Amount: NIS 15,000. Resulting publication: Three Treatises on Hebrew Grammar by R. Judah Ḥayyuj — a new critical edition of the Arabic text with a modern Hebrew translation.

Awards & Honors

1995/96
Prize for excellence, School of Jewish Studies — Tel Aviv University
1994/95
Prize for excellence, School of Jewish Studies — Tel Aviv University
1994-1998
Stipend for doctoral students, Tel Aviv University
1982/83
Prize for excellence, Prime Minister's Advisor on Arab Affairs — Prime Minister's Office
1981/82
Prize for excellence, Prime Minister's Advisor on Arab Affairs — Prime Minister's Office
1980/81
Prize for excellence, Prime Minister's Advisor on Arab Affairs — Prime Minister's Office

Conferences

2025
Lecturer: On Understanding the Term Hit‘abberut ("Actualization / Emergence into Action") in the Linguistic Writings of Rabbi Jonah Ibn Janāḥ, 22nd International Conference of the Society for the Study of Arab Culture: Judaeo-Arabic Studies after the Era of Joshua Blau and Norman Golb, Ben-Zvi Institute & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2025
Invited Lecturer: Selected Linguistic Issues from Ibn al-Kaṯār's Šarḥ Im Beḥuqotai, Book Launch Event for Prof. Daniel Sivan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva
2024
Lecturer (with Dr. Rama Manor): Challenges in Teaching Hebrew: Between Research and Implementation, The Hebrew Language and the Younger Generation in Arab Society in Israel, University of Haifa
2023
Lecturer: Ibn al-Kaṯār's Perception of the Origin of Language in his Šarḥ im bəḥuqūtay/baquti, Conference of the Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies: Genres and Disciplines of Learning in Judaeo-Arabic Literature, LMU Munich, Germany
2023
Session Chair: Education and Social Divisions, Coping with National Crises and Social Divisions in Education – Historical Perspectives (25th Annual Conference of the Israeli Society for the History of Education), Beit Berl Academic College
2023
Lecturer (with Dr. Rama Manor): The History of Teacher Training for Teaching Hebrew in Arab Schools: Transformations and Challenges, Coping with National Crises and Social Divisions in Education – Historical Perspectives (25th Annual Conference of the Israeli Society for the History of Education), Beit Berl Academic College
2023
Lecturer (with Dr. Rama Manor): Hebrew in Arab Education: Between a Second Language and a Foreign Language – Pedagogical Distinctiveness and Teacher Characteristics, 2023 International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture (National Association of Professors of Hebrew & Tel Aviv University), Tel Aviv University
2023 (6–8 Feb.)
Lecturer: The Arabic Element Reflected in the Samaritan Aramaic Translation of the Torah, International Conference Marking 50 Years Since the Passing of Prof. Yehezkel Kutscher: Mishnaic Hebrew, Aramaic, and the Languages of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Bar-Ilan University (2 days) & Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1 day)
2022
Lecturer: On the Hebrew Element in the Arabic of the Arabs in Israel, Hebrew as a Treasure of Human Heritage: Past, Present and Future (Centenary of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's Death), UNESCO, Paris, France
2022
Poster Presentation (with Dr. Rama Manor & Dr. Hani Moussa): Challenges in Hebrew among Arab Students: Between Research and Educational Practice, Bridging Practice and Research in Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva
2022
Lecturer: Islamic Terminology in the Judaeo-Arabic of Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār in his work Šarḥ Im Beḥuqotai, 20th International Conference of the Society for the Study of Arab Culture: Judaeo-Arabic Studies after the Era of Joshua Blau and Norman Golb, Ben-Zvi Institute & University of Haifa
2020
Lecturer (with Mero-Jaffe, E., Dahan, A., Zimmerman, V., and Jayusi, W.): Success Stories in the Optimal Absorption in the Education System of New Teachers from the Jewish and Arab Sectors, "Flying to the Future" – Looking to the Future of Internship and Entry into Teaching, Beit Berl College
2019
Lecturer: On the History of the Teaching of Hebrew to Arabs in Arab Schools: Changes and Challenges, From the Compulsory Education Law to the Classroom – 70 Years of Education in Israel: Policy and Politics, Teachers and Students; Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of the Land of Israel and the Israeli Association for the Study of the History of Education, Jerusalem
2019
Lecturer: Another Arabic Translation of Shirat Haazinu – Song of Moses (Deut. 32), by Nafīs al-Dīn Abū l-Faraj Ibn al-Kathār (13th century), Nineteenth Conference of the Society for Judaeo-Arabic Studies (SJAS), Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp, Belgium
2018
Lecturer: Training the Teacher of Hebrew as a Second Language in Arab Schools, Hebrew in Arabic Society, Academy of the Hebrew Language
2017
Lecturer: Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār (13th century): Towards the Publication of the Book in an Academic Edition, Eighteenth International Conference, Society for the Judaeo-Arabic Studies, Bar Ilan University
2017
Lecturer: A Re-examination of the Term Ha-naḥ ha-Neʻelam (as-Sākin al-Layyin) in Avi Isḥāq Ibrāhim bin Mārūṯ's Sefer ha-Maslul, Hebrew and Aramaic in the Middle Ages – Studies in Language and Linguistics International Conference, Academy of the Hebrew Language, Hebrew University
2016
Member of the organizing committee, Language, Identity, and Conflict in Israel, Israeli Association for the Study of Society and Language, Beit Berl College
2015
Lecturer: Changes in the Training of Arab Teachers of Hebrew as a Second Language in Arab Schools, International Conference: Teaching Hebrew as an Additional Language, MOFET Institute, Tel Aviv
2015
Lecturer (Opening Lecture): A Look at Contact Between the Semitic Languages: Hebrew – Arabic, Conference: History through the Eyes of Literature, Research Center of the Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College, in cooperation with the Nehemiah Levzion Research Center at the Hebrew University
2014
Lecturer (with Prof. D. Sivan): Understanding the Grammatical Terms Noqṣan, ՚idġam, qalb, Ibdal, ՚ilqā in the Linguistic Theory of r.Y. Hayyuj, The Fourteenth Israeli Conference on Biblical Philology in Memory of Prof. M. Held, Department of Hebrew Language, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
2012
Lecturer (with Dr. Rama Manor): The Hebrew Writing of Arabs in Israel, IFAW Conference for Academic Writing, MOFET Institute, Tel Aviv
2011
Organizer, Conference on Teaching Hebrew in a Computer-Oriented Environment, Center for the Study of Arab Language, Education, and Society, Beit Berl College
2009
Organizer, Thinking, Learning, and Evaluation in Hebrew Teaching for Arab Schools – Senior High, Beit Berl College
2008
Lecturer (with Prof. D. Sivan): Basic Processes in the Linguistic Theory of r.Y. Hayyuj, The Eleventh Israeli Conference on Biblical Philology in Memory of Prof. M. Held, Department of Hebrew Language, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
2007
Organizer, Teaching Hebrew and Arabic through Mutual Affinity, Beit Berl College
2007
Lecturer: The Contribution of the Internship in Teaching Workshop to the Professional Development of the Intern in the Arab Sector, Fifth International Conference on Teacher Training, MOFET Institute, Tel Aviv
2007
Lecturer: The Influence of Hebrew on the Arabic Writing of Educated Arabs in Israel, Conference of the Israeli Society for the Study of Language and Society, Technion, Haifa
2004
Lecturer: On the Hebrew Element in Spoken Arabic – The Village of Jatt as a Case Study, Conference of the Israeli Society for the Study of Language and Society, Beit Berl College
2003
Lecturer: The Influence of Hebrew on the Written Arabic of Arabs in Israel – Newspapers, Advertising, and Scientific Writing, Conference of the Israeli Society for the Study of Language and Society, Jerusalem
2003
Lecturer: Teacher Internship as Linking between College and Schools, Gathering on Relations between Academia and the Field, Ludwigsburg, Germany
2000
Lecturer: Hameliṣ – A Lexicon Attributed to Pinḥas ben Joseph Harrabban, Fifth International Congress of Samaritan Studies, Helsinki University, Finland

Teaching

2025-2026
Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Educational Context (Course, M.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. course; 20 students.
2020-25
Processes and Trends in the Formation of Standard Hebrew (Seminar, M.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. seminar; 2 students.
2019/20
Comparative Linguistics (Lesson, B.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
B.Ed. lesson; 11 students.
2018/19
Internship Workshop (Workshop, B.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
B.Ed. workshop; 20 students.
2016/17
Member, Committee for the Plan for Educational Studies at the Faculty of Education and its implementation in the study tracks of the Arab Academic Institute for Education, Beit Berl College
Activity for the advancement/improvement of teaching.
2015/16
Participant, Teaching Feedback Workshop, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Beit Berl College
Activity for the advancement/improvement of teaching.
2015/16-2019/20
Processes and Trends in the Consolidation of Standard Hebrew (Seminar, M.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. seminar; 12 students.
2014/15-2019/20
Linguistic Variance and Cultural Variance in the Educational Context (Lesson, M.Ed.), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. lesson; 33 students.
2011/12
Member, Committee to Adapt Colleges to 21st Century Technology, Beit Berl College
Activity for the advancement/improvement of teaching.

Student Supervision

2019
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Abd al-Hay Samira: "The Function of the Teacher in Strengthening the Arabic Language among Pre-School Students" (grade 87), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2019; student's achievement: 87.
2019
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Abd al-Hay Athar: "The Function of Arabic Teaching in Improving the Attitudes of Jewish Students toward Arab Culture" (grade 85), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2019; student's achievement: 85.
2019
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Masarweh Ulfat: "The Contribution of Teaching the 'Popular Saying' to Strengthening Values among Arab Students in Elementary School" (grade 85), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2019; student's achievement: 85.
2019
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Mansour Fawz: "The Cultural Context of Arab Motherhood and Nonverbal Developmental Difficulties of Autism" (grade 90), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2019; student's achievement: 90.
2019
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Haj Yahya Yasmin: "The Contribution of Linguistic Activity to the Development of Linguistic Literacy among Pre-School Students in Arab Society" (grade 94), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2019; student's achievement: 94.
2015
M.Ed. thesis supervision — Amalia Masarweh: "The Contribution of Examining Fluency in Arabic to the Improvement of Knowledge among Those Placed in Teaching in Arab Society" (grade 87), Beit Berl Academic College
M.Ed. degree; completed 2015; student's achievement: 87.

Certificates

2000-2001
Certificate of Specialization in Academic-Pedagogical Management, School for Professional Development, Mofet Institute, Tel Aviv
1993
Teaching Certificate - Hebrew Language, School of Education, Beit Berl Academic College

Licenses

1994
Teaching License (No. 3669) - Hebrew Language for Secondary Schools (Grades 7-12), Ministry of Education

Public Service

2024
Team Member; Development of the "Transition Year" Program Framework for Arab Society, The Joint (JDC)
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2023 to date
Member of the Social Board of Directors, Pitchon-Lev
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2023 to date
Member, Government Naming Committee, Prime Minister's Office
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2022 to date
Member; Subcommittee Member, Banknotes and Coins Committee, Bank of Israel
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2021 to date
Member of the Social Board of Directors, Ma'aglei Shema (Listening Circles)
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2015/16
Chair, Committee for Hebrew Matriculation Examinations for Arab Schools, Szold Institute
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2005 to date
Judge and coordinator for the Arab sector, Recanati Prize for Entrepreneurial Teachers
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
2001 to date
Member, Steering Committee of the Itstaba website for Hebrew in Arab schools + academic consultation, Inspectorate of Hebrew Teaching in Arab Schools
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
1997 to date
Member, Public Council for the Government Unit for the Struggle against Racism, Ministry of Justice
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
1995-1997
Leader, Education Group (together with Prof. Yuli Tamir), Roadmap for Coexistence, Givat Haviva, with support of the EU
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.
1993-1996
Member, Steering Committee, Tzofen Association to Promote the Integration of Arab Graduates in Hi-Tech
Professional/public experience outside institutions of higher education.