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Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.

I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest.

Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

Judaism is in all my books.

I didn't go to Hebrew school.

After my primary school education, I started gathering little children by visiting parents to ask if they wanted somebody to care for their kids by teaching them the Bible. I have never attended any seminary school or Bible college in my life.

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.

Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.