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Beyond legal requirements, protecting personal information reflects a deeply rooted Jewish value: honoring human dignity, safeguarding confidentiality, respecting boundaries, and understanding that not everything should be exposed. Sources from the Torah and the Sages “ מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב ” (במדבר כ״ד:ה׳) “How good are your tents, O Jacob.” Rashi explains that this blessing was given because the entrances of the tents did not face each other, ensuring that no one c

In recent years, schools and educational institutions have increasingly adopted digital platforms, communication systems, and cloud services. Along with the many advantages, this shift also brings significant responsibility: protecting the personal information of students, parents, and staff. Under updated Israeli regulations, institutions that hold sensitive or large-scale data are legally required to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). What is a DPO? A Data Protection

The new privacy law sets strict expectations -and the responsibility starts at the top This November, Israel’s updated privacy law (Amendment 13) came into effect. For educational institutions’ leadership, this is not a minor update. It significantly raises the standards for how personal information must be collected, secured, and managed. Educational institutions depend on a wide range of digital platforms, cloud services, and communication tools. All of these systems proces