The crisis of Bible teaching in Israel is a local edition of "the depletion of the spirit in America" It is a formative and existential profession, and we are in the bankruptcy of building our identity. How long will we build Israeli cities in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles or New York? Yes, there is a connection, unfortunately.
I was a Bible teacher for 20 years. I left my job in the Prime Minister's Office following Rabin's assassination and became an educator. I am compensated tremendously by a deep and lasting connection with my students, years after their graduation.