At Shalem, studies and civic life are in constant conversation. Through courses and projects that explore the challenges facing Israeli society and identity, a robust community-engagement program, and The Paul E. Singer Foundation-funded Impact Office for translating ideals into action, Shalem invests the concept of leadership with real meaning.
A partnership between Shalem College and the Koret Foundation, the Koret-Shalem Peoplehood Project uses a week-long delegation to the Bay Area and Los Angeles to spur new thinking about the relationship between Israeli and American Jews.
Singular courses taught by renowned author Dr. Assaf Inbari, lectures by leading intellectuals on Israeli society and identity, and the signature “Israel Story” book-and-conversation series: Through these and other initiatives, the Asper Center for Zionist Education provides a multi-faceted platform for engagement with Zionist history and ideas.
As a recognized education provider for the IDF, Shalem offers thousands of Israel’s finest soldiers content that enriches their service and reminds them of the purpose of their sacrifice. Since October 7th, Shalem faculty have delivered more than 250 lectures on bases throughout the country.
An experiential course for sophomores, “Challenges in Israeli Society” deepens students’ understanding of the most complex issues facing the Jewish state, challenges their assumptions about the causes, and encourages them to think anew about potential solutions.
Living in and strengthening disadvantaged communities. Granting underprivileged children the tools to succeed academically. Teaching Hebrew to Arab workers from East Jerusalem: These are just some of the ways Shalem students embrace the city and community they call home.
Whether through initiatives aimed at advancing free-market ideas or advancing Jerusalem’s most vulnerable citizens, Shalem students and graduates leverage learning and real-world experience into far-reaching impact in a range of fields.
Through an advocacy initiative on behalf of the families whose husbands and fathers have been drafted into war, two Shalem graduates enabled Israel’s home front to face uncertainty from a position of strength.
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