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$10 Million Gift from David and Judy Lobel Doubles the Shalem Endowment
In what Shalem College President Russ Roberts called “a transformational act of generosity,” David and Judy Lobel of New York City have made a $10…
Shalem Confers Honorary Degree on Longtime Partner Louis Frenkel
This February, longtime Shalem supporter Louis Frenkel received an honorary degree from Shalem College at a special convocation ceremony near his home in Hungerford, England.…
New Chair of the Lobel Core Curriculum Dr. Ido Hevroni on the Future of Studying the Past
When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, scholar of Western and rabbinic literature Dr. Ido Hevroni was set to begin teaching The Iliad to Shalem’s…
Of Whales and War: Reading Melville in Jerusalem
The first time Shalem historian Dr. Asael Abelman read Melville’s classic Moby Dick, he was a sixteen-year-old high-school student living in Jerusalem. In other words,…
From Tech to Teaching Tomorrow’s Leaders
When it comes to places to make life-changing decisions, few can match the mind-focusing qualities of the inside of a tank. “It’s dark, it’s cramped.…
Shalem’s Old-New Strategy: An Interview with Prof. Efraim Inbar
Political scientist Prof. Efraim Inbar is deeply optimistic. Not because, sixteen months after October 7th, Israel’s defeat of its enemies is increasingly clear, and the…
A Still-Higher Challenge: Shalem Welcomes its 12th Class
When Hallel Shandor ’28 got the call on October 7th from a member of his special-operations unit, he was three days into his post-army climb…
Yair Shamir, Iris Haim Honored at Shalem’s Eighth Annual Commencement Ceremony
In a ceremony that was equal parts moving and uplifting, Shalem graduated its eighth academic class at its campus in Jerusalem on June 27th. Capping…
Largest-Ever Freshman Class Concludes a Year of Study and War
For many Israeli twenty-somethings, hatiyul hagadol (“the Big Trip”) is a rite of passage: a way to air out and readjust to the world after…
Shalem Grads Fight Invisible Battle: Rights for Reservists’ Wives
As with so many things in Israel, this too began as a WhatsApp group. “A bunch of women whose husbands had been drafted since October…