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Of Drones and Paradigm Shifts: Shalem Alum Brings Innovation to the IDF
“We are in the middle of a paradigm shift,” says Major D. ’23 about the Israel Defense Forces. He’s sitting in his office in the…
Acclaimed Scholar of War Azar Gat Becomes New Chair of the Department of Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security
“Everyone asks how Israel could have been so surprised by October 7th,” says Prof. Azar Gat, the Ezer Weizmann Chair of National Security at Tel…
Worthy Heirs to a Tradition: Shalem Graduates a Class Defined by War, Service, and Sacrifice
In his speech introducing honorary-degree recipients and pioneering college supporters Gil and Elisa Palter at the tenth Annual Shalem College Commencement on June 24, Chairman…
Three Couples Join in $1.5 Million Gift to Prepare Visionary Leaders for Israel
For one of the three couples behind a recent $1.5 million gift to Shalem, the decision to partner with the college was a long time…
Shalem Receives Legacy Gift from Legendary Educator Eva Brann z”l
Arriving one afternoon to his St. John’s Summer Institute seminar on Thomas Mann’s Joseph and His Brothers, St. John’s College graduate Jed Arkin noticed a complicated math problem worked out on the classroom’s chalkboard.
Cultivating a New Generation of Zionists, One Orchard at a Time
When, a year ago, the Jerusalem Municipality erected its famous blue heritage-site sign at Armon Hanatziv’s Maiden’s Farm, Noam Schreiber ’20 considered it a victory—and…
From Loss to Learning and Living for Now: Shalem Freshman and a Nation’s Resilience
After the first Greek philosophy class of his freshman year at Shalem, Itay Arnon, 25, stayed behind to speak with lecturer Dr. Yiftach Ofek. “I…
Shalem Alum Speaks to the Arab World, In a Language It Can Understand
If there’s an upside to spending time in an air-raid shelter, it’s that there’s lots of time to think. And if you’re Herut Davidson ’23…
Singing Israel’s History Back to Life
Several months into his reserve duty in both northern and southern Israel after October 7th, Gal Menashe ’25 stood at the hospital bed of a…
Defending History: Shalem Military Historian Yagil Henkin Sets the Record Straight on the Gaza War
When Dr. Yagil Henkin, a lecturer in Shalem’s Program in Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security, set out to pursue a doctoral degree in military history, the…