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Food for Hearts and Minds: Shalem Brings Ideas (and Meals) to the Front Lines
How a Shalem initiative ensures that Israel’s soldiers have not only home-cooked meals, but also food for thought.
Shalem Graduate Calls Out Harvard on Support for Hamas
Harvard doctoral student JJ Kimche ’19 is publicly calling out Harvard for its response to pro-Hamas support on campus.
A Small Liberal Arts College, and Jerusalem’s Largest War-Relief Initiative
The day after Hamas’ October 7th attack, Director of Service and Citizenship Gila Rockman, together with students, alumni, and members of her department, established a…
Fighting the Battle for Public Opinion, One Story at a Time
How a Shalem graduate and current student are empowering Jews abroad to share the real story of October 7th, and counter false narratives.
An Impossible Story, 75 Years in the Making
Of all the revelations about Israel’s establishment in Koret Distinguished Fellow Dr. Daniel Gordis’ newest book, the most astonishing is surely that its founders “did…
One Shalem Graduate, 700 Books, and the History of a Jewish Community
How a chance encounter in a Singapore synagogue led to Mordy Miller ’18’s creation of the world’s most authoritative collection of books on the city’s Jewish history.
Moshe Koppel and Yedidia Stern: From Crisis to Constitution?
This year, the annual Zalman C. Bernstein Memorial Lecture was a serious and civil conversation about the most challenging issue facing Israel today: the proposed judicial reform and its ramifications.
Taking to the Trail: The First Annual Shalem Conference on the Israel National Trail
Since 2015, the storied Israel Trail has been the site of 18 “Trail Libraries,” established by Shalem College to enrich the journey’s individual and collective dimensions and strengthen travelers’ Israeli identities.
Elite Soldiers, Engaged Citizens, and Geographic Diversity: Meet Shalem’s Tenth Academic Class
Shalem’s tenth academic class is very similar to the ones that came before: Namely, a group of exceptionally accomplished and motivated young people from every part of the country, and all manner of backgrounds.
Bible Scholar Dr. Hillel Mali Brings Worlds Together at Shalem
In the Mishnaic tractate Ethics of the Fathers, a disciple of the great sage Hillel said to “turn the Torah over and over, because everything is in it.” That, perhaps more than anything, is the lesson that Hebrew Bible scholar Dr. Hillel Mali seeks to teach students.