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Shalem Grad Works to Open “Window Onto a Different Society” as Director for National Nonprofit
To Itai Ben Haim ’20, director of social-change programs for B’netivei Udi (“In Udi’s Path”), the divisions in Israeli society point to opportunities for change.
Grad Pride: Inbar Zayit ’18, Bringing the Margins into the Center
Inbar Zayit '18 is part of Hotam (“Teach First Israel”), which places exceptional, highly motivated college graduates in schools throughout the Israel's periphery.
The Right Place, the Right Time: U.S. Diplomat Bob Silverman Teaches New Course on the Gulf States at Shalem
For Bob Silverman, the timing of the historic announcement of normalized ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates couldn’t have been better…
Grad Pride: Rivka Arbiv ’18, Strengthening the Dual, Jewish and Democratic Character of the State
How is Rivka Arbiv ’18 helping to strengthen Israel’s dual character as a Jewish and democratic state? One engaged couple at a time.
Shalem Graduate Dvir Dimant ’19 Co-Authors Book on Jews, Islam, and the Temple Mount
In October 2016, in a move interpreted by Jews as proof of its anti-Israel bias—and by many Muslims as a historical corrective—UNESCO adopted a resolution…
Award-Winning Novelist David Grossman Featured Speaker at “The Israel Story” Initiative
In one of the most moving moments of the iconic author David Grossman’s conversation with Shalem students this January about his novel To the End of the Land…
Shalem Grad Sara Gazith ’19 Selected as One of Forbes Israel’s “30 Under 30” for Lone-Soldier Initiative
When Sara Gazith ’19 decided, at the age of 18, that she wanted to become a full, contributing member of Israeli society, she knew that enlistment in the IDF was the ticket…
How Have Shalem Students Helped in the Fight Against the Coronavirus? Answer: In Many Different Ways
When Israel declared a national state of emergency in mid-March on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Union of Israeli Students was ready. To help, that is…
A Home for Ideals and an Ideal Home: Shalem Completes Construction on New College Building
In the light-filled first-floor lounge, a few are cocooned in chair swings with books, while others spread out with laptops on oversized sofas. A group of four sit deep in discussion, sipping coffee around a long work table, while still another plays a solo on the piano by the wall. No, it’s not a tech hub…
Esteemed Legal Scholar and New Shalem Lecturer Prof. Yedidia Stern on Democracy, Division, and the Jewish State
“Israel is a Jewish and a democratic state. Both adjectives are equally essential to its future.” And with that, Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern, former chairman of the National Committee…