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Humanities for Heroes: The Shalem IDF Education Program
According to legend, the great military mind Alexander the Great fell asleep each night with a dog-eared copy of The Iliad under his pillow. And when he led his army into Persia, it was the words of his tutor Aristotle that echoed through his mind, shaping his vision of what true leadership should be.
Grad Pride: Tal Eitan ’17, Cultivating Leaders of Character and Commitment
Tal Eitan '17 became one of the country's only female directors of a pre-army leadership program after graduation.
The Corona Class: Geographically Diverse, Civic-Minded, and Committed to Study and Service
They set aside plans for post-army trips and took entrance exams online. They attended a digital open house and interviewed by Zoom…
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…