NEWS
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…
Grad Pride: Michael Schwartz ’18, Strengthening Peoplehood Through Education
In the second installment of “Grad Pride,” a video series that follows Shalem alumni as they contribute to their country and people through professions in a range of fields…
You Can Do It, Too: Life After Shalem, From Those Who Know It Best
“It usually happens around the second semester of their third year,” explains Ron Toledano, Shalem’s coordinator of alumni affairs, one night this past November.
The 2019 Year in Review
Here at Shalem, we have a kind of informal motto: “The best is yet to come.” (Thanks, Frank Sinatra!) But no matter how forward-thinking and future-focused, how busy with the work of planning, building, and leveraging our gains to achieve still more ambitious goals—we think it’s important to take a moment, at the end of the year, to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together.