{"id":1465,"date":"2025-01-23T06:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T06:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2025-01-26T13:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T13:54:36","slug":"civic-formation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/civic-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1465\" class=\"elementor elementor-1465\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f9eccc7 elementor-section-full_width page-banner elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f9eccc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e166b5d\" data-id=\"7e166b5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d76eed0 image-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d76eed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1467\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2-1024x302.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2-768x226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Banner-2-1536x452.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da2fa02 grey white-page-title elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da2fa02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-682b1374\" data-id=\"682b1374\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad9d70 page_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dad9d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIVIC FORMATION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dc22da subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27dc22da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educating for thoughtful, engaged, and committed citizenship<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4074d7ef text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4074d7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Shalem, studies and civic life are in constant conversation. Through courses and projects that explore the challenges facing Israeli society and identity, a robust community-engagement program, and The Paul E. Singer Foundation-funded Impact Office for translating ideals into action, Shalem invests the concept of leadership with real meaning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0e2ac1 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section grey elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0e2ac1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc480e1\" data-id=\"7dc480e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37be6d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"37be6d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/shalem.ac.il\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/CF-SF-2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1468,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/507200866?color=7a7a7a&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-SF-2.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ede460 right-side-text\" data-id=\"40ede460\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508eb840 subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"508eb840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Koret-Shalem Peoplehood Project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6538a2f subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6538a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultivating Leaders Committed to a Shared Destiny<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8baf7e text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8baf7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A partnership between Shalem College and the Koret Foundation, the Koret-Shalem Peoplehood Project uses a week-long delegation to the Bay Area and Los Angeles to spur new thinking about the relationship between Israeli and American Jews.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476ac279 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"476ac279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/the-koret-jewish-peoplehood-project-at-shalem-college\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See how we\u2019re helping to preserve a single Jewish people<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5561bf84 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section switch-columns grey narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5561bf84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac5fa8\" data-id=\"4ac5fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2892fbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2892fbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/shalem.ac.il\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/israel-story-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;346&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/504948951?color=7a7a7a&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/israel-story-video.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66e52209 left-side-text\" data-id=\"66e52209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4367fb13 subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4367fb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Asper Center for Zionist Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca65595 subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ca65595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mining the Texts that Tell Our Story <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1565db4a text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1565db4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singular courses taught by renowned author Dr. Assaf Inbari, lectures by leading intellectuals on Israeli society and identity, and the signature \u201cIsrael Story\u201d book-and-conversation series: Through these and other initiatives, the Asper Center for Zionist Education provides a multi-faceted platform for engagement with Zionist history and ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a239d37 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a239d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-college-and-the-asper-foundation-announce-the-establishment-of-a-center-for-zionist-education\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn how we\u2019re enhancing the discourse on Zionism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46be58f0 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section grey elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46be58f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-703c4503\" data-id=\"703c4503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58226a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58226a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/idf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/idf.jpg 814w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/idf-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/idf-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25525857 right-side-text\" data-id=\"25525857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b46d654 subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b46d654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The IDF Education Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc74f7c subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc74f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing Service with Meaning<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b55a765 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b55a765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a recognized education provider for the IDF, Shalem offers thousands of Israel\u2019s finest soldiers content that enriches their service and reminds them of the purpose of their sacrifice. Since October 7th, Shalem faculty have delivered more than 250 lectures on bases throughout the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5748e2 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b5748e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/food-for-hearts-and-minds-shalem-brings-ideas-and-food-to-the-front-lines\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read how we\u2019re bringing ideas to the front lines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca2bb89 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section switch-columns grey narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca2bb89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c127560\" data-id=\"c127560\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623e28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"623e28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3955c13 left-side-text\" data-id=\"3955c13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091106a subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"091106a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \u201cChallenges in Israeli Society\u201d Course<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caea3ff subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caea3ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engaging the Complexity of a Modern Jewish State<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa731a7 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa731a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An experiential course for sophomores, \u201cChallenges in Israeli Society\u201d deepens students\u2019 understanding of the most complex issues facing the Jewish state, challenges their assumptions about the causes, and encourages them to think anew about potential solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03a810 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b03a810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/a-college-course-to-change-minds-and-lives\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover how we prepare leaders to solve Israel\u2019s challenges<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a27a30 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section grey elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a27a30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc66bf2\" data-id=\"bc66bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77196f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b77196f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1469\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Community-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8268d5d right-side-text\" data-id=\"8268d5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e86ed subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6e86ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Community-Engagement Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd43979 subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd43979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embracing Israeli Society<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a305b text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a305b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Living in and strengthening disadvantaged communities. Granting underprivileged children the tools to succeed academically. Teaching Hebrew to Arab workers from East Jerusalem: These are just some of the ways Shalem students embrace the city and community they call home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86b37a button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b86b37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/a-small-liberal-arts-college-and-jerusalems-largest-war-relief-initiative\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out how Shalem played a key role in Jerusalem\u2019s war-relief initiative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-caf5e82 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section switch-columns grey narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caf5e82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f31ed8b\" data-id=\"f31ed8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a39a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35a39a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Entrepreneurship-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1470\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Entrepreneurship-2.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Entrepreneurship-2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Entrepreneurship-2-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Entrepreneurship-2-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-478a2f0 left-side-text\" data-id=\"478a2f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9576b subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a9576b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Social-Entrepreneurship Accelerator<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759bb83 subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759bb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Incubating Ideas and Maximizing Impact<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93d3d2 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c93d3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether through initiatives aimed at advancing free-market ideas or advancing Jerusalem\u2019s most vulnerable citizens, Shalem students and graduates leverage learning and real-world experience into far-reaching impact in a range of fields.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15ca8f button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c15ca8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-grad-sara-gazith-19-selected-as-one-of-forbes-israels-30-under-30-for-lone-soldier-initiative\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn about a Shalem grad\u2019s initiative for lone soldiers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3866591 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3866591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/reframing-israels-story-shalem-grads-help-found-a-beit-midrash-for-mizrahi-torah-and-culture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn how Shalem grads are raising awareness of Mizrahi culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b43fd1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle full-width-two-columns elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b43fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6e025f\" data-id=\"a6e025f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602d4fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"602d4fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1471\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/CF-Spotlight-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68e799df\" data-id=\"68e799df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca26cb4 spotlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca26cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPOTLIGHT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb322e7 subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb322e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strengthening the Home Front<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35074dcd subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35074dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sapir Bluzer and Merav Lemberger \u201918, co-founders of the Forum for Reservists\u2019 Wives<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b8fba text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2b8fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through an advocacy initiative on behalf of the families whose husbands and fathers have been drafted into war, two Shalem graduates enabled Israel\u2019s home front to face uncertainty from a position of strength.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8c2e03 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c8c2e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-grads-fight-invisible-battle-rights-for-reservists-wives\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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