{"id":5,"date":"2020-12-08T10:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T10:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/english\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T08:16:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5\" class=\"elementor elementor-5\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60779b2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60779b2\" 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-ff75a79\" data-id=\"ff75a79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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\/>\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-0987b2d elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0987b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd36291\" data-id=\"dd36291\" 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-e336c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e336c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-8b02a07\" data-id=\"8b02a07\" 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-90acba3 over_image_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90acba3\" 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\">Leadership for Israel Begins Here<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51913e3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"51913e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#next\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 33.1 20.8\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 33.1 20.8;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{display:none;}\t.st1{display:inline;fill:#FFFFFF;}\t.st2{display:inline;}\t.st3{fill:#FFFFFF;}\t.st4{display:inline;fill:#FFFFFF;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:6.25;stroke-miterlimit:31.25;}\t.st5{fill:none;stroke:#FFFFFF;stroke-width:2;}<\/style><g class=\"st0\">\t<rect x=\"-463\" y=\"-446.1\" class=\"st1\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-ca7c1b5 only-texts\" data-id=\"ca7c1b5\" 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-2a300ff subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a300ff\" 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\">How does a single college advance an entire country?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb3b81 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb3b81\" 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>In a country in which higher education emphasizes specialization\u00a0and vocational training, Shalem College is pursuing a bold alternative: the preparation of broadly educated citizens for lives of\u00a0influence and service.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523ed3e\" data-id=\"523ed3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"home-stats\">\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-7e05a7a subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e05a7a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10.1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea02e9b text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea02e9b\" 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>million citizens in Israel<\/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-5431a99 subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5431a99\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1,000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baaeb12 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baaeb12\" 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>approximate number of citizens who comprise Israel\u2019s political, economic, cultural, and intellectual leadership<\/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-b0b21cb subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0b21cb\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">75<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4126389 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4126389\" 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>number of Shalem College graduates per year, most of whom assume positions of influence in key areas of Israeli society<\/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 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https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/Tal-Flag-3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/Tal-Flag-3-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/Tal-Flag-3-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/01\/Tal-Flag-3-1536x1160.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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-7f6ce9c left-side-text\" data-id=\"7f6ce9c\" 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-cb2bfc5 subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb2bfc5\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The intellectual foundation for a defining generation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e41ae text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e41ae\" 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>Shalem\u2019s unique educational experience is grounded in the defining ideas of the Western and Jewish traditions and designed to address the most pressing challenges facing Israel today. In this way, we equip extraordinary young men and women in the formative years of their development to leverage vision, perspective, and the pursuit of knowledge into a flourishing state and society.<\/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-eb1b6a0 button-link elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb1b6a0\" 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\/citizenship\/\">\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 advancing Israeli 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elementor-size-default\">We embrace our role in the region<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e658560 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e658560\" 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>Our emphasis on Arabic fluency and our unique approach to the study of the\u00a0modern Middle East and Islam grant students an authentic and unmediated\u00a0window onto Muslim society and the Arab world.<\/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-b7b7558 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b7b7558\" 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\/meis\/\">\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 a different way to learn<\/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-d73356e elementor-section-content-middle narrow inner-page-section switch-columns elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d73356e\" 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-b668ffd\" data-id=\"b668ffd\" 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-43d8225 image-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43d8225\" 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=\"1194\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/ed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-40\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/ed.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/ed-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/ed-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2020\/12\/ed-1024x623.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\" \/>\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-0373326 left-side-text\" data-id=\"0373326\" 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-721682b subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721682b\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We turn challenges into opportunities for all Israel\u2019s citizens<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f778d90 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f778d90\" 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 introduction to Israeli society\u2019s most pressing challenges, an\u00a0accelerator for social initiatives, and an alumni network that transforms ideals\u00a0into action.<\/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-f2bebce button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2bebce\" 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\/citizenship\/\">\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 about our programs in Citizenship<\/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-743814a grey narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"743814a\" 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-f0f08b4 only-texts\" data-id=\"f0f08b4\" 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-6bf2ebd subhead-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bf2ebd\" 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 Shalem Effect<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46c727 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46c727\" 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\tYou don\u2019t need to take our word for it: Shalem alumni are working in a wide range of fields to shape a better future for our state.\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-5aec366 button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5aec366\" 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\/alumni-network\/\">\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 our alumni are influencing Israel <\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f3f82c\" data-id=\"1f3f82c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-2a50de5 grey narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a50de5\" 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-98dfbd2\" data-id=\"98dfbd2\" 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-8977a8c gallery-slider elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"8977a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Naomi-2.2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Naomi-2.2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Naomi-2.2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1499'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Naomi Grunewald<\/strong> \u201919 is a project manager of the state plan to reduce socioeconomic disparities between East and West Jerusalem.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Itamar-1.1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Itamar-1.1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Itamar-1.1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1498'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Itamar Turiski<\/strong> \u201924 is chief of staff in the ministry of diaspora affairs, which works to strengthen global Jewish communities and combat antisemitism.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Sapir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Sapir.jpg 720w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Sapir-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1501'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Sapir Gantz Eldar<\/strong> \u201923 is COO of an organization that trains young Israelis to tell Israel&#8217;s story to an international audience.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Or-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Or-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Or-2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1500'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Or Shoval<\/strong> \u201922 is co-founder of a biotech startup that increases the efficacy of medicines for better patient outcomes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Bentzi-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Bentzi-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Bentzi-2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1497'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bentzi Matar<\/strong> \u201923 is head of the prestigious Ein Prat leadership academy, which helps Israeli youth prepare for meaningful service in the IDF and society.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7ea88b0 narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea88b0\" 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-b37d11f only-texts\" data-id=\"b37d11f\" 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-0a9a358 subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a9a358\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ebbb6 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ebbb6\" 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>Every day, our faculty, students, and alumni advance our vision of a vibrant and moral\u00a0society that lives up to its founding ideals.<\/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-df6b6ec button-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df6b6ec\" 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\/\">\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 more news from Shalem<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcce0a8\" data-id=\"fcce0a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-77ef9f2 narrow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77ef9f2\" 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-ebf58ac\" data-id=\"ebf58ac\" 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-7c723fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7c723fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"archive-news shortcode-news\"><div class=\"news-article \">\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/three-couples-join-in-1-5-million-gift-to-prepare-visionary-leaders-for-israel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/04\/Kimby-and-Lawrence-Berger.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three Couples Join in $1.5 Million Gift to Prepare Visionary Leaders for Israel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/04\/Kimby-and-Lawrence-Berger.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/04\/Kimby-and-Lawrence-Berger-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/04\/Kimby-and-Lawrence-Berger-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"news-data\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-date\">April 15, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/three-couples-join-in-1-5-million-gift-to-prepare-visionary-leaders-for-israel\/\">Three Couples Join in $1.5 Million Gift to Prepare Visionary Leaders for Israel<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-excerpt text-1\"><p>For one of the three couples behind a recent $1.5 million gift to Shalem, the decision to partner with the college was a long time&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-read-more button-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/three-couples-join-in-1-5-million-gift-to-prepare-visionary-leaders-for-israel\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"news-article \">\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-receives-legacy-gift-from-legendary-educator-eva-brann-zl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/Jed-and-Eve.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shalem Receives Legacy Gift from Legendary Educator Eva Brann z&rdquo;l\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/Jed-and-Eve.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/Jed-and-Eve-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/03\/Jed-and-Eve-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"news-data\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-date\">March 25, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-receives-legacy-gift-from-legendary-educator-eva-brann-zl\/\">Shalem Receives Legacy Gift from Legendary Educator Eva Brann z\u201dl<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-excerpt text-1\"><p>Arriving one afternoon to his St. John\u2019s Summer Institute seminar on Thomas Mann\u2019s <em>Joseph and His Brothers<\/em>, St. John\u2019s College graduate Jed Arkin noticed a complicated math problem worked out on the classroom\u2019s chalkboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-read-more button-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/shalem-receives-legacy-gift-from-legendary-educator-eva-brann-zl\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"news-article \">\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/cultivating-a-new-generation-of-zionists-one-orchard-at-a-time\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" 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