{"id":9,"date":"2020-12-08T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/english\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:52:16","slug":"core-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/core-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lobel Core Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac71d8d elementor-section-full_width page-banner elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac71d8d\" 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-1029ae2f\" data-id=\"1029ae2f\" 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-6e664cb2 image-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e664cb2\" 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=\"1920\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Core-Banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Core-Banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Core-Banner-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Core-Banner-768x226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Core-Banner-1024x301.jpg 1024w\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f074500 grey white-page-title elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f074500\" 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-123c8b81\" data-id=\"123c8b81\" 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-323c20d7 page_title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"323c20d7\" 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\">THE DAVID &amp; JUDITH LOBEL CORE CURRICULUM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815fe69 subhead-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"815fe69\" 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\">The Lobel Core creates a shared conversation that permeates and enriches the learning experience in a way no other curriculum can.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e98f2bb text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e98f2bb\" 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>The centerpiece of a Shalem education, the Lobel Core\u2014the only curriculum of its kind in Israel\u2014is required of all students, regardless of their major. Grounded in works that explore questions of enduring significance\u2014across time and place, in diverse styles, and from different, sometimes conflicting, perspectives\u2014the Lobel Core teaches students to be an active participant in the Jewish and Western traditions and to help shape the character and future of their state.<\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34579a60 grey elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34579a60\" 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-11e7dcec only-texts\" data-id=\"11e7dcec\" 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-35cc76be subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35cc76be\" 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\">Education for Freedom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce44d04 text-3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce44d04\" 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>Beyond the teaching of certain subjects or provision of particular skills, the Lobel Core seeks to free students from unthinking adherence\u2014both to their own assumptions, and to the unexamined opinions of others.<\/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-895925a\" data-id=\"895925a\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c378715 elementor-section-content-top inner-page-section grey elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c378715\" 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-6ade04d4\" data-id=\"6ade04d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seeking Wisdom with Leon Kass<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da6ba26 text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da6ba26\" 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>Dean of the Faculty Prof. Leon Kass, the public intellectual, physician, and Addie Clark Harding Professor Emeritus in the Committee on Social Thought and in the College at the University of Chicago, leads Great Books seminars for both students and faculty at Shalem. Or rather, he lets the <em>texts<\/em> lead a conversation: about liberal education, the virtues required for leadership, and the relationship between human excellence and a commitment to one\u2019s 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 elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d9d42a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d9d42a4\" 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-193663c2 only-texts\" data-id=\"193663c2\" 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-666c0a29 subhead-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666c0a29\" 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\">Featured Courses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1238971f text-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1238971f\" 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>From history to Islam, philosophy to economics, and Bible to Western literature, the Lobel Core is a guided engagement with the past, with the aim of envisioning a better future.<\/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-4eda3fe\" data-id=\"4eda3fe\" 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-3b904f49 four-columns-wrapper elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b904f49\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d2139 only-texts\" data-id=\"72d2139\" 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-24c125d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24c125d8\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Hebrew-Lit-Zionist-Thought.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-662\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Hebrew-Lit-Zionist-Thought.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Hebrew-Lit-Zionist-Thought-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15377890 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15377890\" 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\">Hebrew Literature and Zionist Thought<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201b44cf text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201b44cf\" 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 meaningful engagement with Israel\u2019s founding thinkers and texts.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a3355ec only-texts\" data-id=\"2a3355ec\" 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-1a09a7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a09a7bd\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Fundamental-Concepts-Economics.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-661\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Fundamental-Concepts-Economics.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Fundamental-Concepts-Economics-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19215676 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19215676\" 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\">Fundamental Concepts in Economics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75936deb text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75936deb\" 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 exploration of the principles that drive human behavior and economic prosperity.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfe726d only-texts\" data-id=\"2bfe726d\" 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-23e87404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23e87404\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Ancient-Greek-Philosophy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Ancient-Greek-Philosophy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Ancient-Greek-Philosophy-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e589708 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e589708\" 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\">Ancient Greek Philosophy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6f76c3 text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c6f76c3\" 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>The legacy of the civilization that has most shaped our world.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32be0081 only-texts\" data-id=\"32be0081\" 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-7cf189c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cf189c3\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/The-Foundations-of-Islam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/The-Foundations-of-Islam.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/The-Foundations-of-Islam-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eac0244 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eac0244\" 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\">The Foundations of Islam<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b05b76d text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b05b76d\" 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>The history and philosophy of Islam, with a focus on its classic writings.<\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-309b537d four-columns-wrapper elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"309b537d\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e5e869 only-texts\" data-id=\"11e5e869\" 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-3ced9459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ced9459\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Israel-Jewish-Democratic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Israel-Jewish-Democratic.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Israel-Jewish-Democratic-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5392db subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b5392db\" 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\">Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe7e9a9 text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe7e9a9\" 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>The legal and cultural dualities and how to resolve tensions between them.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50aa34ea only-texts\" data-id=\"50aa34ea\" 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-263197af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"263197af\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Western-Middle-Eastern-History.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Western-Middle-Eastern-History.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Western-Middle-Eastern-History-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289a42b9 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289a42b9\" 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\">Western and Middle Eastern History<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8ca28f text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8ca28f\" 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>The ideas, events, and individuals who have shaped our region and our world.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e082d90 only-texts\" data-id=\"7e082d90\" 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-64d1c9ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64d1c9ce\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Understanding-Biology.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Understanding-Biology.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Understanding-Biology-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f8acb8 subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35f8acb8\" 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\">Understanding the Biological Sciences<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e2cc09 text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e2cc09\" 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>The structure, function, growth, distribution, and evolution of living organisms.<\/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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-501dc946 only-texts\" data-id=\"501dc946\" 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-3ae650b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ae650b6\" 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=\"600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/THe-History-of-Art.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/THe-History-of-Art.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/THe-History-of-Art-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10800eae subhead-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10800eae\" 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\">The History of Art<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c95368 text-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c95368\" 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>Key works from antiquity to the contemporary period, in partnership with The Israel Museum.<\/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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f89e28c grey elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet 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elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6a277103\" 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 shortcode-news-3 shortcode-related-news\"><div class=\"news-article \">\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/the-learning-goes-on-how-shalem-found-strength-in-its-learning-community\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/News-Students.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Learning Goes On: Students Find Strength in Wartime Through Philosophical Inquiry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/News-Students.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/News-Students-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/News-Students-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/News-Students-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"news-data\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-date\">February 7, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/the-learning-goes-on-how-shalem-found-strength-in-its-learning-community\/\">The Learning Goes On: Students Find Strength in Wartime Through Philosophical Inquiry<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-excerpt text-1\"><p>In a sermon he delivered at Oxford University at the start of World War Two, author C.S. Lewis addressed the feeling, common to many students,&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-read-more button-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/the-learning-goes-on-how-shalem-found-strength-in-its-learning-community\/\">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\/food-for-hearts-and-minds-shalem-brings-ideas-and-food-to-the-front-lines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/12\/Yusri.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Food for Hearts and Minds: Shalem Brings Ideas (and Meals) to the Front Lines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/12\/Yusri.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/12\/Yusri-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/12\/Yusri-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"news-data\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-date\">January 31, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/food-for-hearts-and-minds-shalem-brings-ideas-and-food-to-the-front-lines\/\">Food for Hearts and Minds: Shalem Brings Ideas (and Meals) to the Front Lines<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-excerpt text-1\"><p>How a Shalem initiative ensures that Israel&#8217;s soldiers have not only home-cooked meals, but also food for thought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-read-more button-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/food-for-hearts-and-minds-shalem-brings-ideas-and-food-to-the-front-lines\/\">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\/taking-to-the-trails-the-first-annual-shalem-conference-on-the-israel-national-trail\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/04\/Shvil-Library.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Taking to the Trail: The First Annual Shalem Conference on the Israel National Trail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/04\/Shvil-Library.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/04\/Shvil-Library-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/04\/Shvil-Library-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 3, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/taking-to-the-trails-the-first-annual-shalem-conference-on-the-israel-national-trail\/\">Taking to the Trail: The First Annual Shalem Conference on the Israel National Trail<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-excerpt text-1\"><p>Since 2015, the storied Israel Trail has been the site of 18 \u201cTrail Libraries,\u201d established by Shalem College to enrich the journey\u2019s individual and collective dimensions and strengthen travelers\u2019 Israeli identities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"news-read-more button-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shalem.ac.il\/en\/news\/taking-to-the-trails-the-first-annual-shalem-conference-on-the-israel-national-trail\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE DAVID &amp; 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