The move comes after ultra-Orthodox institutions flout existing instructions to avoid mass gatherings in light of coronavirus pandemic over rabbi’s orders, sparking fears of mass infection among the ultra-Orthodox sector.
A new initiative by the pro-Israel organization StandWithUs called Tevel focuses on Jewish leadership, history and advocacy skills.
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya honors President Nicos Anastasiades in recognition of his contribution to the ties between Israel and Cyprus.
Ruth Westheimer, who was rescued on the Kindertransport and fought with the Haganah in the War of Independence, has maintained a lifelong commitment to the Jewish people and Israel.
"This is the first time that an Israeli university is collaborating with an elite American institution to offer a dual undergraduate program of this kind," said Professor Raanan Rein, vice president of Tel Aviv University.
Located beyond the Green Line, Ariel University – like other Israeli institutions in Judea and Samaria and the Golan Heights – has traditionally been excluded from such collaborations.
The new center seeks to enable special education graduates to integrate into the workforce and build independent lives as young adults, rather than being solely dependent on government assistance.
Command of Arabic can be an advantage when enlisting in the IDF, increasing students' chances of being selected for the military's Intelligence Unit's language track upon enlistment.
Program, to be presented to the United Nations on Wednesday, aims to raise the number of students matriculating in higher levels of math in the Bedouin town of Rahat from the current level of only 15%.
Professor emeritus Emmanuel Dror Farjoun of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem joins 19 scientists who urge boycott of world's top physics competition for high school students. Teens from 80 countries are expected to participate in the competition, set to take place in Israel in July.