First ever academic conference on Taglit-Birthright takes place at Brandeis University, shedding light on the effects of the program bringing Diaspora youth to Israel.
by Dina Kraft 1 comments
The translation took six years and 96 scholars, most of whom were Aramaic-speaking Christians, to complete.
by Nir Hasson 2 comments
Men arrested for allegedly defrauding the Education Ministry of millions of shekels through a fictitious Torah study center.
by Oz Rosenberg 2 comments
It can sometimes take years, even decades, until Jewish leaders can determine whether or not their work was a success.
by Rabbi Joel Seltzer/Jewish World blogger 0 comments
According to numerous senior officers who initiated the project, 'Recognizing the Jewish Nation, its Customs and World' substantially reduces the level of hostility felt by inmates toward strangers, and restrains their violent impulses.
by Roman Frister 0 comments
Analysis shows non-Haredi day schools in state of stagnation or decline; economic downturn is a major factor in perpetuating the downward trend.
by Naomi Zeveloff 0 comments
'Beit Hillel' hopes to counter creeping religious extremism.
by Yair Ettinger 16 comments
Some 3,000 career officers a year make the trip, which is preceded by a mandatory seminar at Yad Vashem or the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum.
by Chaim Levinson 8 comments
Israel’s Immigration Authority decided not to extend Koji Yamashiro’s visa, needed to complete his doctorate at the Hebrew University.
by Talila Nesher 68 comments
Olim students may stop receiving financial aid at end of current academic year, following decision to shift priorities away from absorption and toward strengthening Jewish identity of Jews living abroad.
by Revital Blumenfeld 17 comments
'The students carried signs against racism, house demolitions, etc., which violates the director general's circular [i.e. ministry regulations],' ministry tells school.
by Talila Nesher 5 comments
Decline of 1.4% in 2011-2012 school year is result of drop in non-Orthodox enrollment – who reportedly opt for non-denominational community schools – balanced by ongoing increase of Orthodox baby boom.
by J.J. Goldberg 0 comments
Shin Bet recommends at least three right-wing extremists be put in administrative detention in response to escalation in attacks on Palestinians and IDF.
by Chaim Levinson 27 comments
Shortage of lecturer hours is one of complaints raised by junior lecturers, who went on a one-day strike on Sunday to protest their work conditions.
by Talila Nesher 2 comments
One of three Petah Tikva performances of 'Moti Halamotai,' geared to children from the age of 4, is to be presented with gender-segregated seating and is being publicized as such.
by Gili Cohen 22 comments
The ORT school network says the matter will be investigated and if an apology is in order it will be issued.
by Talila Nesher 20 comments
There is no dispute today that the 'official' location of the Maccabean graves, near Modi'in, is not the real site; come and see for yourself where these heroes were actually buried.
by Moshe Gilad 0 comments
New project will enhance existing 200 school twinning programs in an attempt to bolster ties between younger Jewish generation and Israel.
by Revital Blumenfeld 4 comments
Simi Lampert explains the essay on premarital sex that stirred controversy and ultimately led Yeshiva University and the student magazine to part ways.
by Simi Lampert 1 comments
Leaders summer protests initiate call to implement free compulsory education from the age of 3 as recommended by Trajtenberg Committee.
by Jonathan Lis 2 comments
When our sages wrote that ‘without sustenance there can be no Torah study,’ they certainly knew what they were on about.
by Rabbi Dan Dorsch 0 comments
In many instances, the separation phenomenon has been taking place in recent years contrary to the Education Ministry's official practices.
by Talila Nesher 18 comments
A new $8.5 million building includes a synagogue, study hall and library, built on land purchased by the Conservative Jewry's Theological Seminary of America in the mid-1950s.
by David Sheen 1 comments
Rabbi Shmuel Tal, head of the Torat Haim Yeshiva, calls the state an 'abomination' and says he has cut himself off from 'the secular leadership.'
by Chaim Levinson 26 comments
Rabbi Rafi Peretz visits Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary to hold a special meeting with former IDF soldiers enrolled at the Modern Orthodox institution.
by Raphael Ahren 0 comments
First ever academic conference on Taglit-Birthright takes place at Brandeis University, shedding light on the effects of the program bringing Diaspora youth to Israel.
by Dina Kraft 1 comments
The translation took six years and 96 scholars, most of whom were Aramaic-speaking Christians, to complete.
by Nir Hasson 2 comments
Men arrested for allegedly defrauding the Education Ministry of millions of shekels through a fictitious Torah study center.
by Oz Rosenberg 2 comments
It can sometimes take years, even decades, until Jewish leaders can determine whether or not their work was a success.
by Rabbi Joel Seltzer/Jewish World blogger 0 comments
