September 2021
During six weeks, students conduct intensive internships in Bar-Ilan’s research laboratories with distinguished faculty members
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JUNE 6, 2020
Ensuring that our students know more about the Jewish nation is part of our DNA and it is not about the religious aspect, but about knowledge.
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May 27, 2020
For many Jewish day schools across America, the transition from educating our children in physical classrooms to virtual ones has been seamless due to the Lookstein Virtual Jewish Academy at Bar-Ilan.
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November 2018
New BIU Impact Center will address differences in Israeli and North American Judaism, bringing together divergent voices to propose innovative ideas for the future.
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November 2017
Ever since Ezra the Scribe introduced the regular, public practice of Torah reading (5th century BCE), Kriat haTorah has been a key component of communal Jewish worship. Following a set procedure dating back some 2000 years to the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Torah has been read in synagogues around the globe thrice weekly and on Jewish holidays.
In a newly published book, BIU’s Rabbi Dr. Haim Talbi sheds light on Torah-reading customs in Jewish communities in Germany, France, Italy, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, India, and other places.
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June 2017
Addressing the topic of “Jewish Values in the Modern World,” three prominent Israeli scholars provide fresh insights into bridging the gap between our rich, two-millennia-old Jewish heritage and contemporary challenges during a panel discussion featuring Rabbi Dr. Benjamin (Benny) Lau, Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth and Midrasha Director Dr. Tova Ganzel. The panel was moderated by British Friends Chairman Romie Tager QC.
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February 2017
Hasidic stories can do more than fascinate the reader. They can inspire and foster introspection, encourage emotional growth, and even heal. “The connection between bibliotherapy and Hasidic literature is very natural, and today there’s greater awareness among therapists that if you want to reach people, you need to speak their ‘language,'” says BIU Hebrew Literature Prof. Zvi Mark, academic head of BIU’s new diploma studies program, The Healing Power of Hasidic Stories.
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December 2016
Ethiopian traditions in modern times, challenges of integrating into Israeli society, and future opportunities were among the key topics discussed at a recent BIU conference on “Beta Israel” (Ethiopian Jewry).
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October 2016
What is the significance of the Fast of Gedaliah, which we mark on the day following Rosh Hashana? How is this fast different from the others? Sharing her insights is Dr. Tova Ganzel, Director of the Midrasha at the Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies, which empowers women to play an influential role in the evolving Jewish world.
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June 2016
Enrollment is surging in Haredi academic programs designed to ease integration into the Israeli workplace. But the dropout rate is huge. This was one of the revelations at the recent BIU conference sponsored by BIU’s Haredi campus that drew some 100 Haredi social activists, reps of academic and business institutions, Knesset members and media figures to gauge the status of Haredi integration into education and the workforce.
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November 2015
Through Bar-Ilan’s innovative Otzmot “Empowerment” Program, students with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to study at the University and learn how to fulfill the Jewish commandments. Students in the program who are capable of learning at a higher level can earn a bachelor’s degree as well.
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June 2015
The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education at Bar-Ilan University and the UJA Federation of New York joined forces to present a “What’s Up Israel: Consultation” event for Jewish high school educators, which featured two of the Jewish world’s leading advocates for strengthening Israel-education programs at all levels.
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November 2014
VP of Citigroup Bank discusses the benefits of his BIU education. Says studies in economics and jewish studies compliment each other.
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August 2013
With the Rosh Hashanah coming historically early this year, Bar-Ilan has offered programs this summer that provide greater insights into the High Holidays.
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November 2012
Never one to shy away from taking on challenging issues within Orthodox Jewry, world-renowned Talmud scholar at Bar-Ilan University Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber spoke to an overflow crowd on October 18th at The Jewish Center in New York City about “Why Modern Orthodoxy is True Orthodoxy.”
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August 2012
Bar-Ilan University in Israel and Yeshiva University (YU) bring together academics and rabbis to discuss the impact of the thoughts of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a major proponent of Torah Umadda, combining the best of Torah scholarship with the best of secular wisdom.
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July 2012
Prof. Menachem Cohen has no doubt that all Hebrew Bibles sitting on bookshelves in Jewish homes around the world contain errors. Sometimes scores, sometimes hundreds. For the most part these are not dramatic mistakes: the absence of the letter yod, an incorrect diacritical mark or cantillation note.
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