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Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war

Israeli students juggle Zoom classes, sirens, and exams while navigating life during war with Iran.

Zoom school, March 12: ‘For young children, parents, and university stu dents, people are juggling many roles.’
A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally

View of the Nvidia Corporation offices at the Yokneam High-Tech Park, September 8, 2024.

Israeli team of BIU and NVIDIA researchers moves along with new AI technique

Close-up of the Merenptah Stele, mentioning Israel on line 27.

Echoes of Egypt: Haggadah that brings ancient Egypt to your seder


Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time: Bar-Ilan launches new course on ancient Israel

Students will study ancient Jerusalem starting from the prehistoric period through key historical phases.

 The Mikveh Complex and the Remains of Herodian Construction, Looking West

Grapevine October 20, 2024: Hope and memory

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Together with a scribe, President Isaac Herzog writes a letter in a new Torah scroll.

Opening the academic year: Bar-Ilan University launches AI-based teaching assistant

A new tool will be offered this year as a pilot for all students as part of the university’s broader investment in AI, powered by a ChatGPT-based language model.

 Bar-Ilan University launches AI-based teaching assistant

No. 32: Uri Poliavich: Supporting Jewish education worldwide

Uri and Yael Poliavich started the Yael Foundation, a philanthropic initiative which has promoted Jewish education for 13,500 students across 35 countries.

 Uri Poliavich.

Menomadin survey shows Israelis desperately seek unity

The survey indicates a trend toward a desire for unity between different sectors of Israeli society, seemingly influenced by the events on and after October 7.

 A CRY for unity at a March 11 protest.

Govt approves two new candidates for Council for Higher Education amid claims of politicization

"The takeover of academia by politics is the beginning of the end of democracy," VERA chairman and president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said.

 Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

How Bar-Ilan University plans to use Its $260 Million donation for growth and tradition - opinion

Bar-Ilan University has received its largest donation ever. Its leaders must now decide how to use this money, balancing their agency for Jewish heritage and innovation.

 Galit Shohat-Ophir walks among researchers in a laboratory at the Bar-Ilan University, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Rediscovering ancient luxury: A 3,800-year-old scarlet textile unveiled in the Judean desert

Scarlet, alongside royal blue (Tekhelet) and purple (Argaman), was revered in the ancient world for its rarity and expense.

 A fragment of the rare 3,800-year-old textile, dyed with the Kermes vermilio.

Enabling American students to escape US campuses and study in Israel

A safe haven. Jewish life-rich, antisemitism-free, Hebrew language-focused, cost-effective, three-year options for studying for a bachelor’s degree in Israel.

 A PROTESTER raises a flag that states ‘Free Palestine’ at an encampment at the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado. Since the October 7 attacks, university campuses across North America have witnessed protests and encampments in support of the Palestinians.

Was Oct. 7 caused by division in Israel society? 72% of public thinks so - study

The index indicated that the government was the most divisive factor, while the Supreme Court was the least divisive.

 PROTESTERS RALLY in Tel Aviv against the government’s judicial reform plan, blocking the Ayalon highway, earlier this year.