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Why I chose to join Israel by making aliyah, not just watch from afar - opinion

Many of them don’t know that they are eligible for Israeli citizenship. Even fewer realize what that could mean, not only for their personal identity but for Israel’s democratic resilience.

 ‘For the first time in my life, I realized: This is my country, and these are my people.’
 AT THE ceremony celebrating the new Dahan Gate (L-R): Bar-Ilan U. President Prof. Arie Zaban, Dr. Zipora Schorr, Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Shlomo Zohar, Bar-Ilan CEO and Senior Deputy President Zohar Yinon, and Rector Prof. Amnon Albeck.

Grapevine, May 23, 2025: They also see

 FROM LEFT: Sam Halabi, Liora Ofer, and Yona Yahav.

Grapevine, May 11, 2025: It’s all academic

 BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY President Prof. Arie Zaban with Dr. Miriam Adelson.

Grapevine, May 9, 2025: Bridges of hope


New Israeli development PHARAOH reveals nature’s secret to healthy long life

The team used the name PHARAOH because they produced a transgenic mouse they named “Moses” that lives 30% longer than ordinary mice, due to having different genes.

THE LIFESPANS of mammals can help scicentist understand the mechanisms of healthy aging.

Bar-Ilan University researchers develop AI model to predict lightning-induced wildfires

Israel's most notorious wildfire was in December 2010 on Mount Carmel near Haifa. It spread quickly, consuming much of the Mediterranean forest covering the region.

 DR. OREN GLICKMAN.

Vision and innovation: The collaboration between Bar-Ilan University and Electra FM

Bar-Ilan University and Electra FM are launching a groundbreaking academic program in integrated asset management. Vision and Innovation: Collaboration Between Academia and Industry.

 On the right: Daniel Milo, CEO of Electra FM, and Zohar Yinon, CEO and Senior Vice President of the Bar-Ilan University

How will the return of Donald Trump affect Israel and the Middle East?

View the free digital report from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University to learn how President Trump’s return may shape the global landscape.

 Donald Trump, US elected president

At Israel’s universities, students grapple with an uncertain future

“If our studies are in-person, I’m prepared to carefully map out where the closest bomb shelters are to each of my classes. But school must continue. Life must go on.”

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

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