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Holy Week in the Holy Land By Sarah Weiskopf, Study Abroad Student from Grand Canyon University

olga — Mon, 29 May 2023 11:14:59 +0000

Holy Week in the Holy Land of Israel is an experience that I will truly never forget for the rest of my life. In Revelation 4:8 and 11 it is written, “Day and night they never stop saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come… Our […]

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Custom Faculty-Led Programs for Our Partners: Featuring Introduction to Israeli Law and Society

RISmarketing — Sun, 21 May 2023 07:57:54 +0000

We are delighted that each year, faculty from roughly 15 universities and 175 students spend time in Jerusalem on faculty-led and customized programs hosted by our team here at Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School (RIS). We have helped bring programs to life in a wide variety of subjects with partners like Michigan State University, Harvard […]

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Five Falafel Recommendations in Jerusalem from Rothberg Staff

Moriah Lamb — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:53:44 +0000

Food is serious business in Jerusalem, and the city offers an array of different cuisines that represent Jerusalem’s melting pot. One of the most popular dishes in Jerusalem is falafel. So what exactly is falafel and where can you find the best one in Israel? Falafel is made up of ground-up chickpeas that are formed […]

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Prof. Itamar Grotto

Toby Kerekes — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:20:54 +0000

Prof. Itamar Grotto is a Public Health Physician and Professor of Epidemiology. He was the Director of Public Health Services (2007-2017) and the Associate Director General (2017-2021) of the Israel Ministry of Health. Between 2018 and 2021 he was a Member of the Executive Board of the World Health organization (WHO). In his capacities in […]

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Rabbi Todd Zeff 1993-94

Toby Kerekes — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:55:16 +0000

Rabbi Todd Zeff studied at Rothberg for a year in ’93/’94. He co-directs the Nachshon Project Fellowship which was created to inspire particularly bright and curious college students early on in their career exploration process and encourage them to consider careers that serve the Jewish world. The fellowship ensures that our schools are filled with […]

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Yuval Noah Harari

Toby Kerekes — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:31:59 +0000

Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind , Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow , and 21 Lessons for the 21 st Century. Born in Haifa, Israel, in 1976, Harari received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002, and is currently […]

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Rachel Milstein

Toby Kerekes — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:02:23 +0000

Prof. (emerita) Rachel Milstein, the department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Studies of Islamic Civilization and Art History at the Hebrew University. Specialization in Islamic art (especially painting); Islamic numismatics. Ph.D Dissertation “Religious Painting of the Wailing Derwishes : ‘Tarjome-i Thewaqib’ Pierpont-Morgan Library, Ms. M466.” Thesis Submitted for the degree […]

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Abraham J. Domb

Toby Kerekes — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:59:13 +0000

Abraham J. Domb is a Professor for Medicinal Chemistry and Biopolymers at the School of Pharmacy- Faculty of Medicine and for Forensic Sciences at the faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He earned Bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Law studies; Diplomas in Business management and Textile science and PhD degree in […]

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Hermona Soreq

Toby Kerekes — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:53:43 +0000

Hermona Soreq is the Charlotte Slesinger Professor of Molecular Neuroscience at the Hebrew University’s Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science and an ex-Dean of the University’s Faculty of Science. Soreq studies the activities and functions of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain and periphery, She […]

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Aviva 1993-94 & Eliana 2019-20 Lebson

Toby Kerekes — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:39:33 +0000

Last December 24, during the winter break of Eliana’s Freshman year at the University of Hartford, she landed in Israel for a visit to her first cousin’s bar mitzvah and instantly felt comfortable. Eliana had grown up visiting both Israel and her large family here frequently, the first time being for her aunt’s wedding in […]

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