If you were one of the 32 people who traveled with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, professor of Bible Studies at Bar-Ilan University, to Egypt in January, it’s a fact that you can’t read the Haggadah the same way this year. Because what you saw and heard there downloaded brand-new, three-dimensional multi-sensory images into your mind. Read More.

In honor of Ramadan month (April), Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine and the Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE launched a campaign to help Arab Israelis with diabetes to fulfill their religious duty to fast safely. Ramadan is an opportunity to improve the blood-sugar balance, which will benefit all diabetics who are fasting. Part of this campaign included the launch of a Facebook page in Arabic. View the FB page here.

High schoolers Rotem Saban, Noam Fogel, and Roba Natur are the winners of the 25th annual National Biology Olympics held at Bar-Ilan University. Each of the winners will receive a scholarship to the University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University welcomed Bahrain’s first-ever envoy to Israel, H.E. Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, Ambassador of Bahrain, in February 2022. During the visit, the Ambassador met with Bar-Ilan University’s President, Prof. Arie Zaban, senior members of the university administration, International School executives, heads of departments, and researchers from a variety of disciplines. Ambassador Al-Jalahma believes that collaborating with Bar-Ilan University and other institutions in Israel is the logical next step in Bahraini-Israeli relations. L-R: Abdulkarim Ebrahim Al Ansari, Deputy Head of Mission, and Amb. Khaled Yousuf Al Jalahmah, Ambassador of Bahrain to Israel “The scientific agreement signed with Israel is just the beginning,” Ambassador...

Bar-Ilan University’s Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA) held its internal annual conference in Haifa in February 2022. It was the first in-person conference held since the start of the COVID pandemic. There were around 300 participants from Bar-Ilan, including researchers, students, and staff. Faculties and departments represented included Engineering, Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics, among others. Read More.

A surprise meeting proving the “six degrees of separation” theory took place at Bar-Ilan University in February when the Ambassador of Bahrain to Israel visited the campus. This experience shows how closely connected we all are in the grand scheme of things. Read More.

In-person higher education fairs are slowly returning to the world stage and Bar-Ilan University’s International School participated successfully in the French fairs organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) in February 2022. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University will award honorary doctorate degrees this year to eight influential women in the arts, sports, science, education, and business. Among the 2022 recipients are Israeli musician Chava Alberstein, Dr. Orna Berry, one of the founders of the Israeli high-tech sector, businesswoman Julia Zaher, medalist Yael Arad, author Galila Ron-Feder-Amit, and Rabbanit Malka Bina. Read More.

Israel ranked ninth in the 10th annual World Happiness Report issued by the United Nations on March 18, moving up from 12th place last year to its highest-ever position. Anat Fanti, a PhD candidate at Bar-Ilan University specializing in happiness, wellbeing, and quality-of-life policy, provided her opinion. Read More.