Awards to be Presented on May 14th in Israel As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, Bar-Ilan University (BIU) has inaugurated the Presidential Award of Distinction. The University has chosen six Americans to receive this Award – Eli Hirmes, of Lawrence, NY and Bal...
Her initiatives to revolutionize learning for children with developmental disabilities, including those with autism and Down’s syndrome in the US, was recently featured in an ad produced by the American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, which supported her work...
Eitan Ahimor (35), was raised in the city of Rishon Le’Zion, and served as an intelligence officer in the IDF. After completing his army service in the early 2000’s with the rank of Lieutenant, he began studying at Bar-Ilan University for a Bachelor Degree...
Prof. Passig said, “The Jewish population worldwide will be back to pre-Holocaust numbers by 2050. It will take us about a century to recover from the Holocaust.” He added, “By 2050, two-thirds of world Jewry will be in Israel. This will change the...
Rabbi Sperber addressed the challenges facing Orthodox Jewry. In speaking about the differences between modern Orthodoxy and ultra-Orthodoxy, Sperber said that Modern Orthodoxy is willing to view Halacha as a “constantly developing entity, and it is willing to face...
An essential partner in Bar-Ilan University’s development, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University provides vital philanthropic support for one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in Israel.
