October 30, 1957 marks the completion of the drainage of Lake Hula and its surrounding swamps in northern Israel. Dotan Rotem, a doctoral student in BIU’s Department of Geography and Environment, writes about the swamp which is no longer

Oktoberfest, on October 12, is a day of festivity for beer drinkers around the globe. The festival was first celebrated in Bavaria in 1810, on the occasion of a royal wedding, during which many liters of the bubbly alcoholic beverage were consumed

On October 10, Mental Health Day is observed around the globe and its importance is especially recognized during the Covid-19 pandemic period, when stress, anxiety and distress is on the rise, and many seek emotional relief

On October 10, Mental Health Day is observed around the globe and its importance is especially recognized during the Covid-19 pandemic period, when stress, anxiety and distress is on the rise, and many seek emotional relief

On September 27, 1978, Israel’s Knesset approved the Camp David Accords. Dr. Nir Levitan, PhD graduate of BIU’s Conflict Resolution, Management and Negotiation Program, revisits the Israel-Egypt peace talks and the leaders who made history

The festivals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, mentioned in the Bible, are an ancient source of true Jewish “joie de vivre”

With the High Holidays just around the corner, Dr. Zvi Orgad, of the Department of Jewish Art, describes the holiday motifs in murals in the old Horb synagogue in Germany

On the anniversary of Jabotinsky's death, Dr. Yitzhak Conforti of BIU’s Koschitzky Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, writes about the leader who was not only an ideologue and a politician, but also a brilliant scholar

Tisha B’Av is a Jewish day of mourning for the destruction of the Temple. Prof. Shawn Zelig Aster, of the Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, talks of the Temple and how it ranks among Israel’s national priorities

Dr. Ephraim Lapid, of the Department of Political Studies, talks about the paramilitary organization which shaped the State of Israel

To mark World Day for Cultural Diversity, on May 21, Dr. Michal Schuster, of BIU’s Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, explains cultural competence and how to develop it on the personal and organizational levels

To mark Jerusalem Day, on May 29, Yael Escojido, of BU’s Koschitzky Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, tells the story of Queen Helena, the convert who linked her fate to the destiny of the Jewish capital