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

If you have never heard of Hitler’s Haggadah, you could never have guessed where it was written or what it contained

From groggers (noisemakers) and costumes to hamantaschen and kreplach, Dr. Dov Herman, of BIU’s Helene and Paul Shulman School for Basic Jewish Studies, takes a closer look at some popular Purim customs.

To mark World Emoji Day, Prof. Chaim Noy, of the School of Communication at Bar-Ilan University, takes a closer look at some of the most popular smiley faces, love symbols and images appearing these days on our digital screen

By PhD candidate Jonnie Schnytzer

Prof. Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz shares an inspiring story about how her father brought light and hope to the concentration camp

On October 28, 1948, the blue-and-white “Flag of Zion” officially became the national flag of the State of Israel. Prof. Chaim Noy, of the School of Communication, discusses the power of symbols, and particularly, the national flag

Is the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat the Day of Judgement for trees? And how did the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat become Israeli Arbor Day?

In honor of International Creativity Month, celebrated each January, Dr. Tal Ivancovsky, a psychologist at Bar-Ilan University’s Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, discusses cross-cultural differences in creative thinking.