On January 3, 2022, the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University will hold an international conference, “Rabbi Dr. David Zvi Hoffmann (1843-1921): Scholar, Exegete, Halakhist, Leader”. Each of the conference sessions will focus on a particular facet of his life work: Hoffmann as an Orthodox Leader and Thinker; Hoffmann as a Scholar and Exegete; Hoffmann as Halakhic Authority; and the final session will explore Rabbi Dr. Hoffmann’s Legacy.
This year’s Israel Vacuum Society Webinar Series commenced on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 16:00 (Israel time) with a lecture, “Reinventing Batteries Through Materials Design”, by Prof. Yi Cui, a distinguished materials science and engineering researcher from Stanford University. The lecture was moderated by the world-renowned scientist, Prof. Doron Aurbach, of Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Chemistry.
Congratulations to Prof. Yehuda Lindell, of Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Computer Science, whose startup company, Unbound Security, has been sold to the crypto giant Coinbase.
Prof. Shlomo Havlin, of the Department of Physics at Bar-Ilan University, has been elected an Institute of Physics 2021 Honorary Fellow for being among the pioneers of the field of Complex Networks and, in particular, the subfield of Interacting Networks based on statistical physics and percolation theory.
As the Jewish holiday of Chanukah began, a group of Israeli Jewish and Muslim students from Bar-Ilan University gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights. While tasting traditional sufganiyot – jelly doughnuts topped with powdered sugar -- the students discussed the story of the Maccabees and the meaning of the holiday. The highlight was the lighting of the nine-branched menorah which is lit every night during the eight-day celebration.
Retirees in the Western world are living longer, and sometimes, they continue to enjoy healthy and active lifestyles for two or even three decades after retiring from their jobs. The transition to retirement involves significant life changes, including various kinds of losses - economic, social, emotional, in terms of status, and in many other areas. Prof.
In the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, with on average seven children per family, poor diet, high rates of obesity, anemia and diabetes are all too commonplace. In order to prevent the development of chronic diseases later in life, it is essential to assist parents in providing their children with healthier nutrition.
Prof. Eric Lawee, of Bar-Ilan’s Zalman Shamir Bible Department, is the finalist in the prestigious Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards competition of the Association for Jewish Studies for 2021. Prof. Lawee's book Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic (Oxford University Press) is being recognized in the Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture category.
Why do humans spend a third of their lives sleeping? Why do animals sleep? Throughout evolution sleep has remained universal and essential to all organisms with a nervous system, including invertebrates such as flies, worms, and even jellyfish. Why animals sleep despite the continuous threat of predators, and how sleep benefits the brain and single cells remains a mystery.
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) and Bar-Ilan University have signed a research collaboration agreement. In this framework, researchers from Bar-Ilan's Center for Energy and Sustainability will study various fields, including networks, artificial intelligence, storage, hydrogen, current stability and high voltage.
