Science, Medicine, & Education

HAIFA (Press Release)–The University of Haifa was awarded a $7 million grant from the prestigious Helmsley Charitable Trust to establish the Helmsley Mediterranean Sea Research Center, a field that was recently thrust into the spotlight following the discovery of gas off the coast of Haifa. “The grant expresses a vote of confidence by one of

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Shaked Tzafrir, 14, has been fighting cancer for three years. She has found a creative way to battle her illness-via art. Each time she stays for treatment at the Rambam Health Care Center here, Shaked gets her creative energy up and running-decorating her room, her bed…and all around-to create as positive environment.

HAIFA (Press Release) — Professor Gershon Galil, from the Department of Biblical Studies and Jewish History at the University of Haifa, deciphered the oldest Hebrew inscription found in Jerusalem. The inscription was unearthed during the 2012 excavations in Jerusalem, ca. 80m south of the southern wall of the Temple Mount, by Dr. Eilat Mazar and

PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (Press Release)–“It’s all about giving back,” says Adva Anter, “giving to others like so many gave to us. That’s why I enlisted. I want to help my country. My brothers had wanted to do that also and now I’m taking their place. I hope they’re proud of me, their little sister. They

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced  on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that it has uncovered a 1,500 years old church, with a magnificent mosaic and five inscriptions adorning its floors. The church was uncovered during Israel Antiquities Authority salvage excavations, prior to the construction of a new neighborhood at Moshav Aluma in

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) announced that Dr. Shamma Friedman, Benjamin and Minna Reeves Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS, will receive the 2014 Israel Prize at a ceremony to take place on Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day), which falls on May 6. The Israel Prize is Israel’s highest honor, awarded

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–As the tallest structure in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Tower of David is a famous and familiar symbol to residents and tourists who pass through Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate. The ancient citadel compound contains at least 2,000 years’ worth of history dating back to the First Temple period. But the symbolic