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We are not currently offering online programs, but this page will be updated with relevant information as it becomes available. The courses listed below are examples of previous online offerings, and future programs will be added here as they are announced. For information about our in-person short-term programs, please visit this page.
During recent years, and particularly after October 7th 2023, the world has witnessed an upsurge in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric on city streets, in work and domestic spaces and on university campuses in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. How can we define this term, antisemitism, that has been used to denote a range of phenomena that disparage Jews and Judaism, and try to explain how and why it has changed and continues to do so?
This lecture series invites students to think deeply about contemporary discourses of and about antisemitism in the light of their historical precedents and recent resonances.
This course provides participants / students with the tools to understand and engage with the issues regarding this more than century old conflict, its more recent manifestation on campus in visual culture and across the media and social networks. This lecture series invites students to think deeply about contemporary discourses of and about antisemitism in the light of their historical precedents and recent resonances.
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This lecture series invites students to think deeply about contemporary discourses of and about antisemitism in the light of their historical precedents and recent resonances.
This Non-Credit Online Lecture Series provides an in-depth exploration of the history of the State of Israel, emphasizing its national security and relations with neighbors. Covering the Zionist pre-state era to the present, the program delves into subjective elements of national security, its ties to political and socioeconomic factors, and examines changing perceptions in response to the evolving Middle East. A guest lecturer, a former high-ranking official, offers theoretical insights coupled with firsthand experiences, addressing the day-to-day challenges in the field.
The course is designed for beginners and intermediate level students to impart basic vocabulary and grammar for communication in a variety of essential day-to-day situations.
Founded: 1918 (opened 1925)
Senior Faculty Members: 1,000
RIS Students: 2,300
Total HebrewU Students: 22,000
Faculties: 7
Schools: 14
Academic Departments: 315
Research Centers: 100+
Alumni: 100,000
Nobel Prizes: 8
Fields Medal for Mathematics: 1
Israel Awards: 269
Wolf Prizes: 9
EMET Prizes: 33
Rothschild Prizes: 89
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| Track | SAT | ACT | Psychometric Test (General or QE) |
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| Business & English | 1310 | 28 | 629 |
| Business & Liberal Arts | 1310 | 28 | 629 |
| English & Liberal Arts | 1020 | 19 | 516 |
| Pre-Semester Program: “Encountering Jerusalem” | ||
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| Spring | ||
| Practical Hebrew | Beginners | 4 credits |
| Israeli Society | 3 credits | |
| Pre-Semester Program: “Encountering Jerusalem” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| Practical Hebrew | Beginners | 4 credits |
| Israeli Society | 3 credits | |