In Focus

The champions we never knew

As we mark the 90th anniversary of the Berlin Olympics where Jesse Owens defied the Nazis' supremacist ideology, remembering all those who never had the chance to compete may be the greatest victory

Old officially released printed photo of the 1936 Olympic Games with US athletes Jesse Owens and Helen Stephens.
Rabbi Efraim Dochman of Colel Chabad embraces an IDF soldier during a visit to support troops serving on the front lines.

No politics. No divisions. Just Am Yisrael Chai

Erez Winner, chairman of HaBithchonistim

The war for Israel’s home

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences


Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

University of Haifa’s School of Design hosts first graduate fashion show on campus

Twenty-five graduating students presented their final collections in an event that was held on the university campus

Katherine Kassis at the University of Haifa Department of Fashion's Graduate Fashion Show

The "90-Second" vision is scaling for life-saving impact

By leveraging a "crowd-sourced" model, United Hatzalah seeks to drastically improve survival rates

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the site of a projectile hit in southern Israel on March 24, 2026.

Creating healing through art

How Ono International School's English-language master's program in visual art therapy is preparing a new generation of therapists.

Keren Seelenfreund, a student in Ono Academic College’s M.A. program in Art Therapies – Visual Art Therapy

Nefesh B'Nefesh launches fellowship to strengthen Israel education in North American schools

The inaugural cohort brings 12 Jewish educators to Israel for a yearlong program focused on teaching Zionism, Jewish identity and Israel.

Representing Jewish day schools from New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Washington State, and Toronto, the fellows include department chairs, school administrators and educational leaders

Trauma is a reality, but hope is a strategy

Hope is a rigorous, strategic framework built on early intervention, structured support, and a collective refusal to let trauma dictate a child's future.

A father talking to his son on a winter morning in Jaffa street, both wearing protective masks, Jerusalem, November 5th, 2020

A summer of new beginnings

More than 2,300 North American olim will make aliyah this summer, embarking on new lives in Israel with dreams of building their future in the Jewish homeland

Making aliyah was a lifelong dream: Alex and Arielle Sabol with children Romi and Libi, from Brooklyn, NY.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute

The new institute will partner with the Olympic Committee of Israel to provide scientific support for athletes preparing for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.

The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

Aerial innovation: United Hatzalah’s expanding drone capabilities

Eli Beer, Founder and President, "A lot of new things are coming out of United Hatzalah. We are an innovation center." 

A United Hatzalah emergency responder using a drone to scan roofs for fallen shrapnel, central Israel, March 26, 2026.

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Lena Novack turns pollution, climate, and even drinking water into large-scale health data that is shaping national policy.

Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center