Jerusalem college of technology

‘Not giving up this opportunity’: Orthodox women innovate through war

Even missile sirens and a 12-day conflict with Iran could not stop the Jerusalem College of Technology’s biggest hackathon from producing real-world defense and tech solutions.

|ByADDIE J. DAVIS/THE MEDIA LINE
Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox women competing in the annual Hack.Her.It competition hosted by the Schreiber LevTech Entrepreneurship Center at the Jerusalem College of Technology.
A sketch for the upcoming Machon Tal campus

Grapevine: New at JCT

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
IDF vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip on July 3, 2024.

A year after October 7: Where does Israel go from here? - opinion

Will we let the political vitriol of the last 20 years destroy our nation and again bring us to the brink, or will we forge a new way forward?

|ByDONI FOGEL
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to logos of social media apps Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram projected on a screen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Jerusalem students collaborate in hackathon, boosting Israel's digital PR during wartime

The group joined forces for a 48-hour hackathon with the goal of enhancing Israel's public relations efforts across various digital platform during the ongoing war.

|ByZACHY HENNESSEY

This week in Jerusalem: Money time

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JULY 14, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
THE 2023 overall municipal budget: A record-breaking NIS 14.4 billion.

Grapevine: Rev the storyteller

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 23, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

This matchmaking site helps religious Jews looking for love

Shagririm Ba’Lev, an online matchmaking program, is giving religious people the privacy, discretion and personalized attention they need to help find their basheret.

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByNOA AMOUYAL
UNLIKE TINDER, OkCupid and others, Shagririm Ba’Lev is not an app, and there’s no need to swipe.

Nikki Haley to deliver keynote address for Canadian Friends of JCT’s 50th Anniversary

Haley, who was formerly South Carolina's first female governor, has spoken at pro-Israel events in the past and has garnered a reputation for her staunch support of US-Israel ties.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 20, 2018

Grapevine: Lion to roar into NY

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 21, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion is seen addressing the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

JCT's Tal Campus for Women: The dream of Stuart Hershkowitz

The man behind a pioneering women’s campus in Jerusalem is ready for his next challenge.

JUNE 30, 2022ByNOA AMOUYAL
JCT Vice-President Stuart Hershkowitz poses with major donors at the site of the new Tal Campus for Women.

Jerusalem College of Technology launches new BA course for women

The program could affect the current imbalance between gender representation in Israel’s business world

MAY 19, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
A sketch of the upcoming Tal Campus expansion

Haredi employment: From isolation to integration

The mainstream narrative surrounding haredim and the military revolves around haredi reluctance to enlist, reinforcing a tension that permeates the Israeli social and political arenas.

APRIL 13, 2022ByCHAIM SUKENIK
A HAREDI STUDENT works on a computer at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

How Israel can actually help both haredim and the economy - opinion

It is in Israel’s best interest to expand education and employment opportunities among largely untapped talent pools in the haredi and Arab communities, but the country is lagging.

JULY 28, 2021BySTUART HERSHKOWITZ
ULTRA-ORTHODOX WOMEN work at Malam Group IT’s offices in Betar Illit.

Live in Israel, Study in English

FEBRUARY 24, 2021BySHARON GELBACH

Jerusalem Technology College collaborates to reduce mental illness stigma

The college partners with McLean Hospital to reduce stigma around mental illness in Israel.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021ByGADI ZAIG
Mental health [illustrative]