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Prof. Yair Zakovitch to receive Israel Prize in Bible...

Prof. Yair Zakovitch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was announced as the recipient of the Israel Prize in Bible...

One of the oldest mosques in the world uncovered in Tiberias

Archaeologists have determined that foundations found beneath an ancient mosque in Tiberias are from an even older...

Ancient oil lamp workshop, now at Israel Museum, shows the...

A complete rare, early Islamic-era oil lamp workshop from ancient Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee has gone...

Special vessels show Jewish continuity in Israel after Roman...

New research offers insights on how Jewish life continued in the Land of Israel after the destruction of the Temple and...

Ancient scepter found in south may have been part of...

An approximately 3,200-year-old scepter found at a biblical site in southern Israel may be the first physical evidence...

Why dance? From prehistory to the Bible, scholar offers...

In the 1990s, leading Israeli scholar Yosef Garfinkel, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of...

DNA from the Bible’s Canaanites lives on in modern...

THEY ARE BEST known as the people who lived “in a land flowing with milk and honey” until they were vanquished by...

Seven Israeli university programs named among top 100...

Seven of Israel’s university departments have been ranked among the world’s top 100 in their respective...

Alumni

Shanti Ariker

EMET Prize to be awarded: ‘Israel’s Nobel Prize’ goes...

Israel’s EMET prize, sponsored by the A.M.N. Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Art and Culture in Israel...

Were These 3,500-Year-Old Carvings of Nude Women Used As...

An inscribed ancient Egyptian scarab and five clay tablets with carvings of naked women have been found in Rehob, a...

3,500-year-old staircase evidence of conquered Canaanite...

Seven stunning large basalt stairs recently excavated at Tel Hazor give new indication of the ancient grandeur of the...

Neanderthal Settlement Where Our Prehistoric Relatives Lived...

A Neanderthal settlement that was occupied by our ancient relatives on multiple occasions over the course of 10,000...

In Oakland, Reuven Hazan makes sense of Israeli politics

BY MAYA MIRSKY | FEBRUARY 26, 2019 ...

Managers Who Listen Boost Staff Creativity, Study Says

Managers who listen attentively could boost their team members' creativity, suggests a new study from the Hebrew...

Research says you shouldn’t feel singled out for...

The whole love and marriage thing isn’t for everyone, but sometimes it feels like it should be — especially for...

The race for the next Dead Sea Scrolls, and why we may lose...

A narrow path leads up to Qumran, a series of caves dotting the stone cliffs where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. The...

4 reasons being single is good for your body and soul

By Benyamin Cohen | Thursday, January 31, 2019 ...

Bonus Time? Better Hope the Boss is NOT Your Friend, Study...

A manager has to give a bonus to one of two equally deserving employees, one of whom is his friend. A judge in a high...

Letter reveals Einstein’s fears of growing...

By Associated Press ...

Hebrew U launches Jerusalem/Nepal semester program for...

American college students torn between a semester in Israel and one in a more exotic location will no longer need to...

Secrets of a lost village of ancient Israel come to light

A vanished village, buried for centuries under the sands of time, is beginning to emerge in the cave-dotted lowlands...

Archaeologists find signs of 3,000-year-old oracle cult in...

The town of Abel Beth Maacah was known in biblical times as a place for conflict resolution, we may divine from...

Hebrew University Law Professor to Lead UN Human Rights...

Yuval Shany, the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Co-Head...

Rivlin has personal interest in Hebrew University...

Of the numerous ceremonies and receptions that President Reuven Rivlin hosts for an incredible number and variety of...

Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel

An enigmatic sculpture of a king's head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as...

Hebrew University Included in top 100 of Times Higher...

The UK magazine Times Higher Education, which publishes an annual ranking of global universities, has placed Hebrew...

Beautiful New Stalactite Cave Discovered During Work for New...

A previously unknown stalactite cave was discovered this week deep underground in the Jerusalem Hills, thanks to...

Hidden Text Found on ‘Blank’ Dead Sea Scrolls

Previously hidden text on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now readable, revealing a possible undiscovered scroll...

A Cache of Coins: Dozens of Coins Discovered in Cave near...

March 26, 2018—Bronze coins, the last remnants of a four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire, were found near...

Is This Seal the Earliest Evidence of the Prophet Isaiah?

Some 2,700 years ago, someone pressed a seal bearing the name Isaiah into a soft piece of clay, which hardened over...

Prof. Sergiu Hart to receive Israel Prize in economic...

Prof. Sergiu Hart of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be awarded the Israel Prize for economic research and...

Prof. Edwin Seroussi to be awarded Israel Prize for...

Prof. Edwin Seroussi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be awarded the Israel Prize for his research in culture,...

Israel Prize in literature to be awarded to David Grossman

Author David Grossman will be awarded the Israel Prize for Hebrew literature and poetry, the Education Ministry...

Martin Buber Supported MLK In Letter To LBJ

Just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the National Library of Israel has unveiled a timely letter from its Martin...

Archaeologists uncover bittersweet end of 1,800-year-old...

Why would Crusaders decorate a staircase with the carving of a menorah? This archaeological mystery — almost two...

Ancient Temple Built by the Descendent of A Vast Biblical...

BY CALLUM PATON ...

Alumni

Lanita Warner

First time in Israel: Ancient deer bones discovered near Sea...

In an unprecedented find, Israeli archeologists recently unearthed the first evidence of ancient deer bones on the...

Leadership

Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer

Liraz Cohen Mordechai

Israel and fashion? Two things that are always in style! Hear how Hebrew University alumna Liraz Cohen Mordechai (Liri)...

4,000-Year-Old Jar of Headless Toads Discovered in Jerusalem...

In one of the rock-cut tombs, archaeologists made a rare discovery: a jar full of bones from nine headless toads. The...

Glocal

Glocal International Development is an innovative M.A. program in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Hebrew...

Humanities

Center for the Study of Multiculturalism and Diversity

Professor Hanoch Gutfreund

Professor Hanoch Gutfreund, alumnus and former President of the Hebrew University, Professor Emeritus of theoretical...

Alumni

Eric Stein

Alumni

Alex Sorin

Alumni

Helen Epstein

Alumni

Max Epstein

Alumni

Martin Zuckerman

Humanities

Dr. Eyal Ginio

Humanities

Professor Benjamin Pollock

Deborah Levine Gera

Long before there was Joan of Arc, Mulan, or even Laura Croft: Tomb Raider there was Judith. Back in biblical times, she...

Humanities

Dr. Shoham Choshen-Hillel

Expressing Anger Can Make You Happier, According to Study |

Are your children getting on your last nerve? Did a coworker’s comment rub you the wrong way? There’s no need to...

Byzantine Mosaic Contains Rare Greek Inscription

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor in what may have been a Christian pilgrim hostel has been unearthed in...

Ancient inscription unearthed in Jerusalem, thrilling...

An ancient Greek inscription was found on a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of...

Hebrew U. conference explores history of Jewish names...

The conference was founded in 1991 by Bar-Ilan University Prof. Aaron Demsky, an expert in the field of Jewish names....

Death of Rabbi Pesach Schindler a loss to the Conservative...

Reflection on the Holocaust continued to occupy his mind for most of his life, so much so that he wrote a book: Hasidic...

The Secret To Happiness Is Giving Yourself Permission To...

Most science-backed shortcuts to happiness – like working out, smiling more and practicing gratitude ― focus on the...

Hebrew University Launches World’s Largest Jewish Art...

The online Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art preserves the rich artistic heritage of the Jewish people throughout time...

An exciting conversation with Rabbi Steinsaltz –...

President Reuven Rivlin called Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Sunday to congratulate the rabbi and wish him good...

China, India, and Israel’s Strategic Calculus

Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic...

UAlbany professors’ database tracks terrorist groups

Albany When Australian experts wanted to know which terrorist groups pay pirates to capture ships, steal cargo and...

Hebrew University Memorial Service Marks 15 Years Since...

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem held a memorial service on July 31, 2017, to honor and remember those who were killed...

Prof. Asher Cohen Elected Next President of the Hebrew...

July 3, 2017 — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is pleased to announce that its Board of Governors, headed by its...

Youth Summit for Peace Takes Place in Jerusalem

July 2, 2017 — 75 Christian, Jewish and Muslim youth from around the world gathered at the Hebrew University of...

Hebrew University Archaeologists Find 12th Dead Sea Scrolls...

February 8, 2017 – Excavations in a cave on the cliffs west of Qumran, near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea,...