1 year at HU – and a life change for Shira

We recently received a letter from Shira to tell us what an amazing experience HU was. She loved it so much she is returning to live here.
“My name is Shira and I recently finished my freshman year at Rothberg International School (International part of Hebrew University). I am from Toronto Canada, and this was my [...]

An inspirational video from Hebrew U legal students

See how Hebrew U law students are helping others – this is a very meaningful and uplifting video that will give you some great insights into the University.

Yam le Yam (Sea to Sea 4 day hike)

To start off the Passover break the students of Rothberg got the amazing opportunity to hike through the Galilee for 4 days. We began our journey in the westernmost part, the Mediterranean sea and headed eastward. After a full day of hiking we spent the night at a hostel, high up in mount Miron. In [...]

Purim Fest

The Jerusalem Theater hosted the “Circus” Purim party this past Sunday. In attendance were students from Hebrew U., Rothberg and the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, who also contributed to some of the stage and interior design of the venue. Here are some pictures from that night.
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Masada Climb

After spending Thursday evening out in Jerusalem Center, we headed to Masada to watch the sunrise. Having no sleep, I must say it was somewhat of a rough climb to the top at 5 am, but I knew that the view would be worth it once I get up there. Happy to say I wasn’t [...]

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Arab Christian taxi driver in Jerusalem talks about the city

I just saw this entertaining video of an interview with an Arab Christian, Emil Zofan, who’s a taxi driver in Jerusalem. He talks about the city, the people, what it’s like being Christian here and he even shows off his German to the camera. It’s also just fun to watch because the whole time, he’s driving [...]

Lost in the Old City

We arrived in Old Jerusalem just after Shabbat. We wanted to explore the city at night and visit our friend, who just rented an apartment in the Armenian Quarter. None of us being endowed with the sense of directions we soon realized that we were lost. For the next hour or so we all got [...]

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Shalom

Hi everyone! I’d like to start by introducing myself, my name is Oleg Portnoy, I am a Visiting Graduate student from Toronto, Canada. I will be spending the spring semester studying at the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew U Mount Scopas campus here in Jerusalem and sharing my experiences with you. I am currently [...]

The Israel water experience

Israel and water? Right…
The Israeli government’s water website now has a page where you can check back daily in order to see how much the Kinneret – our main water source, located in the Galilee – has gone up or down.
It makes sense this exists online because an integral part of the Israel experience is [...]

Happy Sylvester!

A funny thing about Israel is that the western New Year’s Eve is otherwise known as Sylvester.  Why? Well there are many stories and I don’t know which one is true, but here is the one that sounds most believable.  In Israel, restaurants will lose their Kashrut license if they advertise that they are putting [...]