Imagine running a marathon from the comfort of your own home – no training required. Even better, imagine that same marathon emceed by none other than Hebrew University founder Albert Einstein. Sound impossible? Think again. On December 11, the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU) will make the impossible happen when HU “spokes-avatar” Albert [...]

The last week of October will bring the first speaker in the 2011-2012 Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University’s Best of Hebrew U Lecture Series to Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. This lecture will feature Michael Shalev, a professor of sociology and political science at the Hebrew University speaking about inequality in Israeli society. Professor Shalev’s [...]

This month, on campuses across the country, Jewish students and Israel supporters will be faced with Israeli Apartheid Week. IAW, also known as anti-Israel week occurs on campuses throughout North America and Europe. During this week attempts are made by IAW organizers to spread misleading information through lectures, handouts and demonstrations while using intimidating tactics [...]

This year the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU) has decided to reach out to our students in Israel to ensure that the students are aware of the profound effect CFHU has on the Hebrew University as a whole. This new initiative allows the Canadian students studying at the Hebrew University to come together [...]

Is it really a wise and ethically acceptable strategy to burn food rather than eat it?  This is one of the key questions to be addressed by Prof. Hans Werner Sinn, President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, who will speak at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem next week on ‘Table or Tank: The [...]

Last night, I attended a protest in the center of Jerusalem. I’m rather surprised by the lack of media coverage of it; it seemed like a big deal, with thousands of people marching down King George and Ben Yehuda, culminating in one very full Kikar Tzion. Yet, somehow, it wasn’t mentioned in either the Jerusalem [...]