A post by Ohad Moser, sophomore at the Hebrew University When I think of American Colleges, a lot of sports come to mind.  It seems like everybody has a team they’re on – football, soccer, basketball, golf… I’ve even heard of a frisbee team. Unfortunately for me, all that doesn’t exist here in Israel. Well, [...]

CFHU Student Ambassadors If you’re looking for someone on your campus to tell you about the Hebrew University, you’ll likely find one of our student ambassadors more than willing to help you out! This year the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU) has launched its student ambassador program which puts students who have just [...]

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 [...]

You know how when things get busy, all you want to do when you have a spare moment is lie down and do nothing? That’s been me lately. Classes started three weeks ago already, and I haven’t written a thing. I’ve been so busy with schoolwork and dealing with idiot banks and phone companies… well, [...]

I think the weirdest part about Israel, and the thing that sets it apart from other study abroad locations, is the big emphasis on aliyah. Most people who speak fluent English in Israel, which is the vast majority of the people we meet on campus-sponsored outing or events, made aliyah at some point in their [...]

I had this very idealistic idea of Shabbat is Israel before I came here–something that involved Shira Hadasha and lots of spiritual experiences. Now that I’m here, however, I’m realizing just how idealistic that was. Yes, there are a lot of Jews in Israel, which means a lot of synagogues and people celebrating Shabbat. However, [...]