Take Free Online Course in the Hebrew Bible
Out of Zion, the Torah really comes forth – again. Later this week, a popular online course in Bible returns to the world stage thanks to Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
Jewish-Arab Dialogue is Possible
A special forum on what inter-religious dialogue can contribute to Arab-Jewish relations will take place this week at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv.
Israeli Researchers Discover Gene Pattern Shaping the Immune System
Diagnosing diseases and treating them seem increasingly to require the skills of detectives and jigsaw puzzle fans. This complicated task involves DNA sequencing – determining the order of four nucleic acid bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine) in each cell’s DNA.
All Hope Not Lost for World’s Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are living rainbows under the seas, but they may not remain there in the future. According to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) a while ago, these wonders – from the Great Barrier Reef off Australia to the Seychelles near East Africa – may not exist in another three decades.
Parental PTSD Affects Health Behavior Among Holocaust Survivors’ Adult Children
Although Jewish Holocaust survivors – average 85 years old today – are generally considered an amazingly resilient group despite the terrors that they endured, those that suffer from post-trauma have been found to adopt harmful health behaviors like smoking, drinking alcohol and avoiding physical exercise. Unfortunately, these survivors also tend to “hand down” such behaviors to their adult children, who are now middle aged or even older.
Children of Tutsi Genocide Survivors in Rwanda ‘Inherit’ Parents’ Trauma
Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University – in collaboration with a Rwandan therapist and genocide survivor – have taken a close look at the genocide against the Tutsi people of Rwanda almost a quarter of a century after it occurred.
Researchers Help Anti-Cancer Warriors Fight Biological Battle
Unknown to us all, there is a battle raging constantly in our bodies every minute. Our immune system – consisting of macrophages, neutrophils, dendritic cells, natural-killer cells, neutrophils, mast cells, basophils and B cells in the blood – is a biological machine aimed at protecting us from invaders.
Biblical Archaeology Knows no Borders: Israeli Course Attracts Students From Pakistan, Oman and UAE
Some 1,000 students, including from Oman, Pakistan and Malaysia, are learning about the complex relationship between archaeology, history and Bible.
60,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found in Israel’s Carmel Mountain Range
No one knows what Adam and Eve looked like and how their lives ended. According to Jewish tradition, the pair were buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, where all the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Jewish People except for Rachel – Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah – found their resting place.
New Wikipedia Ranking Includes Seven Israeli Universities in World’s Top 250
The Wikipedia Ranking of World Universities has ranked seven Israeli academic institutions in the top 250 cementing Israel as a global leader in academia.
