Aristotle believed that man is naturally a political animal because he is a social being with the power of speech and moral reasoning. We also have the ability to learn, to gain knowledge, and to persuade others to our way of thinking – whether reasonable or not, whether based on fact or faith. Perhaps because of this, as long as human beings have existed, they have practiced both religion and politics. It was Albert Einstein who said, “Those who believe that politics and religion do not mix, understand neither.” Religion and politics have been interconnected in societies and countries throughout...

Many reasons exist for you to choose Bar-Ilan University as the next step on your journey. We are consistently ranked in the top 2% of all universities throughout the world, according to the Shanghai World Ranking. Our academic excellence is the result of our prize-winning professors and lecturers, who are recognized internationally for their academic achievements and lead significant advancements in research in their fields. Our undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and short-term programs in a variety of disciplines are highly rated – and taught entirely in English. In addition, our International School is dedicated to supporting your needs and making sure...

The Red Sea Reef Foundation (RSRF) has awarded research grants to five scientists from Israel and Jordan – including two from Bar-Ilan University — who are studying the Red Sea’s coral reef, one of the world’s largest marine refuges from climate change. Read More.

Eytan Stibbe, the second Israeli who will venture into space, visited Bar-Ilan University with the “Rakia” space mission team. On his space flight in early 2022, Stibbe will take with him an experiment from Bar-Ilan’s School of Optometry and Visual Science, which examines how changes in gravity affect vision. Read More.

The world is expected to continue living in the shadow of COVID-19 for much longer, but it is likely that the virus will not always have the overwhelming impact that it had for most of last year. JPost One-on-One weekly ‘Zoomcast’: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman spoke to Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of immunotherapy at Bar-Ilan University. Read More.

A recent security breach on Facebook revealed the personal information of some 50 million users around the world; this and other incidents have induced many people to ask how they can preserve their privacy online. A European consortium, partnered with Bar-Ilan University, is currently recruiting people to “take a byte” out of online security breaches. Read More.

People with low vitamin D levels are at least 20 percent more likely to die from Covid-19 than people who are not, according to a new study. The study by researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University in Safed and the Galilee Medical Center (GMC) in Nahariya, Israel, found that being deficient in vitamin D before contracting Covid-19 has a direct impact on the disease’s severity and mortality. Read More.

BIU’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine will open a Teddy Bear Hospital on Monday, May 3. The event aims to alleviate any pre-existing fears that children might have toward medical treatment. Children aged 3-7 are invited to bring a favorite teddy bear or doll and to ask questions about illness, injuries, or medical care. Azrieli Faculty students and doctors will talk to the children, suggest medical treatment for their dolls and teddy bears, and answer questions. The Teddy Bear Hospital is a popular community event held annually by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee for children, their parents, and...

The mobile clinic of the School of Optometry and Vision Science in BIU’s Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences recently arrived in Beit Shemesh to perform vision tests at a nursing home as well as for local welfare recipients. The mobile clinic regularly goes out to the field, providing free vision tests mainly for residents of the periphery and underprivileged populations. Read More.

Israel is approaching herd immunity against corona, which has allowed the country to celebrate recent holidays and gradual rounds of openings without experiencing any new outbreaks, according to the head of the immunotherapy laboratory at Bar-Ilan University. “My opinion is that we are nearing the state of herd immunity,” said Prof. Cyrille Cohen. “Why do I say it? Because even after so many openings, and Purim, and Passover, the reproduction rate of the virus in Israel has remained between 0.7 and 0.8.” Read More.