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Education
U.S. college students learning coding in Israel
During winter semester break, 40 select college students from the United States are in Israel on TAVtech, a nonprofit coding and entrepreneurship fellowship connecting them to Israel’s startup scene while teaching them impactful skills and exposing them to cutting-edge technology.
Study: Chabad rabbis are counselors of first resort on college campuses
Among their normal responsibilities on college campuses across America, Chabad emissaries organize events, teach Torah and engage students one-on-one in learning sessions.
BGU, PayPal form partnership in cybersecurity research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and PayPal have announced a new partnership to conduct joint research and development in the fields of big data, machine learning and cybersecurity.
Hebrew University introduces a degree in winemaking
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is set to introduce a degree in winemaking in the coming academic year.
Filling a gap in the Jewish gap year system
When the gap year program Tzedek America launched this year, it became the first program of its kind in Los Angeles for recent Jewish high school graduates and one of only two such programs in the United States.
Foundation grants spur training of Jewish educators
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Yeshiva University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) recently completed a six-year, $45 million initiative funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation that increased the number of Jewish educators who earned advanced degrees and credentials from the three schools, provided for new or improved teaching programs, and boosted the number of educators who received jobs or promotions.
Bringing a Jewish-based education back home
Jewish parents interested in home schooling their children may find the process of implementing the religious, cultural and language elements of Jewish education to be daunting.