
2025 Alumni Conference
Last month, Arava Institute alumni from across the world, spanning cohorts from 1997 to 2024, came together for our 2025 Alumni Conference. In a year
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We are crafting a fresh, streamlined experience. Thanks for your continued support and patience – it’ll be worth the wait!

Last month, Arava Institute alumni from across the world, spanning cohorts from 1997 to 2024, came together for our 2025 Alumni Conference. In a year

Dr. David Lehrer, Director of Applied Environmental Diplomacy, and former Executive Director of the Arava Institute, shares his impressions from the 2025 Israel Ride. Day

by Rabbi Michael Cohen, Friends of the Arava Institute Director of Community Relations On our way back from visiting our son and family in Israel,

Reflections on the Cultivating Hope Study Tour by our supporter and participant Lori Schuldiner Schor I’m in the midst of the days of reflection, the

The recent “From Destruction to Sustainable Regional Recovery” conference, hosted by the Arava Institute, Duke University, and Damour for Community Development, brought together diverse voices

We applaud the signing of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which brings the promise of hope to Israelis and Palestinians who have lived

Last week we welcomed 28 new students and interns from the Middle East and all over the world on our campus. This new international community

Withholding food in the face of starvation is indefensible. We are a Palestinian organization and an Israeli organization working together in a coalition called Jumpstarting

Throughout the semester we heard stories about the Negev/Naqab trip, and at the end of April, it was finally happening. I remember looking out the

In May, our Center for Climate Change Policy and Research held the 2025 Cross-Border Workshop on Applied Climate Change Research in the Middle East and