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Director’s Blog: Setting Out on the Israel Ride

This week Israel remembers the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin 21 years ago. Though the Arava Institute was founded a year after his assassination, the Institute

08/11/2016

A rabbi in the desert: Ancient wisdom in modern environment

Last week, I took my “The Bible as a Key to Environmental Thought” class to the Uvda Valley, behind Kibbutz Ketura. The Uvda Valley is

06/11/2016

Arava Institute Water Expert Visits Central Pennsylvania

From Israel to Pennsylvania, water resources are precious and must be protected. During a recent trip to the US, Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director of the

27/10/2016

A rabbi in the desert: A reminder of what can be

When I was five I attended my first political rally. It was the March on Trenton which paralleled the famous March on Washington and Martin

26/10/2016

Women Wage Peace March of Hope

For the past two weeks women and men throughout Israel have been demonstrating peacefully for hope and peace in various locations as part of the

21/10/2016

Director’s Blog: Memories of the Late Shimon Peres

It was my great privilege and honor to have met Shimon Peres, blessed be his memory, on a number of occasions during my life. The

02/10/2016

A Rabbi in the Desert: Encountering Religious Diversity

On a sunny August desert morning, I found myself invited by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to talk about the Arava Institute’s research in

22/09/2016

Fall ’16 Semester begins!

43 students and interns arrived at the Arava Institute at the beginning of this week, excited for orientation and the beginning of their courses. The

21/09/2016

Ongoing Support for our Alumni’s Cross-Border Projects

In its inaugural year, the Alumni Innovation program is providing six worthy alumni teams with seed funding to begin their trans-boundary efforts. The goal of

16/09/2016

Friends of the Arava Institute welcomes a new Executive Director

On October 1st Miriam May will join the Friends of the Arava Institute as the Executive Director. Miriam brings a comprehensive background in fundraising, and