In Focus

Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi: Oct 7 was preventable failure, but there was no internal betrayal

Speaking publicly about the attack at a New York conference, Halevi called for a state commission of inquiry and said military pressure in Gaza was necessary to secure the release of hostages

Former IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi speaks at Shurat HaDin’s Third Annual Rage Against the Hate Conference on combating antisemitism in New York on November 1, 2026.
Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel welcomed Boy George to Israel

‘I just felt like I needed to say something’: Boy George arrives in Israel

Semiconductor

Why Israel, why now & the AI angle: The case for increasing exposure to the Tel Aviv stock exchange

Josef & Bareket Buchmann at a concert of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra at the 2005 TAU Board of Governors

Josef Buchmann: A legacy that lives on


The Len effect: Investing in Israel’s future

From promising medicines to AI and the next generation of Israeli filmmakers, Len Blavatnik’s support for Tel Aviv University is helping turn talent and ambition into international impact

Len Blavatnik (second from right) on a visit to the TAU campus

The science of a sporting edge

At Tel Aviv University’s new Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute, researchers and athletes are joining forces to turn Israeli innovation into better performance—and, ultimately, more Olympic medals

Yael Regev, Prof. Irad Ben-Gal, Sylvan Adams and TAU President Ariel Porat

Joining forces against autoimmune disease

TAU’s Colton Center for Autoimmunity brings together scientists, engineers, and clinicians to advance research and improve patient care.

Stewart and Judith Colton on a recent visit to Tel Aviv University

A shared past, a connected Jewish future

The Koret Center for Jewish Civilization brings scholarship, education, and immersive storytelling together to deepen Jewish engagement in Israel and the Diaspora.

A group meeting of ConnectEd: Educator Network

Connecting discoveries to advance cancer research at TAU

Scientists across disciplines combine expertise and advanced technologies to uncover cancer’s vulnerabilities and explore new treatments

Professor of Cancer Genetics Uri Ben-David working with cancer cells in his lab

Dignity for the dead, strength for the living

Inside ZAKA’s vast logistics center, preparations for the next emergency reveal an equally urgent need: Caring for the volunteers who confront tragedy

DUBI WEISSENSTERN has been active in ZAKA since 2001, becoming CEO in 2013.

What literature can teach us about the climate crisis

Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky of Ben-Gurion University argues that the books that matter most for the environment may not be about the environment at all

Ben-Gurion University Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky supports research in climate and literature at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.

Small classrooms, lasting legacies

The Global Jewish Teachers Award celebrates eight educators whose influence reaches far beyond school walls

Teachers Anat Kampf of the US (R) and Dina Jacobson of the UK at the Global Jewish Teachers Award ceremony, honoring them for excellence in strengthening students’ Jewish identity – selected from among 250 nominees

Six Israeli chefs to headline culinary series at Tel Aviv’s Carlton Hotel

Pop Up by Carlton TLV will pair six chefs with six Israeli wineries for a series of kosher dinners from November 3 to December 10, with meals priced at NIS 650 per person.

Pop up chefs at Carlton Tel Aviv

Mark Wilf at The Jewish Agency: Building connection, unity, and trust

“Mark Wilf has shown us what it means to be a true ‘mensch,’ leading not through words but through his actions,” Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, chairman of the Executive at The Jewish Agency

Mark Wilf visits a summer camp hosting Israeli teens from the Campers2Gether program