Tova Hartman

The writer is the dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ono Academic College.

STUDENTS FROM across Israel’s diverse demography, including Muslims and Orthodox Jews, study together at Ono Academic College

The challenges of multiculturalism in Israel’s shared society - opinion

The Israeli government has put forth as a priority the inclusion of marginalized sectors in higher education to advance societal opportunities, but this is easier said than done.

APRIL 26, 2022

All Rabbinic commentaries agree that the light of Hanukkah candles may not be used for our own benefit - we are not even permitted to use the light from the flames to read in a dimly lit room

Jewish light: What are we are radiating out into the world?

When two mitzvot are in conflict with each other, we commonly favor the mitzvah that we engage in more regularly.

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

ISRAELI SOLDIERS stand guard during confrontations with Palestinian protesters in 2014

Conversing towards a shared homeland

This is the conversation that Israel’s Jewish and Arab residents so desperately need to have.

JUNE 19, 2018

Not the Jewish way

Haredi reticence on Remembrance Day

MAY 5, 2018

A SOLDIER stands in front of a monument engraved with names of fallen soldiers, ahead of a ceremony marking Remembrance Day, in Jerusalem

Accessible higher education begins with a question mark

Hard fought, this academic certification provided these exceptional women with life-altering opportunities.

JULY 24, 2017

STUDENTS ATTEND a computer course at a technical college in Jerusalem