Beit Midrash Program: Ta Shma

Ever wonder what daily life looks like for a grad student at Ben-Gurion University (BGU)? Meet Devo Silberfarb — a master’s student in social work, dog mom to Dakota, and an active part of the JLIC @ BGU community. Devo’s day starts early with a bit of grounding: she wakes up, davens (prays), and takes […]

Meet Beto Valt, a second-year student at Reichman University. He reflects on his early days in Israel, sharing that when he first arrived, he felt a bit lost. The transition from a yeshiva environment to the academic and social world of a university was challenging. But then Beto found JLIC Mizrachi Herzliya—and everything began to […]

A Heart in Two Places: Growing Up with Israel in Mind Esther Franklin may have been born and raised in Los Angeles, but her heart was always set on Israel. Raised in a proudly pro-Israel home, she internalized from a young age that her future belonged in the Jewish homeland. Already as a middle schooler, […]