From Intelligence to Innovation: Ariel’s Path Through the IDF, Academia, and JLIC at Ben-Gurion
A Unique Path to Higher Education Ariel grew up in Teaneck and attended TABC before spending two years learning at Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush). From there, he was drafted into the IDF, serving for three years in the Intelligence Directorate. After his service, he spent another year learning at an Israeli Hesder yeshiva, Yeshivat Otniel, […]
Finding Home in the Desert: Rachel Shapin’s Journey to Studying Medicine at BGU
For Rachel Shapin, a third-year student at Ben-Gurion University’s Medical School for International Health, the journey to becoming a doctor in Israel wasn’t something she had initially planned. But looking back, she wouldn’t have it any other way. From Michigan to Beer Sheva Rachel grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and completed her undergraduate degree […]
