Meet the Helen Diller Institute's new visiting faculty, scholars, and fellows and learn about upcoming courses and events. We will also introduce various resources the Institute can offer undergraduate, graduate, and J.D. students. A light reception will be provided. This event is open to all UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. If you are a […]
Join David Horovitz, Editor-in-Chief of The Times of Israel, in conversation with Professor Kenneth Bamberger for a timely discussion on the latest developments in Israeli politics, society, and the broader Middle East. This event continues our tradition of hosting leading Israeli journalists for engaging dialogue with our community. Register here for Zoom webinar.
The issue of drafting Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) yeshiva students into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has long been at the heart of one of Israel’s most profound and enduring societal conflicts — one that dates back to the founding of the state. This controversy has only deepened in the wake of the most recent war that […]
Nana Ariel, writer and scholar at Tel Aviv University, will join Yael Segalovitz, visiting professor of comparative literature, for a conversation on the role of boredom in contemporary thought and […]
Lawyers and philosophers think that reasons are the essence of practical rules, especially mandatory legal ones. Yet in the Jewish tradition, in which law is a central component, thinkers and […]
An online event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority Nasser Al-Kidwa. Co-organized by: The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center […]
David Horovitz, Editor-in-Chief of The Times of Israel will join Professor Ron Hassner (Helen Diller Institute Co-Faculty Director) for a follow-up conversation about the most pressing developments in Israeli politics and society in the context of the changing Middle East political landscape. As the editor-in-chief of a major Israeli newspaper, he will lend his editorial […]
Cosponsored Event with the Center for Jewish Studies This lecture puts Jewish law in conversation with the ongoing debate over how the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment should […]
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