Our Classroom Collaboration students spend a term exploring a unique facet of modern Israel and forging bonds that will last a lifetime. Our program embeds an in-person week dedicated to group projects and presentations. This year, we are thrilled to have three of our Israeli cohorts in San Diego simultaneously. Students from Technion University and […]

This Peace in Israel Week, Hillel of San Diego is proud to host Yossi Klein Halevy, author of “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor” at UC San Diego on Wednesday May 14, 2025. Join us for an evening of thoughtful discussion led by UCSD Student, Shani Menna. Please click here for more information.

Join us for a timely discussion exploring the complex security challenges, geopolitical dynamics and emerging opportunities facing Israel in the current regional and global landscape. Ambassador Ido Aharoni of Israel will provide insights into the nation's strategic decisions, internal developments and evolving international relations. This event will be moderated by Eli Berman, a professor at UC […]

Israel society is in turmoil since January 2023, when a new right-wing government advanced a disputed reform in Israel's democratic regime, triggering a massive wave of protest and demonstrations. Since October 7, 2023, Israel is at war on multiple fronts, while heated domestic conflicts reach new heights. This lecture sheds light on these events by […]

Hosted at a private home in La Jolla  Join us for an intimate discussion with Professor Nehama Lewis about the unique challenges facing Israeli researchers and educators in Israel since 10/7. Dr. Lewis will offer a personal account of her life in Israel during the war, and the ways in which Israeli researchers have persevered […]

Join Roni Kuban, MGSDII Visiting Professor at SDSU for Fall 2025 and renowned Israeli journalist, director, playwright and documentarian, as he interviews Hen Mazzig, activist, author, and founder of Mizrahi Heritage Month. A leading voice for Mizrahi Jews, Mazzig’s work reaches millions through viral campaigns and impactful storytelling.  This is sure to be a powerful […]

We warmly invite you to an intimate dinner reception to meet our Fall 2025 Visiting Professors. Join us as we introduce and hear from journalist Roni Kuban, one of the most prominent documentarists and interviewers in Israel; Professor Tal Elmaliach and Professor Erez Ben-Yosef, leading experts in Modern and Ancient Israel History; and Professor Dekel […]