Stuart Hershkowitz

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Nov 6, 2020, 7:49 AM

Diversity: How the ‘start-up nation’ identity can meet its moment of reckoning head-on

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating unprecedented health, economic, and social challenges that are best solved by cutting-edge technologies and the entrepreneurs behind them, the present day should represent a defining moment for Israel’s “start-up nation” identity. Indeed, it is — but...

Mar 24, 2020, 10:13 AM

Coronavirus challenge is an opportunity to internationalize higher education

As colleges and universities in Israel and worldwide close their campuses over coronavirus concerns, the future of higher education looks uncertain even for domestic students, let alone those who are enrolled from overseas. Israel has barred all foreigners from entering...

Jan 15, 2020, 1:39 PM

Looking beyond the numbers: Why Israel needs to keep investing in haredi education

Following authorization from their rabbis, ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Toldot Aharon sect attend a computer and Internet lecture in Ramat Gan. February 2, 2012. (Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)

Gloomy overall employment statistics obscure models such as ours, where 89% of our our ultra-Orthodox students get jobs

Sep 26, 2019, 12:34 PM

A call for unity in the new year

Israel is reeling from its second election in one year, with this unprecedented development leaving many fixated on the convoluted numbers game of coalition-building. But as we prepare to enter a new year on the Jewish calendar, our collective attention...

Jun 2, 2019, 10:31 AM

Haredi academics: A blueprint for Jerusalem’s future

What’s in an anniversary? As nations and institutions mark their milestones year after year, the celebrations can often feel formulaic. Does being one year older make a real difference? Does it matter when a particular year’s anniversary is a big...

May 23, 2018, 2:03 PM

Does ‘day and night’ provide enough time to balance Torah and academic studies?

Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the receiving of the Torah, serves as a reminder of the centrality of religious studies in Jewish life. In fact, the famous verse from Joshua 1:8 says “Vehagita bo yomam valayla,” that we should...

Feb 25, 2018, 6:59 PM

A Purim-style plot inversion for Israel’s society and workforce

All too often, stereotypes impede advancement in our societies, including in Israel and within the Jewish community at large. Our commonly held beliefs about anyone’s race, religion, or gender mean that we cannot comprehend that individual’s full potential, and...

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About Me

Stuart Hershkowitz is the Vice President of the Jerusalem College of Technology.