U.S. Hebrew University Alumni Association

May his memory be a blessing.

Chag Shavuot Sameach!

Just as we celebrate the blossoming of the land and the harvesting of the early crops, we take this time to recognize the incredible growth of our students. At the Hebrew University, the seeds of curiosity planted in our classrooms and labs are constantly maturing into the innovative ideas and leadership that define our community.

Wishing you a holiday filled with renewal and the pride that comes with seeing hard work reach its full potential.

AFHU joins the HU community in sharing the grief of the Sapir family following the death of Res. Maj. Itamar Sapir, who fell in battle. Itamar was a student at HU's Rachel and Selim School of Computer Science and Engineering and in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences. We extend our deepest condolences to his loved ones during this immensely difficult time. May his memory be a blessing.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem community shares the grief of the Sapir family following the death of Res. Maj. Itamar Sapir, who fell in battle in Lebanon. Itamar was a student at our School of Engineering and Computer Sciences as well as in the Department of Statistics and Data Science in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University.

We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

The View from Mt. Scopus, a podcast from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem produced in partnership with AFHU, received a Silver Honor at the 18th Annual Shorty Awards. 🥈 The Shorty Awards is an international competition that recognizes brands, agencies, and organizations producing groundbreaking work across digital and social platforms. The View from Mt. Scopus received this honor in the Technology and Education Podcast category, which recognizes the most effective and creative podcasts exploring topics at the intersection of technology and education. Read the award entry here: https://shortyawards.com/18th/the-view-from-mt-scopus-podcast

The entire first season of The View from Mt. Scopus is now available for download—listen here: https://www.afhu.org/the-view-from-mt-scopus-a-podcast-from-the-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem/

Stay tuned for Season Two—more fascinating stories from Israel’s premier institution of higher learning and research are coming soon.

Skating with Pride: A Jewish Olympian’s Journey of Resilience and Perseverance Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is pleased to announce a new collaboration in NeuroAI between the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) and the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University.

The emerging field of NeuroAI seeks to understand intelligence across biological and artificial systems by studying how they learn from experience and form internal representations to make predictions and guide behavior in complex environments. This new partnership will leverage modern AI tools to deepen our understanding of how brains compute while drawing inspiration from biology to design more efficient artificial systems.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/ms3st72x