July 4, 2026 By Ken Stein, President, Center for Israel Education A short comparison of key concepts found in the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, and the Israeli Declaration of Independence, May 14,…
In ancient Israel, Tu B’Shvat was the day when farmers offered the first fruits of their trees in the form of a tithe or tax to the Temple after the trees had turned 4 years old.
“Zionist and Israeli Political Leadership: Idealism, Realism and Pragmatism” Ziv Rubinovitz, Undergraduate, Emory University, Spring 2015 This course discusses the political leadership of the State of Israel as an introduction into Israel’s political system. The…
“The Palestine Mandate: 1920-1948” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory, Upper-Level Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2007 This junior/senior colloquium reviews the 30-year history before the creation of Israel in 1948. We try to answer the question “Why…
