David Ben-Gurion dreamed of creating a Hebrew Oxford in the Negev as a modern Hebrew Yavneh.
Home to the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Heksherim – the Research Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature and Culture, and the Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought, BGU is uniquely positioned to promote the interdisciplinary study of Israel, Jewish culture and thought.
Ben-Gurion University is leading the way in the academic exploration of the founding and development of the State of Israel, the re-birth of the Hebrew language, and the connection between culture and community in Jewish and Israeli society.
“I went to a cultural event on campus and immediately fell in love with it. So I started teaching there.”
– Etgar Keret, acclaimed Israeli writer and teacher in BGU’s creative writing program
Israel Studies, Culture & Jewish Thought News
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AABGU donates historic hand-made Israeli flag to the Ben-Gurion Archives.
Reviving Israel’s Mizrahi Roots Through Poetry
Dr. Hadas Shabat-Nadir explains how Mizrahi literature and culture is being recognized and appreciated today.
Arab Students Enroll in BGU’s Online Kabbalah Course
The course introduces students with no background in Jewish thought to the major ideas of Kabbalah.