The planned legislative changes have Israel in turmoil, and Bar-Ilan welcomes the debate. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 15, on the university campus, in front of building 306 (by gate 1). Starting at 10:30 and continuing until 13:00, the event will include booths, refreshments, a presentation of Israel’s Declaration of Independence, and sitting areas where students can think together and talk.

The event will begin with a series of TED-style talks:

"Prof. Schwartz established new norms and research methods in various areas of the study of Jewish thought," noted the members of the award committee headed by Prof. Zeev Gries. Other committee members are Prof. Amira Eran, Prof.

Prof. Shmuel Refael, dean of Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Jewish Studies, received the unique and honorable La Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil, that was first granted by the King of Spain in 1926. The order recognizes "the civic virtue of officers in the service of the Nation, as well as extraordinary service by Spanish and foreign citizens for the benefit of Spain."