Where Knowledge Meets Responsibility
BIU Beyond: Impacting tomorrow, today
BIU’s commitment extends far beyond the classroom. Many marginalized and disadvantaged populations in Israel face significant barriers to essential services such as legal aid and medical care.
BIU addresses these critical needs through a network of student and faculty-led initiatives. These include legal clinics offering support for women, the elderly, and underserved communities, and medical programs that provide home visits to those in need.
Bar-Ilan University’s Community Psychology Clinic—the only university-affiliated mental health clinic in Israel—extends this impact even further by offering high-quality, low-cost psychological care to adults, children, and families. Graduate students and interns provide therapy, diagnostics, and group workshops under expert supervision, ensuring both community care and world-class clinical training.
BIU is committed to social impact and community engagement, guided by Jewish values and heritage. Tikkun Olam—the Jewish imperative to repair the world—calls upon us to care for our families, communities, and the most vulnerable individuals among us.
BIU takes the commitment of Tikkun Olam a step further by offering community services that not only address crises in the moment but also pave the way for a brighter future. In the process, students gain invaluable training, driven by a strong sense of purpose and belonging.
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Your support makes these life-changing services possible, directly improving the lives of those most in need today while creating stronger professionals for the future. Join us in impacting tomorrow, today.Ìý
Your Generosity In Action
At Bar-Ilan University, innovation doesn’t stay in the lab—it reaches people where and when they need it most. Whether responding to trauma, restoring dignity, or advancing community health, BIU transforms knowledge into real-world impact. These stories show how BIU’s mission extends far beyond the classroom.
Where Hope Meets Vision
After the brutal attacks on communities near the Gaza Strip on October 7th, survivors fled without basic necessities, including eyeglasses. BIU’s School of Ophthalmology and Vision Science responded immediately, conducting free eye exams and fitting survivors with eyeglasses through its mobile clinics. This crucial care helped restore a sense of normalcy and dignity to those who had lost everything.Ìý
Where Today’s Crisis Meets Tomorrow’s Solution
The BIU Community Psychology Clinic answered calls for help beginning on October 8th, providing immediate trauma support while collecting valuable data and training the next generation of trauma specialists. This integrated approach—combining treatment, research, and education—ensures that BIU’s impact endures well beyond times of crisis.Ìý
Where Adversity Meets Resilience
The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine’s Teddy Bear Strength and Resilience Center in the north of Israel offers interventions for children affected by war. The center’s innovative approach provides psychological support through play and education, fostering resilience in children and their families.Ìý
Where Science Meets Social Impact
The Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE initiative has reduced disparities and morbidity rates in diabetes and obesity among some of Israel’s most vulnerable populations. Through simple interventions and community-based healthcare, the program has helped more than 660,000 residents across Jewish and Arab communities.Ìý
Impacting tomorrow, today
Your gift creates immediate impact for communities in crisis. Every donation, whether $180 or $1,800, helps deliver care, resilience, and innovative solutions where they’re needed most. You can make a difference right now.
Meeting Urgent Needs
with Innovative Care
- Mobile clinics delivering medical support
- Trauma care and resilience programs
- Community-based health solutions
