The Tikvah Fund

10/12/2026

Rosenthal-Levy Scholars pursue a rigorous course of study in great books and enduring ideas, learning from distinguished academics, researchers, and civic leaders whose work has shaped scholarship, public life, and statecraft—an exceptional foundation for lives of leadership and service.

Rosenthal-Levy Scholars receive a full tuition award for all four years of study, and a $7,000 yearly living stipend, at the University of Florida or The University of Texas at Austin.

Apply now: https://rosenthallevyscholars.org/eligibility-application-process/

10/12/2026

A civilization's greatness is never an accident—it's built, one classroom at a time. In their new essay for National Affairs, Eric Cohen and Steven Price make the case that America's fate depends in no small part on the same foundation as every great nation: the quality of the schools teaching its children. Cohen has long argued that Jews have a particular stake in this project—laid out in "The Spirit of Jewish Classical Education," which calls on Jewish schools to see themselves not just as guardians of Jewish memory, but as the mechanism to shape the memory, character, and civic inheritance of the nation.

Read the full essay: https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/toward-renaissance-american-jewish-education

10/12/2026

Rachel Fish explains what troubles her most: when Jewish and Zionist students face anti-Semitism on campus, the professor teaching Jewish studies is the grown-up they turn to—and often, she argues, that professor has an anti-Israel ideological agenda. You can watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA-8DD6_wBc

10/09/2026

We believe that education extends beyond the classroom. Rosenthal-Levy Scholars deepen their understanding of Jewish and Western civilization through study-abroad experience in Israel, with the option for additional study abroad in other places central to the history and future of the free world.

Rosenthal-Levy Scholars receive a full tuition award for all four years of study, and a $7,000 yearly living stipend, at the University of Florida or The University of Texas at Austin.

UF Early Decision & UT Early Action: October 15

Apply now: https://rosenthallevyscholars.org/eligibility-application-process/

10/09/2026

Avi Shilon explains how the Altalena became a lasting symbol: for the right, of Ben-Gurion's cruelty, and for the left, of Begin’s fascist beliefs and designs on power. Begin thought that Ben-Gurion never believed the fascist charge at all, and was simply afraid Israel's youth would follow him instead. Watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRhFpcHuEo

10/08/2026

Rosenthal-Levy Scholars are the inheritors of a great tradition of thought and liberty—and are prepared to carry it forward far beyond the classroom. Through world-class mentorship and internship opportunities in law, policy, business, medicine, and beyond, scholars step into the responsibilities their education prepares them for.

Rosenthal-Levy Scholars receive a full tuition award for all four years of study, and a $7,000 yearly living stipend, at the University of Florida or The University of Texas at Austin.

Apply now: https://rosenthallevyscholars.org/eligibility-application-process/

10/08/2026

Maimonides understood something civilizations forget at their peril: that survival of our civilization depends more on the quiet, daily work of teaching and transmission than on armies or monuments.

In a recent essay for National Affairs, Tikvah CEO Eric Cohen and board member Steven Price take up this ancient insight—arguing that renewing American education means centering it as the very mechanism by which a civilization perpetuates itself, rather than a service to be provided. That argument also runs through Cohen and Jonathan Silver’s Mosaic essay, “America’s Hebraic Awakening”: schools do more than instruct; they transmit a civilization’s deepest inheritance.

Read the full essay: https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/toward-renaissance-american-jewish-education

10/08/2026

Rachel Fish tells students to read their syllabi closely—if one text goes unchallenged, that likely reflects the professor's ideological position. But she's equally direct with Jewish students and families: studying Israel means engaging with a complicated history, and sitting with that discomfort is harder for students who've only done advocacy on the subject. You can watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA-8DD6_wBc

10/07/2026

On October 7, we remember those who were murdered in their homes, at a festival, on the roads. We also remember the resilience and Jewish fighting spirit that burst forth in the attack's aftermath. That spirit has a long history. In the first episode of “The Rabbi's Bookshelf,” Rabbi Meir Soloveichik turns to Menachem Begin's "The Revolt," the memoir of the Irgun's struggle for Jewish independence. Begin's story reminds us that the memory of those we lost is both a blessing and a charge. Watch: ideas.tikvah.org/meirsoloveichik/courses/the-rabbis-bookshelf/lesson/the-revolt-by-menachem-begin

10/07/2026

What does a people owe itself in the aftermath of an event like October 7 and the period that has followed? Ruth Wisse, Dara Horn, Liel Leibovitz, and Elliot Kaufman take up the question with Jonathan Silver: what to remember, what to resist, and what to build. Watch:

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