The Argaman Institute was established to serve as a home and intellectual incubator for learning, research, and writing on the core issues facing Israeli society.
The Institute’s programs enable students and scholars in the humanities to delve deeply into the best of conservative and classical liberal thought while receiving generous scholarships, allowing peace of mind and space for concentrating on the studies themselves. The Institute helps participants who seek to join broader circles of influence build the intellectual foundation they need.
Cultivating intellectual leadership steeped in the greatest texts of the Jewish, Israeli, and Western traditions
Argaman runs three programs for outstanding students and researchers in the social sciences and the humanities: the Exodus, Jerusalem, and Adam Smith seminars. Together participants plumb the depths of conservative and liberal thought, and receive a generous stipend encouraging probing research, original scholarship, and high-level writing. You can find more details at our website.
Open to researchers in the humanities, social sciences, and public policy, the Zion scholarship aims at supporting and encouraging research in Argaman’s core subject matter areas. These include conservatism, Zionism, political thought and Jewish political thought, strategy, and law. You can find more details at our website.
Argaman+ Intellectual Courses Website
The website is designed to serve as a home and intellectual incubator for exposure and learning about the core issues facing Israeli society (Hebrew).
The Argaman Institute hosts a variety of private and public intellectual lectures and events. Topics range from the hottest timely debates on the public agenda to the major philosophical questions of the human condition. You can find more details on our Facebook page.
Dr. Ronen Shoval holds a master’s degree from Hebrew University in Jewish philosophy, and a Ph.D. from the University of Paris, under the guidance of Prof. Shmuel Trigano. He is Associate Research Scholar & Lecturer at Princeton University. Shoval founded and chaired the Im Tirtzu movement, headed the Uri Zvi Greenberg House board, and led Professors for Political and Economic Resilience. He also served on the board of the World Zionist Organization.
Tom Ziv is a doctoral student in international affairs at Hebrew University. He previously headed the Exodus program and is a member of the executive committee for the Competition Association, an organization devoted to increasing competition in labor and business.
Dr. Chazan holds a PhD in political science, and specializes in the different traditions in political thought, and especially in Zionist thought.
Sagi is a founder of the Exodus Program for Conservative Political Thought, and currently directs the Adam Smith Program at the Argaman Institute. He has a PhD in American History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a reserve officer in a forward-operating medical company and was previously a civics and history teacher.
Dr. Ben Levi holds a PhD in international relations. His work focuses on the interface between worldviews and strategic defense thinking. He is a Major (res.) in the IDF’s Intelligence Branch.
Daniel has a B.Ed in social enterprises & education program, reserve officer in search and rescue brigade, graduate of Exodus program.
