1.0Samuel Neaman Institutehttps://neaman.org.il/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NdWNVdWJjv"><a href="https://neaman.org.il/en/the-essence-and-purpose-of-universities/">The essence and purpose of universities</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://neaman.org.il/en/the-essence-and-purpose-of-universities/embed/#?secret=NdWNVdWJjv" width="600" height="338" title="“The essence and purpose of universities” — Samuel Neaman Institute" data-secret="NdWNVdWJjv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://neaman.org.il/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://neaman.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/students-at-the-lecture_5E5A58.jpg1000667The university, from its inception in the Middle Ages to the present, has sought to cultivate and transmit knowledge for its own sake—knowledge that does not necessarily yield practical benefits. Advancing knowledge whose primary purpose is to deepen understanding of reality in its many facets does not align with societal expectations. Society seeks the university’s […]