Departmental faculty seminars are held, often addressed by visiting scholars. The department organizes conferences for the professional community which attract Israeli as well as foreign scholars. These have been held on such topics as Hebrew Literature in Relation to World Literature and A Hundred Years of Modern Hebrew Poetry. These events attract wide audiences. The public is invited to Open Book , discussions between contemporary authors and faculty members.
Faculty are active in Israeli literary and cultural life.
They sit on government education committees, serve as referees in competitions for literary prizes, author textbooks, and contribute literary criticism to the press.