After an adven­tur­ous and unat­trib­ut­able career in secu­ri­ty and intel­li­gence, Yael Sha­har now divides her time between research­ing trends in ter­ror­ism and learn­ing Tal­mud with any­one who will sit still long enough. She is an enter­tain­ing and sought-after pub­lic speak­er, and lec­tures both in Israel and abroad.