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JACOB AND DREIZEL GLUECK CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDY OPENS
Yeshiva University is priveleged to be the home of the magnificent new Glueck Center for Jewish Study. The Center was facilitated through a gift from the Glueck family, honoring Jacob Glueck and the legacy of Dreizel Glueck.
Click here to learn more about the Glueck Center.
CONFERENCE ON THE AGUNAH CRISIS
On Sunday February 14th, the Beit Din of America and the Center for the Jewish future held a conference on solutions to the agunah crisis. RIETS rebbeim who participated included Rabbi Yona Reiss, Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rabbi Michoel Zylberman, and Rabbi Dani Rapp. Click here to view a flier from the program.
SIYUM ON BAVA BASRA
For the past few months, a group of talmidim and rebbeim have learned Bava Basra as part of the Daf Yomi program. On Monday February 15th, they held a siyum in the Glueck Beit Midrash. Mazel Tov to:
Rabbi Blau
Rabbi Yona Reiss
Rabbi Ely Bacon
Shaya First
Jonathan Ziring
Dovid Halpern
Asher Stenge
Efraim Meth
RIETS RABBINIC COUNSELING TRAINING FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES
As part of the RIETS Rabbinic Professional Education Program, RIETS students receive lessons in dealing with real-life traumas. An innovative part of this program involves bringing in professional actors for mock-counseling sessions. This gives musmakhim practical experience for when they serve as communal leaders and rabbis in synagogues. The program was featured in the New York Times. Click here for the article.
Earlier in the year, the Program was also featured in the local news. Click here for a video.
CANTORIAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA MID-WINTER CONFERENCE
On February 2nd, the Cantorial Council of America held its annual Mid-Winter Conference. The conference took place in Riverdale, NY and included sessions on Hilchot Tefilah, Musical Traditions of Megilat Esther, Yamim Noraim Amidah Nusach, and Choral Selections for Hallel. Click here for a flier about the event.
TEACHING SCIENCE IN A TORAH INSTITUTION
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On Thursday February 4th, Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, and Dr. Carl Feit, Head of the Yeshiva College Biology Department, spoke on the topic 'Teaching Science in a Torah Institution.' Click here for a flier about the event.
DR. ABRAHAM S. WEISSMAN MEMORIAL RABBINIC LECTURE
The Dr. Abraham S. Weissman Memorial Rabbinic Lecture was held in the Glueck Beit Midrash, on Sunday, February 7th. It was given by Zev Wiener, a student in RIETS and the Einstein School of Medicine, on the topic “V’Rapo Yerapei: A Conceptual Analysis of a Doctor’s Mandate to Heal.”
CONFERENCE ON JEWISH AND AMERICAN LAW
On Sunday, January 17th, the Kollel Yom Rishon and Midreshet Yom Rishon programs hosted a special conference on Jewish and American Law. The conference was organized by the Center for the Jewish Future, RIETS, and the Beit Din of America. Participants learned about various practical issues in beit din litigation from experts in the field, including dayanim from both RIETS and the Beit Din of America. Click here for more information about the conference.
YESHIVAS BEIN HASEMESTERIM
For two weeks during winter break, a group of approximately 30 undergraduate students stayed in YU to learn as part of the Yeshivas Bein haSemesterim Program. They enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere and daily shiurim in gemara and machshava from RIETS Roshei Yeshiva and rebbeim. The program was concluded with a banquet, where Sgan Mashgiach Rabbi Ely Bacon addressed the participants.
Click here to view a gallery of photos from the banquet.
SEFER TORAH DEDICATION
On Sunday December 13th, Yeshiva University was privileged to dedicate a new Sefer Torah, donated generously by Nasan Friedman, Dr. Rochelle Moche and Family, and Dr. Shira Friedman and Family. The Sefer Torah was given in memory of Hadassah Friedman. The dedication took place in the Glueck Center, accompanied by music and dancing. Afterwards, Nasan Friedman and several of the Roshei Yeshiva spoke.
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SHIUR FROM RABBI DR. ABRAHAM TWERSKY
On Tuesday December 15th, Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twersky gave a shiur to talmidim on "Self Esteem, Personal Development, and Channukah." Rabbi Dr. Twersky is a renowned lecturer and a prolific author on Torah and self-help topics.
RABBI GEDALIA DOV SCHWARTZ ADDRESSES RIETS
On Monday December 7th, Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz gave a shiur to members of the Katz Kollel about the laws of yerushah. Rabbi Schwartz is Av Beit Din of the Beit Din of America and of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. He is an internationally reknowned posek and rabbinical leader. He received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
Click here for a gallery of pictures from the event.
RIETS ANNUAL DINNER OF TRIBUTE
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RIETS honored four dedicated leaders and educators—Dr. William and Debbie Schwartz, Dr. Alvin I. Schiff and Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger—and marked the formal investiture of Rabbi Kenneth Brander as The David Mitzner Dean of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) at its Annual Dinner of Tribute on Oct. 27 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
Click here for a gallery of photos from the event.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Our new Glueck Center is a state-of-the-art facility for Jewish scholarship.
- Our cutting-edge rabbinical education includes training in homiletics, rabbinical writing, pastoral counseling, and more.
- Our faculty boasts some three dozen renowned Roshei Yeshiva, a wide array of experts in professional education, and a vast cadre of sganei mashgichim and mentors.
- Of the 147 graduates of the 2002 Chag HaSemikhah, 79% directly serve the Jewish community, while 21% work in secular professions. 9% have made aliyah—building, living and learning in Israel.
- Our dozens of placements in 2008 include positions at synagogues, schools, and community centers, and range geographically from New York to London, Manitoba to Boca Raton, and San Francisco to Ramat Gan.
- Nearly 20,000 shiurim by our Roshei Yeshiva and other YU luminaries are available at YUTorah.org. In addition, you can enjoy divrei Torah by RIETS rabbis at TorahWeb.org.