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From the Land of Purim, Jews with Complex Identities For many American Persian Jews, self-identification can be complicated. Whether they were born in Iran or they are first-generation Americans, the culture and patriotism of their parents’ homeland can clash with their lives in America. This inner…
Revel Faculty Presents March 18 Yom Iyun at Manhattan's Jewish Center as Part of 75th Anniversary Celebration As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies will present a Yom Iyun [day of learning] at The Jewish Center, on 131 West…
From Interrogation Techniques to Detaining Terrorists, Former Attorney General Offers Legal Insight at Straus Center Event On the evening of March 5, students, faculty, alumni and guests filled the Schottenstein Cultural Center on Yeshiva University’s Beren Campus to hear a discussion between…
Students Celebrate Purim at Yeshiva University Men’s and Women’s Chagigot [flickrslideshow acct_name="yeshivauniversity" id="72157629176313496"]
Einstein Study: Abnormal Breathing During Sleep Linked to Increased Risk for Behavioral Difficulties A study of more than 11,000 children followed for over six years has found that young children with sleep-disordered breathing are prone to developing behavioral difficulties such as hyperactivity…
Ahron Herring Named Chief Investment Officer of Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel has announced the appointment of Ahron Herring as Chief Investment Officer of Yeshiva University. Herring comes to YU from the MIT Investment Management Company, where he spent the last nine years assuming…
Yeshiva University Student and Comic Finds the Humor in Life Meet Eitan Levine. At 22, the Yeshiva College senior has already performed at a host of comedy clubs throughout the tristate area, including Caroline’s, the Stress Factory and the People’s Improv Theater. He’s opened for Daryl Hammond of…
Students Raise Dough and Awareness for Breast Cancer at Yeshiva University Cake Wars On February 29, more than 300 students filled Furst Hall’s Room 501 on the Wilf Campus for Cake Wars, a cake decorating competition that raised funds and awareness for breast cancer. Thirty teams comprising 150 ...
100 Yeshiva University Students Volunteer at Soup Kitchen in Memory of Alumnus and Friend On Sunday, March 4, 100 students and alumni of Yeshiva University gathered at the Masbia soup kitchen in Brooklyn to help prepare meals and Purim food packages for more than 500 needy people as part of the ...
New York Times Columnist Explains How and Why Media Distort Religion at Honors Program Event On February 29, Yeshiva University undergraduates and professors filled a lecture hall in Belfer Hall to hear New York Times columnist Sam Freedman discuss “How and Why the Media Distort Religion” as part…