YU News

Mar 10, 2010 -- YUConnects, a program launched by Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) that facilitates social networking and meeting opportunities among Orthodox singles, has organized a “Creating Connections” weekend on May 7-9, 2010. Many communities across North America have…

US News & World Report Ranks Yeshiva University Among Most Popular Universities Mar 9, 2010 -- A recent article published by U.S. News & World Report ranks Yeshiva University sixth among the most popular national universities. The article uses yield—the percentage of applicants accepted by…

New Haggadah Features Commentary by Chancellor Dr. Norman Lamm Just in time for the holidays, the OU Press has published The Royal Table: A Passover Haggadah by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, chancellor and Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva University. For decades, Dr. Lamm has been mesmerizing audiences with his…

Students Get to the Meat and Potatoes at Cholent Cook-Off on March 11 Yeshiva University students will hold a “Cholent Cook-off” in Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus in Washington Heights, on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 2:45 pm. Fifteen teams of four students at Yeshiva College, the men’s ...

Argentinean Basketball Star Finds a Home Away From Home at Yeshiva University As college basketball players around the country study their playbooks in preparation for a playoff run in the NCAA tournament, Martin Leibovich, senior guard for the Yeshiva University Maccabees men’s basketball team ...

Largest Class of Rabbinic Students to be Honored at RIETS Chag HaSemikhah Convocation On Sunday, March 7, 2010 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the Yeshiva University community will celebrate the ordination of the most recent class of musmakhim [ordained rabbis] at their Chag…

Cardozo Law Professor and Former Dean Named Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Professor Paul Verkuil was confirmed by the United States Senate on Wednesday, March 3, after being nominated by President Barack Obama as Chairman of the ...

Avigail Varnai, Martin Leibovich, Elizabeth Penn and Chana Gila Ovits Earn All-Conference Honors; Dr. Jonathan Halpert Named Coach of the Year; Lady Macs Win Sportsmanship Award Their regular seasons may be over, but both the men's and women's basketball programs, as well as two fencers, have waged…

Cardozo's 18th Annual Public Service Auction Awards Students Working in Public Sector Cardozo's 18th Annual Public Service Auction will take place on Thursday, March 11. All proceeds will go to fund summer stipends for students working in the public sector this summer. In addition, beginning on ...

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announce New Collaborative Degree Programs On Monday, February 22, Cardozo’s Program in Family Law, Policy and Bioethics hosted a panel of speakers to discuss the introduction of two new joint degree programs: the J.D./M.PH…