YU News

Apr 23, 2009 -- Dr. Norman Lamm, chancellor of Yeshiva University and former president for 27 years, will receive an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in Israel on May 12 in recognition of his dynamic communal and spiritual leadership of Modern Orthodox Jewry in the United States. A ...

Apr 2, 2009 -- Yeshiva University (YU) invites the public to attend a Yom Iyun [day of learning] entitled Exile and Redemption in Tanach and Jewish History on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The day will begin with registration at 9:15 am and…

Apr 1, 2009 -- Chants of “M-T-A!” and “R-A-M-S! Rams! Rams! Rams!” reverberated throughout the filled-to-capacity crowd at Yeshiva University’s Max Stern Athletic Center. Hundreds of students, parents and alumni gathered to watch the 18th annual Red Sarachek Basketball Tournament championship game…

Mar 31, 2009 -- Chants of “M-T-A” and “R-A-M-S! Rams! Rams! Rams!” reverberated throughout the filled-to-capacity crowd at Yeshiva University’s Max Stern Athletic Center as hundreds of students, parents and alumni gathered to watch the 18th annual Red Sarachek Basketball Tournament championship…

Mar 26, 2009 -- The Yeshiva University High Schools Annual Dinner of Tribute at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on March 22 honored Rabbi Hyman and Ann Arbesfeld, YU Benefactors with deep roots in the YU community. Rabbi and Mrs. Arbesfeld endowed the Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon and…

Mar 25, 2009 -- Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have previously shown that the co-mingling of three cell types can predict whether localized breast cancer will spread throughout the body. Now, a collaborative study led by investigators at New York-…

Mar 24, 2009 -- All the news that’s fit to print takes on different connotations when discussing Jewish newspapers and their coverage of issues of interest to the Jewish community. This was the focus of a panel entitled, “Jews and News: Ethics in News Reporting,” at the Wilf Campus and organized by…

Mar 19, 2009 -- Applying for financial aid may seem daunting in this economy but it just became much easier thanks to Yeshiva University’s new blog, Bob Can Help, at www.yu.edu/bobcanhelp. On the blog Robert Friedman, university director of student finance, shares his expertise with students ...

Mar 19, 2009 -- Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified genetic markers that signal poor outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer. These findings could one day lead to a genetic test that could help select or predict successful treatment…

Mar 18, 2009 -- The Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and Tzohar, the largest organization of religious Zionist rabbis in Israel, ran a Shabbaton Seminar this past weekend for over 40 rabbis and lay leaders from around Israel with the goal of strengthening Israeli communities by…