YU News

Aug 15, 2008 -- This summer, 82 alumni and friends of Yeshiva University explored the Jewish roots of Spain and Italy aboard a cruise ship on YU’s first travel and study program. The world travelers learned about the Jewish history of the region in lectures by Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, Senior…

Aug 12, 2008 -- Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) will honor Rabbi Zevulun Charlop for his extraordinary achievement in Torah learning and leadership at its Annual Dinner of Tribute on September 17 at The Grand Hyatt in New York City. Rabbi Charlop, who served…

Aug 11, 2008 -- Five faculty members at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have received tenure, a permanent teaching status that is granted to the most esteemed members of the institution’s teaching staff. The honor was announced by Allen M. Spiegel, MD, The Marilyn and ...

Aug 5, 2008 -- Many adults recall being bullied or witnessing bullying during their school years and assume that the phenomenon is a given in any school situation. But according to Dr. Rona Novick, associate professor at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and incoming ...

Aug 5, 2008 -- Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) has revamped its popular Web site, Marcos and Adina Katz YU Torah Online ( www.yutorah.org), in an effort to meet the growing demand for high quality Torah content across the world. YU Torah Online offers unprecedented access to…

Aug 5, 2008 -- Four stories appeared recently in the print and online media about Yeshiva University. They feature YU's progress and its recent achievements in raising funds. Commenting on our banner fundraising year, President Richard M. Joel said: "The rest of the story is yet to be written. We…

Aug 1, 2008 -- A roundtable discussion featuring President Richard M. Joel will be screened this week from August 17-23 on Shalom TV, a free video-on-demand network. The filmed discussion among Richard Joel, Rabbi Arnold Eisen, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and Rabbi ...

Jul 28, 2008 -- “A great shared journey” is how President Richard M. Joel described the extraordinary experience at the ChampionsGate III National Leadership Conference held in Orlando, FL from July 20-22. The theme of the gathering, which was convened by Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish…

Jul 25, 2008 -- Eleven Yeshiva University (YU) undergraduate science students are spending the summer doing research with top scientific scholars at the University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. “The nine students in the Roth Scholars program and the two students in the ...

Jul 25, 2008 -- Eleven Yeshiva University (YU) undergraduate science students are spending the summer doing research with top scientific scholars at the university’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. “The nine students in the Roth Scholars program and the two students in the ...