YU News

Jan 30, 2008 -- In the combative, spirited world of high school competitions, Yeshiva University is well known for its basketball tournaments and model United Nations debates. A new program under the aegis of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) is now encouraging students to show…

Jan 29, 2008 -- Bronka Weintraub Bekius Program Offers Cash Awards for Extensive Gemara Study New York, NY, January 29, 2008 – In the combative, spirited world of high school competitions, Yeshiva University is well known for its basketball tournaments and model United Nations debates. A new…

Jan 28, 2008 -- Addressing over 100 students in Stern College for Women’s packed Levy Lobby on Wednesday, January 30, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) President Howard Friedman urged the audience to get involved in political activism. Stern College senior Laura Shuman was inspired…

Jan 24, 2008 -- Gabriel M. Goldstein, associate director for exhibitions and programs at Yeshiva University Museum, was elected chair of the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) at its annual conference in Chicago on January 28. CAJM, a consortium of arts and history institutions committed to…

Jan 22, 2008 -- It’s not unusual for Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, a rosh yeshiva at RIETS, to receive questions and comments from people hundreds of miles away after giving a shiur [lecture] to his students on Yeshiva University’s Wilf campus. After every class, a student volunteer uploads a taped ...

Jan 22, 2008 -- Approximately 500 yeshiva high school students from throughout the United States and Canada had an opportunity to promote international law, wrestle with world hunger, and address the crisis of weapons of mass destruction this February. At least in theory. At the annual Yeshiva ...

Jan 21, 2008 -- For nearly three decades, Americans have become accustomed to hearing about the latest dietary guidelines, which are required by federal regulation to be revised and reissued at five-year intervals. Mid-way to the drafting of the 2010 guidelines, researchers at Albert Einstein ...

Jan 21, 2008 -- A group of determined 11th graders from Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls took to the streets of Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, on January 8 to spread the word about affordable health insurance to the area’s low-income residents. The 40 teenaged girls may have ...

Jan 16, 2008 -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine recently received a $1 million grant for stem cell research from the Empire State Stem Cell Board. This is one of the largest of the $14.5 million in initial grants allocated from the $600-million multi-year stem cell research program announced ...

Jan 11, 2008 -- More Than 15,000 Judaic Titles, Cookbooks, Children’s Books, CD’s and Educational Software on Sale New York, NY, January 11, 2008 – Yeshiva University’s highly anticipated annual SOY (Student Organization of Yeshiva) Seforim Sale will take place from Sunday, February 3 to Sunday ...