YU News

Aug 1, 2006 -- High school juniors from Los Angeles to Miami spent a month at Yeshiva University this summer, meeting other Orthodox high school students, enjoying New York City, and experiencing all that YU has to offer. For photos from the program, click here. Summer at YU began June 28, with…

Jul 31, 2006 -- The Orthodox community, in North America and in Israel, is no longer in denial about observant adolescents who are at-risk. In the past there was an unspoken belief that being open about such issues would reflect badly on the community. However, in recent years, there has been an ...

Jul 28, 2006 -- With the current barrage of Hezbollah rockets falling in northern Israel, Yeshiva University’s Israel campus in Jerusalem has opened its doors to people living in the north seeking refuge. The YU Israel (YUI) apartments, dormitories, and facilities are being offered to alumni and ...

Jul 27, 2006 -- The true heroes are often those whose heroism is so seamless that it seems natural and not personal. A selfless giant died this week. Dr. Abraham Stern was the master teacher of informal Jewish education. He served many years as Director of Yeshiva University’s Youth Bureau and a ...

Jul 14, 2006 -- Cardozo graduate Sara J. Klein ’05 received notice in July that she won a clerkship with US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens for the 2007 term. She is the second Cardozo graduate to clerk for the US Supreme Court. Cliff Elgarten ’79 clerked for Justice William J. Brennan, Jr…

Jul 13, 2006 -- As many Jewish day-school principals and administrators retire over the next decade, the profession will look to the next generation of Jewish educators to take their place. Most day-school teachers have never received formal training in school administration, and often find ...

Jul 13, 2006 -- Despite the summer doldrums and the university being empty of students, the Wilf Campus was recently the scene of an unusual gathering. More than 200 alumni were welcomed to campus to enjoy a sumptuous barbeque and a stimulating program sponsored by Yeshiva College (YC) and Sy Syms…

Jul 12, 2006 -- Instead of doing the things many college students do during the summer –– working, shopping, or enjoying the outdoors –– several young women spent their June afternoon in the Levy Lobby at Stern College for Women, discussing Massekhet Brakhot. The women –– both Stern alumnae and ...

Jul 11, 2006 -- A $2 million grant has been awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center to develop a program to train doctors in caring for the elderly. The initiative, known as the GeriEd Program, will contain both educational and clinical ...

Jul 11, 2006 -- A third of the world’s people are infected with tuberculosis, and someone new is infected every second. TB is notoriously hard to treat, requiring a course of multiple antibiotics over six to nine months. Many people don’t complete the full course of treatment, which leads to ...