YU News

Mar 28, 2006 -- Seventy-five high school students from across the country recently attended a groundbreaking conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on, Community: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? The three-day leadership conference was a combination of discussion groups and activism training ...

Mar 27, 2006 -- While Yeshiva University’s undergraduate men’s school, Yeshiva College (YC), geared up for its 75th anniversary, the student newspaper began chronicling its history through a section that resulted in the publication of a unique book: My Yeshiva College: 75 Years of Memories. The ...

Mar 27, 2006 -- The historic setting of Lamport Auditorium in Zysman Hall was filled with excitement and emotion as YU's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary formally celebrated the ordination of 185 rabbis -- the largest cadre of rabbis since its founding 120 years ago. More than 1.600 people…

Mar 24, 2006 -- Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Yeshiva University’s Red Sarachek Basketball Invitational begins March 30 in the university’s Max Stern Athletic Center on the Wilf Campus in Washington Heights. The tournament, named for Bernard “Red” Sarachek, YU’s former men’s basketball coach ...

Mar 24, 2006 -- Yeshiva University (YU) held an inaugural academic convocation in Israel on March 23, honoring four Israeli educators who embody YU's philosophy of Torah Umadda, which balances the interaction between tradition and modern society –– the hallmark of Modern Orthodoxy. “A strong link…

Mar 23, 2006 -- Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have synthesized chemicals that are up to 10 times more effective than isoniazid, the leading anti-tuberculosis drug. The finding could lead to badly needed new drugs for combating tuberculosis bacteria ...

Mar 21, 2006 -- Yeshiva University’s symposium in Israel on "Torah Umadda in the World of Medicine” presented a synthesis of cutting-edge medical research, historical genealogy and halakhic ethics. Dr. Susan B. Bressman of YU’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) presented her recent ...

Mar 20, 2006 -- Seven of Yeshiva University’s Presidential Fellows are in Israel representing the university at the inaugural Colloquium and Convocation from March 17-23. Aliza Abrams, Diana Benmergui, Ayal Frist, Ilana Lieberson, Hindy Poupko, Michael Rosman, and Shalom Silbermintz are part of the…

Mar 13, 2006 -- From The New York Times Metro Section By ANDY NEWMAN It sounds like the setup of a joke: 20 rabbis walk into a fertility clinic. But it really happened. One recent Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn, a group of young men in yarmulkes packed the waiting room of the Genesis Fertility…

Mar 13, 2006 -- Yeshiva University (YU) will hold an inaugural academic convocation in Israel on March 23, honoring four Israeli educators who embody YU’s philosophy of Torah Umadda, which balances the interaction between tradition and modern society –– the hallmark of Modern Orthodoxy. The…