YU News

Jan 5, 2006 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University (YU) and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) under the direction of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will bring their Jewish knowledge and enthusiasm for learning to The Westwood Kehilla, Links Kollel and…

Jan 5, 2006 -- Students at Yeshiva University (YU) and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), under the leadership of The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), will kick off a new, innovative Commuting Kollel program with a visit to Brith Sholom Beth Israel in Charleston,…

Jan 5, 2006 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University (YU) and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), under the direction of The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), will bring their Jewish knowledge and enthusiasm for learning to Beit David Highland Lakes Synagogue and…

Jan 4, 2006 -- Morris Altman, professor and head of the Department of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and elected fellow of the World Innovation Foundation, is scheduled to deliver Yeshiva University's annual Alexander Brody Lecture in Economics Feb. 23 on the Wilf Campus. Prof. Altman'…

Dec 31, 2005 -- Yeshiva College and The Mendel Gottesman Library at Yeshiva University is featuring an exhibit of rare documents, photographs, and footage demonstrating the special relationship between Yeshiva College and Albert Einstein as the college marks its 75th anniversary. The exhibit ...

Dec 30, 2005 -- The Division of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center celebrated the opening of its new office space at 3514 Dekalb Ave. The event included a ribbon cutting at which Dr. Julia Arnsten, chief of the division (pictured second ...

Dec 30, 2005 -- Dr. Arturo Casadevall, the Mitrani Professor in Biomedical Research and interim chair of microbiology and immunology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an ...

Dec 27, 2005 -- Yeshiva College senior Alex Kushnir made headlines in a Rockland County newspaper in 2004 after the scientific research he conducted was presented at international conferences in Israel and Scotland. At the time he was a junior doing research in the molecular cardiology lab of Dr ...

Dec 26, 2005 -- Yeshiva University Museum is featuring A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry 1860-1960. By exploring such themes as technology, industry, labor, immigration, Jewish and popular culture, this groundbreaking exhibition traces the early thread of 19th century Jewish ...

Dec 19, 2005 -- Nearly 300 Yeshiva College students, and more than 60 rabbeim, faculty, and staff attended the first annual “YUnite Shabbaton”, on December 2-3, 2005 in Stamford, CT. The Shabbaton was intended to promote educational, religious, and social growth in a relaxed environment. The ...