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Nov 21, 2005 -- More than 200 prospective students gathered on Yeshiva University’s Beren Campus in Midtown Manhattan on Nov. 20 to learn about academic programs at Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business. Photos of the event are available here. The day featured opening remarks by YU…

Nov 21, 2005 -- About 150 students on the Wilf Campus for the first time had the chance to eat good food, play trivia, and meet each other at Abigael’s restaurant in Manhattan Nov. 17. One of a series of events sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs that are designed to bring new students ...

Nov 20, 2005 -- Bernard “Red” Sarachek, longtime coach of the Yeshiva University men's basketball team and a member of both the New York City Hall of Fame and the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame, died Monday in Deerfield Beach, Florida after a long illness. He was 93. Renowned internationally…

Nov 20, 2005 -- Jewish high school students from across North America attended the Eimatai Leadership Development Conference Nov. 13-15. Eimatai is an initiative of the Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools (AMODS) through Yeshiva University’s (YU) Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). At the ...

Nov 20, 2005 -- Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future will be sending 20 students to Germany over winter break to meet with Jewish leaders and community members and learn about modern Germany as part of the Bridge of Understanding program. “We want students to gain an understanding of…

Nov 18, 2005 -- Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and Yeshiva College’s Writer-in-Residence for the fall semester, spent the evening of Nov. 14 “communicating science” to Yeshiva University students and faculty. During the lecture, titled…

Nov 18, 2005 -- The place to be at the 2005 UJC General Assembly global Jewish Marketplace in Toronto was Yeshiva University’s booth, where delegates played “Jewpardy.” The GA, the largest gathering of Jewish professional and lay leaders, took place Nov. 13-15. Photos from the GA can be found here…

Nov 17, 2005 -- More than 700 people attended the grand opening celebration for the Schultz Rosenberg Campus on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Dallas, Texas, including Rabbi Kenneth Brander, dean of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future; Rabbi Richard C. Bieler, senior executive director for ...

Nov 17, 2005 -- Cardozo’s Program in Jewish Law & Interdisciplinary Studies, will be holding several workshops to encourage a cross-disciplinary conversation on the study of Jewish law. Each session will feature the presentation of a paper from either a legal or Jewish studies expert, with a ...

Nov 15, 2005 -- More than 500 high school students and their parents visited Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus on Sunday, Nov. 13 to learn about YU’s programs for men, including Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School of Business. Photos of the event are available here. Speakers at the event included YU…