YU News

Sep 24, 2004 -- Join Yeshiva University in celebrating Sukkot at three exciting events in Israel. Motzei Shabbat (Saturday night), October 2, YU presents a concert featuring the popular bands Blue Fringe, Simply Tsfat, and the Moshav Band at the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem. Proceeds from the ...

Sep 22, 2004 -- What started four years ago as an attempt for Stern College for Women students to get to know New York City, each other, and their professors, the Metropolitan Experience is now one of Stern’s most popular programs. With more than 50 percent of students signing up each year, the ...

Sep 22, 2004 -- Yeshiva University encourages all students who are eligible, to register to vote in the November 2, 2004 general election. As this is a presidential election year, it is important to make an effort to exercise your right to vote. Click here to download a New York State voter ...

Sep 21, 2004 -- Dr. Jacqueline K. Barton, Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a leader in DNA research, will present the 2004 Ira Kukin Chemistry Lecture, "DNA Charge Transport: Chemistry and Biology," at Yeshiva ...

Sep 21, 2004 -- More than a dozen students enrolled in the Mechinah Program of the James Striar School of General Jewish Studies (JSS) joined faculty members and their families as well as student mentors from Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) for a weekend retreat at the Homowack ...

Sep 20, 2004 -- Students at YU and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) spent their summer in Melbourne, Australia, sharing their Torah knowledge with local high school students. Run by RIETS’ Max Stern Division of Communal Services, Counterpoint enriches Jewish knowledge and ...

Sep 15, 2004 -- It was standing room only Monday evening for the grand opening of the food court and lounge in the lower level of 215 Lexington Ave. And students just couldn’t eat enough sushi. The food court boasts not only a sushi bar with two sushi chefs from Eden Wok, but also a salad and soup…

Sep 14, 2004 -- Jewish radio personality Nachum Segal interviewed President Richard M. Joel on his show, JM in the AM, on Tuesday, September 14. Click here to listen to the Real Audio archived stream of the interview To play this clip, you may need to install Real Player. You can download Real ...

Sep 10, 2004 -- Matthew J. Maryles, a member of the tax advisory firm of Wolf Maryles & Associates, has been elected to the board of trustees of Yeshiva University (YU). Mr. Maryles, a Brooklyn resident, first became involved in the university’s leadership in 1990, when he became a founding…

Sep 9, 2004 -- Students from the Wilf and Beren Campuses gathered Tuesday to hear a lecture by Richard J. Sheirer of Giuliani Partners LLC, former commissioner of the New York City Office of Emergency Management, in remembrance of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 . Co-sponsored by the Yeshiva ...