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Dr. David Shabtai, adjunct instructor in Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University’s Isaac Breuer College, recently published a book with Shoresh Press. Titled “Defining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in Halakha,” the book critically examines rabbinic and medical debate around the concept of…

Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, has been elected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of History. Fellows are selected in a closed ballot process by standing fellows from a pool of candidates with a demonstrated record of accomplishment in…

Tamar Avnet, assistant professor of marketing at Yeshiva University’s Syms Schools of Business, recently co-authored an article that will soon appear in The Journal of Consumer Research. In the article, titled “Consumers’ Trust in Feelings as Information,” Avnet and co-authors Dr. Michael Tuan Pham…

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Rosh Yeshiva Rav Hershel Schachter, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud, received a Chaf-Heh Society award at the Orthodox Union Staff Annual Chanukah Chagiga on December 21, 2011. The award, given by OU Executive Vice…

Bruno Galantucci, assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, recently co-authored an article “Brain-to-brain coupling: a mechanism for creating and sharing a social world” that will soon appear in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Article synopsis: Despite the central role of ...

On Monday, December 5, 2011 over a reception in Belfer Hall’s Sky Café, the Yeshiva University community celebrated the publication of A Common Cultural Heritage: Studies on Mesopotamia and the Biblical World in Honor of Barry L. Eichler (Bethesda, Md.: CDL Press), edited by Grant Frame, Erle ...

On December 19, 2011 the Revel Graduate School sponsored a special reception at the annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) held in Washington, DC marking the publication of a book of collected essays honoring Dean David Berger, Ruth & I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish…

Dr. Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women , was a keynote speaker at the annual Bikur Cholim Conference sponsored by the UJA-Federation of New York and held on November 13, at the UJA’s midtown location. Her presentation, titled, “God, Give Me Good Listeners!” ...

Dr. Moses Pava, the Alvin Einbender Professor of Business Ethics at SYMS, recently released a book titled, “Jewish Ethics in a Post-Madoff World: A Case for Optimism.” Published by Palgrave MacMillan, the book explores new and alternative ways of relating to Jewish texts and concepts. According to…

Dr. David Shatz, professor of philosophy at Stern College for Women, was one of two scholars from North America to address the European Science Foundation International Workshop on Peer Review, in Brussels, Belgium. His presentation was titled, “Challenges to Quality Assurance: The problem of Bias…