YU News

Apr 30, 2009 -- Prof. David Shatz, professor of philosophy at Yeshiva University’s (YU) Stern College for Women, will deliver the keynote address at YU’s 78th commencement ceremony at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater in New York City on Thursday, May 14 at 11 am. Prof. Shatz, editor of The…

Apr 17, 2009 -- The group of 10 Yeshiva University High School for Boys/Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (YUHSB) students knew things would be very different as soon as they arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport. “We were pretty confused when one of the Israelis brought out a guitar…

Apr 8, 2009 -- On Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 pm, New York Times columnists Gail Collins and David Brooks will discuss the policies and politics of the Obama administration’s first 100 days in office in a program presented as part of the annual Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf Scholar-in-Residence lecture ...

Apr 7, 2009 -- Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics and international business at New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business, will deliver the annual Alexander Brody Distinguished Lecture in Economics at Yeshiva University (YU) on Monday, April 27 at 7:30 pm. The event, entitled “Outlook…

Apr 2, 2009 -- Yeshiva University (YU) invites the public to attend a Yom Iyun [day of learning] entitled Exile and Redemption in Tanach and Jewish History on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The day will begin with registration at 9:15 am and…

Apr 1, 2009 -- Chants of “M-T-A!” and “R-A-M-S! Rams! Rams! Rams!” reverberated throughout the filled-to-capacity crowd at Yeshiva University’s Max Stern Athletic Center. Hundreds of students, parents and alumni gathered to watch the 18th annual Red Sarachek Basketball Tournament championship game…

Mar 11, 2009 -- The 18th annual Red Sarachek Basketball Tournament is coming to Yeshiva University from March 26-30. The event, considered the most prestigious Jewish high school basketball tournament in North America, will feature 20 teams from across the United States and Canada. Games will be ...

Mar 11, 2009 -- Yeshiva University High Schools (YUHS) will hold their Annual Dinner of Tribute on Sunday, March 22 at New York City’s Grand Hyatt. YUHS will honor Rabbi Hyman and Ann Arbesfeld (Kew Gardens, NY). Rabbi Baruch Pesach Mendelson (Brooklyn, NY) and Mrs. Deena Rabinovich (Kew Gardens ...

Mar 5, 2009 -- “What’s a Catholic priest from France doing in the killing fields of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia?” That was the opening question posed by Father Patrick Desbois—a priest who has dedicated his life to identifying and documenting the sites of mass executions in Eastern Europe—to an ...

Mar 2, 2009 -- Two new teaching fellowships offered by the Institute for University-School Partnership at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration aim to increase the number of qualified Jewish educators, particularly outside the New York tri-state area,…