YU News

Mar 27, 2006 -- While Yeshiva University’s undergraduate men’s school, Yeshiva College (YC), geared up for its 75th anniversary, the student newspaper began chronicling its history through a section that resulted in the publication of a unique book: My Yeshiva College: 75 Years of Memories. The ...

Mar 13, 2006 -- Yeshiva University (YU) will hold an inaugural academic convocation in Israel on March 23, honoring four Israeli educators who embody YU’s philosophy of Torah Umadda, which balances the interaction between tradition and modern society –– the hallmark of Modern Orthodoxy. The…

Mar 10, 2006 -- “Fraud and Federalism: Overlapping Jurisdictions, Overlapping Crimes” is the name of a symposium being offered at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law on Monday, March 27, from 9:15 am to 4:30 pm. The symposium will examine how federal, state, and local prosecutors compete to prosecute…

Feb 23, 2006 -- Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., an internationally recognized researcher and endocrinologist who serves as Director of the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive Diseases & Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been appointed Dean of the Albert Einstein…

Feb 21, 2006 -- Imagine being able to study Torah using a rare, illuminated Bible written in 1489. Thanks to technology, today anyone can enjoy this privilege by visiting Yeshiva University’s Library Web site. Individuals can see every page of the nearly 2,000 images of the Bible, even enhance the…

Feb 13, 2006 -- Rabbis’ wives are facing an increasingly complex series of opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. While some are happy and content in the traditional role of “rebbetzin,” helping their husbands lead and minister to their communities, many others are seeking their own ...

Feb 10, 2006 -- How do you bring a first-rate professional development program to educators in day schools from Baltimore to Seattle all in one day? The Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools (AMODS) of Yeshiva University created the Global Learning Initiative (GLI) to…

Feb 6, 2006 -- Dr. Dmitry Fyodorov, assistant professor of cell biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has received a prestigious Kimmel Scholar Award in support of his research on biochemistry and genetics of chromatin assembly. The award, which includes a two-year…

Jan 10, 2006 -- Yeshiva University students who will be in Israel during winter break will interact with former Gush Katif residents as part of “BeLevav Shalem,” a special program sponsored by The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). On January 16, students will visit communities displaced from Gush…

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…