YU News

Jan 5, 2006 -- Students at Yeshiva University (YU) and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), under the leadership of The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), will kick off a new, innovative Commuting Kollel program with a visit to Brith Sholom Beth Israel in Charleston,…

Jan 5, 2006 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University (YU) and its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), under the direction of The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), will bring their Jewish knowledge and enthusiasm for learning to Beit David Highland Lakes Synagogue and…

Dec 30, 2005 -- The Division of General Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center celebrated the opening of its new office space at 3514 Dekalb Ave. The event included a ribbon cutting at which Dr. Julia Arnsten, chief of the division (pictured second ...

Dec 30, 2005 -- Dr. Arturo Casadevall, the Mitrani Professor in Biomedical Research and interim chair of microbiology and immunology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an ...

Dec 26, 2005 -- Yeshiva University Museum is featuring A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry 1860-1960. By exploring such themes as technology, industry, labor, immigration, Jewish and popular culture, this groundbreaking exhibition traces the early thread of 19th century Jewish ...

Dec 16, 2005 -- Dr. Cedric Raine, professor of pathology and Wollowick Professor in Multiple Sclerosis at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, held in Orlando, Florida, in recognition of…

Dec 13, 2005 -- The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) at Yeshiva University (YU), in partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), located a Torah for a flood-ravaged synagogue in Panvel, India, just in time for Rosh Hashanah in October. The Beth-El Synagogue in Panvel…

Dec 7, 2005 -- Susan Crawford, a member of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law faculty since 2003, has been nominated to the board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a not-for-profit organization responsible for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) ...

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 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 ...