YU News

Mar 19, 2004 -- The role of Orthodox Jewish women today will highlight an April 18 discussion sponsored by Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. The lecture, “Breaking New Ground: Orthodox Women in the 21st Century,” will take place at 8 pm at YU’s Geraldine Schottenstein Cultural Center ...

Mar 16, 2004 -- The Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music, in cooperation with the Yeshiva University Museum, will present “The Cantor As Composer: Treasures of Viennese Liturgical Music,” on Thursday, March 18, at 7 pm. The concert will be held at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th…

Mar 12, 2004 -- Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, will examine prospects for Middle East peace at a March 31 event inaugurating Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs. Dr. Haass, a former senior State Department advisor and foreign…

Mar 12, 2004 -- Battles over the appointment of federal judges are as old as the republic itself, but recently they have intensified. Few things are more important to the functioning of a constitutional democracy, particularly one that gives courts the power of judicial review, than how judges are…

Mar 9, 2004 -- The Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University will sponsor an international conference commemorating the 800th anniversary of the death of the great theorist and polymath Moses…

New York, NY, Mar 8, 2004 -- The 13th annual Red Sarachek High School Basketball Tournament, named for Yeshiva University’s legendary men’s basketball coach, will take place Thursday, March 18 to Sunday, March 22 at YU’s Max Stern Athletic Center on its uptown Wilf Campus, 185th Street and…

Feb 16, 2004 -- The eagerly awaited Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) Seforim Sale is taking place from Feb. 12-29 in Room 502, Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue on Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in Manhattan. The acclaimed Judaica book sale draws hundreds of students, parents, and educators…

Feb 12, 2004 -- With a resounding turnaround of their season, the red-hot Maccabees close out their home schedule tonight with an opportunity to bring both their conference and overall records to the .500 mark for the first time since December 15th. The Macs (9-10, 5-6 Skyline) have now won five ...

Feb 11, 2004 -- Miriam Ausubel, Leah Fried, and Elizabeth Shayne, seniors at Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls in Queens, were recently named finalists in the 2004 National Merit Scholarship Program for their outstanding performance on the PSAT exam. The Evanston, IL-based ...

Feb 9, 2004 -- Middle East diplomacy in the wake of Saddam Hussein’s defeat and capture and the impact on Israeli-Arab relations will form the backdrop of a Feb. 29 discussion sponsored by Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. “Israel and Her Neighbors: Peace in Our Lifetime?” will take ...