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Students Host Panel Discussion Addressing Causes of Homelessness and How to Combat Them On Tuesday, December 13, students, staff and community members attended a panel discussion on what can be done to address homelessness. The event was organized by the Yeshiva College Tzedek Society, the Stern ...

December 18 Yom Iyun to Celebrate High School’s Centennial On Sunday, December 18, 2016, The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys ( YUHSB) will present a special Yom Iyun [day of learning] titled “Inspiring the Next Generation.” The event is part of a year-long ...

Sy Syms Course Delves Into Complex Ethical and Moral Challenges Facing Modern Business Leaders As the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, which is more important: making the company as financially successful as it could be or ensuring that its life-saving products are as high-quality and accessible to…

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Delivers Keynote Address; Joseph Appleman, Gitta Nagel, and Joshua L. Muss Honored The Honorable Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem, received an honorary degree and delivered the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 92nd Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Sunday, December…

Harnessing GPATS Students and Faculty, New Community Initiative to Provide High-Level Judaic Studies Learning for Young Women A new initiative from Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) at Stern College for Women will provide new opportunities for local high ...

Revel Lecture Explores the Rich History and Culture of Jews in Arab Lands Commemorating the 1948 forced exodus of nearly a million Jews from Arab countries, Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Sephardic Community Program partnered with the Consul General of ...

Tenth Annual Student Medical Ethics Society Conference Explores History, Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas of Infectious Diseases On December 4, the Tenth Annual Fuld Family Conference organized by the Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) and the Center for the Jewish Future (CJF…

From Therapy and Magic to the Power of Names, YU Community Shares Inspirational and Innovative Ideas Yeshiva University recently hosted its first TEDx talks at a sold-out event at the Schottenstein Theater on the Wilf Campus. Using the TED conference format of short, powerful lectures designed to…

December 8 Series Premiere Features Interview With Sherry Amatenstein '07W Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work recently launched a new series of social work book talks that will illuminate some of the most interesting and critical topics in the social work field today. Called ...

December 5 Revel Lecture Will Explore Jewish Exodus From Arab Countries To mark the annual commemoration of the exodus of Jews from Arab countries, Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Sephardic Community Program will partner with the Consulate General of Israel…