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YU Ideas Goes on the Road On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, three members of Yeshiva University’s faculty spoke to juniors honors students at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey, about “The Future of the Book." The presentation was part of YU Ideas, an initiative originated by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern…

MTA’s Rich History and Traditions Take Center Stage Thursday, June 13, 2019, marked the commencement of the 101st graduating class of the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA). Rabbi Joshua Kahn, head of school, opened the program with inspiring words, which…

Commencement Speeches Acknowledge the Past, Present and Future On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) celebrated the commencement ceremony for the class of 2019. The evening began with introductory remarks from Mrs. CB Neugroschl, head of…

Noted Media Personality and Torah Teacher in Residence for 2019-2020 Academic Year Yeshiva University, the Center for Israel Studies and the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought are excited to welcome Sivan Rahav Meir, an Israeli television newscaster, radio personality…

New Sourcebook Demonstrates the Foundational Impact of the Hebrew Bible on America The Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University recently released Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States: A Sourcebook (YU Straus…

Highlighted by the Annual Yeshiva-Wide Siyum Following the conclusion of the 2018-2019 academic year in May, hundreds of students returned to the Wilf campus. Many registered for summer session classes, but a significant number voluntarily returned to spend part or all of their day engrossed in ...

Panel Discusses How Israeli Companies are Changing the Industry “Cybersecurity is going to touch everything,” said Lawrence Askowitz ’87YC, co-chair of the Yeshiva University Wall Street Group, as he introduced a panel discussion on “Israeli Companies Changing the Cybersecurity Industry.” The event…

Panelists Discuss the Nature and Scope of Religion Reporting in the Media On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center For Torah and Western Thought, The BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society co-sponsored a panel discussion ...

Israeli Students Explore America’s Jewish Community and Yeshiva University On Monday, June 3, 2019, Yeshiva University hosted a group of 40 students from Israel's Ein Prat, The Academy for Leadership, a pre-military, leadership-focused center that attracts high school graduates from across…

Winners Include Six Aspiring Inventors from Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva High School for Girls (Central) The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) Innovation Day represents a culmination of a year of course work in the CIJE-Tech high school engineering curriculum. Students are asked to ...