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Rabbi Shalom Carmy Assistant Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Bible Online, I can access thousands of Torah books. I can read or confirm a citation in thousands of classic works of literature, philosophy and history. Innumerable scholarly journals, once available only in specialized libraries ...

Rabbi Daniel Stein Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary In recent years, one of the most impactful additions to the Talmudic library has been the Mesivta edition of the Talmud. The Mesivta Talmud provides the most thorough and annotated Hebrew translation of the Talmud to date ...

Dr. Nora Nachumi Associate Professor, Department of English, Stern College for Women What is the worth of the novel in a world that revolves ever more around screens? This question lies at the heart of several courses I teach. One way to address it is to think about the qualities that belong to the…

Dr. Joshua Waxman Assistant Professor at Stern College for Women Rabbi Elli Fischer Independent Writer and Translator Rabbi Elli Fischer Since the introduction of the Bar Ilan Responsa database a generation ago, much discussion has focused on how accessibility and searchability change the landscape…

Dr. Aaron Koller Associate Professor of Bible; Chair, Robert M. Beren Department of Jewish Studies The past of the Jewish book is long and complex. We have to go back to tablets, then to a long history of scrolls, first papyrus and then parchment. The introduction of the codex changed little at ...

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business has published work on the economics of the movie business in top journals, and his previous work has been cited in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNBC, BBC and other outlets…

Dr. Leanne Quigley, an assistant professor in the clinical psychology PsyD program in the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, received a grant of $409,276 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study cognitive control and vulnerability to major depression as part of a four-person…

A Visit to Silicon Valley and Beyond Twelve students embarked on a 10-day journey through San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in to explore selected businesses in the areas of high tech, finance and start-ups. Through site visits and meetings with C-level executives, students had the ...

Annual Event Brings Together Rebbetzins for Learning and Support The Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt Yarchei Kallah for Rebbetzins took place on Nov. 12- 13, 2018, in Teaneck, New Jersey, at Congregation Keter Torah. This event acknowledged the great contribution and influence of rebbetzins [wives of…