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The fourth annual University-wide Melave Malka brought an already popular event to an entirely new level. To accommodate the more than 400 students, rabbinic faculty and friends of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the undergraduate Torah studies programs who participated, the…

Students Meet Organizations for Opportunities to Serve the Social Good On Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, the Yeshiva University Career Center hosted the annual Non-Profit / Year of Service Career Fair at the Koch Auditorium at Stern College for Women, where 130 students, both men and women, networked ...

12th Annual Medical Ethics Society Conference Examines the Technological Challenges to Parenthood Inventions such as artificial wombs and advances in sperm and egg preservation are challenging halacha [Jewish law] to synchronize its teachings with the rapid pace of new discoveries and practices. On…

The Two Organizations Work Together for Jewish Book Month Jewish Book Month is an annual event on the American Jewish calendar dedicated to the celebration of Jewish books. It is observed during the month preceding Hanukkah, thus the exact date changes from year to year. During Jewish Book Month,…

The Ken Ludwig Comedy Truly Has Something For Everyone On Dec. 16, Dec. 17, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, the Stern College Dramatics Society (SCDS) will perform The Game’s Afoot, the 2012 Edgar Award-winning whodunit comedy by Ken Ludwig and directed by Prof. Reuven Russell. The play promises to have the…

Honorary Degrees Granted to Hadassah Lieberman and J. Philip Rosen; YU Shield Award Goes to Bennett Schachter; Convocation Address by Paul Singer On Sunday, December 9, 2018, over 650 people celebrated Yeshiva University’s 94th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation at the New York Hilton. Dr. Ari…

Advocate Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll Speaks to Yeshiva University Students About the Importance of Including Women On Wednesday, October 31, Kol Hamevaser (which bills itself as “the Jewish thought magazine of the Yeshiva University student body”) and the Yeshiva University Feminists Club hosted an ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 27, The Yeshiva University College Democrats hosted a panel titled “Poverty in New York City” to discuss both this growing problem sweeping our city and potential solutions. The panel consisted of New York State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi (D28), David G. Greenfield, CEO of the…

Anna Monahemi Kaplan Travels an Amazing Journey It’s been quite a journey for Anna Kaplan ’85S, ’90C, the newly elected New York State senator who will be representing District 7. Born Anna Monahemi in Tabriz, Iran, to a Jewish family, she was sent to the United States for safety when the Islamic…

On Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, in collaboration with the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Jewish Studies, the Dahan Center for Culture, Society & Education in the Sephardic Heritage and the Yeshiva University Museum, will host an international…