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My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of my people. — Lamentations 3:48 We were horror-stricken to hear of the terrible attack over Shabbat against the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, likely the deadliest assault against Jews in American history. Our hearts go out to…

Students in Voting and Elections Learn How to be Political Scientists In Prof. Matthew Incantalupo’s class, Voting and Elections, the upcoming midterms on November 6 are literally the textbook the seven students in the class use for their course of study. Incantalupo, an assistant professor in ...

Names, Not Numbers is Dedicated to Preserving the Memories of Holocaust Survivors for Future Generations 2018 marks the 13th year that Names, Not Numbers INC ©, the celebrated documentary series created by Tova Fish-Rosenberg where students produce documentaries of interviews with Holocaust ...

Taylor Spoke About His Experience In Community Organizing On Wednesday, October 17, Assembly member Al Taylor (D-71) spoke at Wurzweiler School of Social Work’s Lunch and Learn about community organizing and the New York housing crisis. As both a pastor and an elected official, Al Taylor has had ...

“Lost and Found: A Family Photo Album” Has Both Global and Personal Connections The upcoming exhibition at the Yeshiva University Museum, “Lost & Found – A Family Photo Album,” tells the remarkable story of a photo album assembled in the decades before World War II, smuggled out of the Kovno…

The Beren Bekiut Program Will Give Women an Opportunity for More Torah Learning On Monday, October 8, the Torah Activities Council (TAC) of Stern College for Women launched the Beren Bekiut Program (BBP). The program is a Torah learning opportunity with five tracks: Gemara, Halacha, Mishna, Tanach…

Yeshiva University Hosts Three New York State Assembly Members On Tuesday, October 16, the Yeshiva University Feminists Club hosted an event titled “Women in Democracy” where three female New York State Assembly members spoke about their experience as women in politics. Aridia Espinal (D-39), Nily…

Michael Rebell Delivers a Constitution Day Lecture on Education in the United States Does the American constitution guarantee the right to an education? According to Michael Rebell, a lawyer and an adjunct professor of law at Columbia University, it does not. To rectify this omission, he is ...

Forty-five Authors Contribute Essays to Ennoble and Enable, Edited by Rabbi Dr. J.J. Schacter and Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff (l-r): Rabbi Dr. JJ Schacter, President Emeritus Richard M. Joel, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff On Thursday, October 11, at the Sky Café in Belfer Hall, in a ceremony organized by the Office…

On Monday, October 8, 2018, over 300 students, teachers and staff from the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys ( YUHSB) gathered in Furst Hall 501 to finish Mishnayot Seder Nezikin for a Siyum in memory of Ari Fuld ’91YUHS. The Siyum is part of the Hachnasat…