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First-of-Its-Kind Study From Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future Provides Key Insights Into Strengthening Rabbinate On one hand, the annual salaries for Orthodox rabbis across North America are pretty good; in fact, the median 2017 compensation is $90,000, putting rabbis squarely in…

Event to Commemorate Renowned Canadian Torah Scholar The 20 th anniversary of the passing ( yahrzeit) of Rabbi Pinchas Hirschsprung zt”l will be commemorated February 11 with a special shiur on Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus. The event is sponsored by YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), The…

Doron Stern to Lead Yeshiva University's Office of Communications and Public Affairs Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman has announced the appointment of Doron Stern to the position of vice president of communications, effective February 1. As leader of the University's Office of ...

Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (YUHSB) Lead FIRST Tech Challenge On December 10 and January 14 two robotics teams, Lionotics and Lionotics 2, from the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (YUHSB), came out as leaders in a…

Writer to Discuss Her Latest Work and the Craft of Writing Internationally bestselling Jewish novelist Nicole Krauss will deliver this year’s Hillel Rogoff Memorial Lecture, scheduled for February 6 at 7 p.m. in the Israel Henry Beren Campus’ Koch Auditorium. Nicole Krauss, photo by Goni Riskin ...

The Power of Moments Cites RIETS Role-Play Training A unique training program at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) has been cited of an example of how consciously being “in the moment” can be applied to counselor education in the book The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences ...

Yeshivas Bein HaSemesterim Program Rejuvenates Participants While many students travel or visit family for the winter break, some Yeshiva University students spend their time happily on the Wilf campus. The Glueck Beit Midrash teemed with activity January 8-21 as dozens of students elected to spend…

Student-Staffed Event Runs Feb 4 - 25 on Wilf Campus This year’s annual Yeshiva University Seforim Sale will take place February 4--25, 2018 in Belfer Hall on the Wilf campus. The Sale, which is managed entirely by YU students, offers discounted rates on over 6,500 unique book titles. Categories ...

Six Weekly Lectures Featuring Rabbi Allen Schwartz and Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will present its mid-winter Community Beit Midrash program at YU’s Israel Henry Beren Campus in midtown Manhattan. Lectures will be delivered on these Wednesdays ...

Katz School Launches MS in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship In its commitment to expanding science and health education, Yeshiva University’s Katz School has launched a master’s degree in biotechnology management and entrepreneurship. The new program bridges biotechnology and science…