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Students to Meet Entrepreneurs and Tech Industry Leaders in Israel Over Winter Break During Yeshiva University’s winter break, a select group of undergraduate students will take part in “Discovering Innovation in the Start-Up Nation,” a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most pioneering…

Research Investigates Impact of Weather Events on Public Companies’ Financing Strategies A paper examining the impact of climate risk on the business strategy of publicly-traded companies, written by Dr. Henry He Huang and Dr. Joseph Kerstein, both associate professors of accounting at Sy Syms ...

Program to Provide Free, Public Mental Health Support and Educational Resources This month Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work is launching Care Café: a free, traveling, psycho-educational community resource program to support individuals and families seeking help and information…

Students to Spend Winter Break in Jewish Communities Across Midwest on Mission of Personal Growth and Community Building Yeshiva University's Office of Student Life announced today that 14 undergraduate students will participate in a special Midwest edition of its annual “Jewish Life Coast to Coast…

Jewish Philosophy Students Can Use Distance Learning Platform for Spring 2018 In an effort to make its programs available to a larger pool of qualified students, Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies has launched a distance learning option, Revel Remote. Beginning…

Sy Syms Honors Student Awarded $5,000 and Career-Building Perks Kayla Garb, a first-year honors student at YU’s Sy Syms School of Business, has been named a YMA Fashion Scholarship winner by the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF). Winners receive $5,000 toward their education expenses and are up…

New Video Series Highlights Yeshiva University Classes Welcome to "OnCourse," a new video series showcasing academic classes across Yeshiva University. Each video will provide a glimpse into a unique YU course and explore the subject matter being taught. In the premiere installment of "OnCourse,"…

OU-JLIC Educators Convene at YU for Day of Inspiration and Learning Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) welcomed back graduates who are serving as OU-JLIC (Orthodox Union Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus) educators to the Wilf Campus for a daylong ...

YU Continuing Education Webinar Series for Rabbis Explores Advanced Methodologies for Research, Content and Delivery Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and YU-affiliate Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) announced today the launch of “Drashas and Shiurim: From ...

Richard Hidary's New Book Examines Influence of the Art of Persuasion on Talmudic Scholars Rabbis and Classical Rhetoric: Sophistic Education and Oratory in the Talmud and Midrash, by Dr. Richard Hidary, associate professor of Jewish history, is coming out this month from Cambridge University Press…