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YU Community Delves Into 18 Hours of Continuous Learning and Prayer During Tishrei Yom Iyun Today, in preparation for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yeshiva University students and members of the community are immersing themselves in 18 hours of continuous Torah learning and ...

Study Will Fill Critical Gap in School Safety Literature and Improve Targeted Interventions in Inner City School Systems Dr. Matthew J. Cuellar, assistant professor of social work at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been awarded a three-year $1 million grant from the ...

Newly Renovated Streetscape Plaza Brings University and Local Neighborhood Together On Tuesday, September 26, representatives from Yeshiva University and the City of New York along with elected officials and other guests held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the newly renovated 20,000-…

Support From New York City's Capital Budget, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and Council Members Vacca and Cohen Shows Commitment to Mental Health Services in the Bronx The Max and Celia Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic, part of Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf ...

YU Mourns the Passing of Longtime Azrieli Faculty Member Who Made Profound Impact on Jewish Day Schools Yeshiva University mourns the passing of Rabbi Dr. Chaim Feuerman, the Golda Koschitzky Professor of Jewish Education at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, where…

Exhibition Explores Shifting Meaning and Significance of Historic Monument Over Millenia On September 13, the Yeshiva University Museum and the YU Center for Israel Studies celebrated the opening of a new exhibition, “The Arch of Titus – from Jerusalem to Rome, and Back,” at the Museum, located at…

October 22 Symposium Will Discuss Changing Conceptions of Values, Leadership, Education and the Marketplace "We live in a rapidly changing world: technology, medicine, education, and communications are progressing and shifting in fundamental ways,” said Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, fifth president of ...

New Partnership Program Expands YU’s Global Impact and Commitment to Israeli Institutions Yeshiva University recently announced that it has extended its global connections by formalizing a partnership with Tel Aviv University (TAU) that would allow YU students intent on moving to Israel to complete…

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman and Rabbi Dovid Miller to Deliver Annual NYC-Jerusalem Kinus Teshuva Lectures on September 26 Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, Yeshiva University’s fifth president, and Rabbi Dovid Miller, Rosh Yeshiva at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, will…

Fifth President Unveils Vision for University’s Future as New Era Dawns at YU In a historic ceremony on its Wilf Campus on Sunday, September 10, Yeshiva University celebrated the investiture of its fifth president, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman. Before a crowd of more than 2,000—including guests such as New…