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More than 1,000 Join Yeshiva University Students in Song and Prayer at Times Square Kumzitz On November 1, Yeshiva University students hosted a moving kumzitz [concert] in support of Israel on the Red Steps in Times Square. Led by student Aryeh Tiefenbrunn on his guitar and the Y-Studs, YU’s…

Dr. Ben Chouake, Norman Sternthal, Mark Wilf and Rabbi Dr. Herbert Dobrinsky to be Honored at YU's 91st Hanukkah Convocation The Honorable Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be the keynote speaker and receive an honorary degree at Yeshiva University’s 91st Annual Hanukkah Convocation and Dinner at the…

Alumni Profile: Elianna Sable ’08S As an undergraduate at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, Elianna Sable ’08S loved her major’s multidisciplinary approach to advertising and English communications. “I got to take literature courses and art classes and business courses at the Sy Syms ...

For Professor Jill Katz, Archaeological Discovery Sheds Light on Heroics of King David A few weeks ago, my teenage son excitedly announced that "[my] archaeological site was trending on Facebook.” No matter that soon so many other stories would overtake it. My existence and work were certified at…

Medical Ethics Society Conference Spotlights Medical and Jewish Perspectives on Pediatric Healthcare On October 25, more than 200 people gathered at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus for the Ninth Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Society (MES) Conference, presented by the Yeshiva University Student…

Sy Syms Junior’s Single Chosen as Anthem for International Kindness Movement On November 8, thousands of people in cities and countries across the globe will break out in choreographed dance and song in celebration of World Kindness Day. The flashmob will extend over continents and across oceans ...

At RIETS Lecture, Senator Lieberman Considers the Influence of Torah on American Political History and His Career Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Joseph Lieberman Chair in Public Policy and Public Service at Yeshiva University, delivered his first talk of the semester to students, faculty…

Washington Heights Street Renamed for Soviet Jewry Activist Jacob Birnbaum On October 18, a street in Yeshiva University’s own neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York, was renamed to honor the memory of Jacob Birnbaum, a prominent activist who began his monumental work on behalf of Soviet…

In New Book, Wurzweiler Professor Jonathan Fast Explores Hidden Roots of Bullying As the American public grapples with a growing awareness of the problem of bullying, both within schools and outside of them, and heated debate about where to lay the blame for school shootings becomes a regular ...

YU Conference to Celebrate Israel's Fifth Prime Minister and Explore Global Impact of His Assassination Yeshiva University's Center for Israel Studies announced today that it will host an academic conference for all audiences to commemorate the 20 th anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak ...