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Rabbi Josh Joseph Appointed Senior Vice President of Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel has appointed Rabbi Josh Joseph as senior vice president of Yeshiva University. Rabbi Josh Joseph In addition to his current responsibilities as chief of staff, Joseph will launch the next phase in the…
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Dr. Ruth Wisse Discuss Jewish Humor at Straus Center Event In his introduction of Dr. Ruth R. Wisse, Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik described her as a renowned ...
Employees Recognized for Their Contributions at Staff Appreciation Day On Wednesday, June 12, the Human Resources Department presented Staff Appreciation Day on Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus. Hundreds of faculty and staff participated in the annual picnic that recognizes University employees for…
Students and Recent Graduates Kick Off Summer Break with Sandy Aid Mission It’s been more than seven months since Hurricane Sandy struck the greater New York region and some areas continue to suffer the storm’s ravaging effects. When Elana Polster, a Presidential Fellow at Yeshiva University’s ...
YU High School for Girls Team Takes Fourth in Urban Barcode Project Finals A team of four students from the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) triumphed over 40 other groups to compete in the final round of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s NYC Urban Barcode Project…
RIETS to Mark 20th Yahrtzeit of Former Rosh Yeshiva with June 16 Tribute Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Rabbinical Theological Seminary (RIETS) and RIETS Rabbinic Alumni will present a tribute ceremony for all audiences to mark the 20th yahrtzeit [anniversary of death] of YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Lifshitz…
Yeshiva University Students, Alumni and Faculty Among Jewish Week’s "36 Under 36" Yeshiva University students, alumni and faculty continue to fulfill their mandate to matter and are playing a major role in shaping the Jewish community. In The New York Jewish Week's sixth annual “36 Under 36”…
YU High School for Girls Students Learn Design and Construction as part of ACE Mentor Program Mock trial, debate, basketball and drama are all standard extracurricular activities found in many day schools, but less common is the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentor Program of ...
Students, Alumni and Friends of Yeshiva University Turnout to Support Israel at Annual Parade Led by President Richard M. Joel, more than 1,300 students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Yeshiva University marched up Fifth Avenue, cheering and greeting the crowds as they celebrated Israel’s ...
Nine Undergraduates, Recognized for Academic Achievements, Reflect on their Yeshiva University Experience Hundreds of students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 82nd commencement exercises, held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ on May…