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Adina Shmidman on the Various Roles of the Rabbi's Wife Recently, a congregant asked me to speak to her daughter, who was planning to become a Rebbetzin, to give her some words of encouragement and advice. I immediately agreed and offered heartfelt congratulations and sincere wishes for all to go…
Yeshiva University Extends $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign; to Raise Additional $400 Million for Undergraduate Scholarships Yeshiva University is embarking on a “ Mandate to Matter,” an aggressive drive to both complete the final stages of a $1 billion capital campaign it launched in 2006 and to ...
Course Taught by President Joel Offers Students Firsthand Lessons in Leadership Always take the blame—but be sure to hand out credit. Answer all your mail. Have a lot of ideas—but remember, not all of them will be great ones. President Richard Joel introduces Stephen Trachtenberg to his “Leadership…
Student Leaders to Spend Winter Break Making a Difference, Deepening Relationships in Israel, Nicaragua, Mexico and the U.S. Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will be sending 91 outstanding undergraduate students on service learning, experiential education and humanitarian aid…
Jeffrey Gurock on the Absence of a Chief Rabbinate in America In 1893, Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Vidrowitz was looking for an advantage in his struggle for leadership of the immigrant Orthodox community on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Two other outstanding rabbinical sages also aspired to have the final…
Yeshiva Alumnus Rabbi Sidney Kleiman Reflects on 100 Years of Judaism in America Rabbi Sidney Kleiman has seen a few things in his day. Rabbi Sidney Kleiman, America's longest-serving and oldest active congregational rabbi, turns 100 in January. As he approaches his 100th birthday this January ...
New York City Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Meets with President Joel, Tours YU Campus President Richard M. Joel greets NYC mayoral candidate Bill Thompson. Bill Thompson, former comptroller of New York City, visited Yeshiva University on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Thompson, a 2013 New York City…
YU Community Commemorates Victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting On December 20, Yeshiva University students remembered the victims of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre with grief, poetry, music and prayer at a commemorative gathering in Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus…
A Look Back at Some of the Memorable Moments of 2012 at Yeshiva University From Orientation, the Celebrate Israel Parade and Commencement to Purim Chagigot, the Ring Family Film Festival, and Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut celebrations, 2012 proved to be another memorable and eventful year at ...
Reception Honors Yeshiva University Employees Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries On Wednesday, December 19, President Richard M. Joel and Yeshiva University’s Human Resources Department hosted a program and reception honoring YU employees on the Manhattan campuses who celebrated milestone ...