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Zoo Rabbi Talks about Heresy and Obligations to Maintain a Community's Stability A packed audience at Yeshiva University’s Furst Hall was treated to a candid and informative discussion with Rabbi Natan Slifkin on February 7. Slifkin, a prominent educator and author, lectured and fielded questions…
Showing Their Appreciation, RIETS Alumni Sponsor Day of Learning Every year, Rabbi Jonathan Gross and a few fellow graduates of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) get together to catch up, share their experiences as community leaders across the country and exchange ideas about…
Yeshiva University President will Spend Weekend of Feb. 18-19 with Miami Beach Community Yeshiva University (YU) President Richard M. Joel will visit the Miami Beach community over the weekend of February 18-19, Shabbat Parshat Ki Tisa. President Joel will spend Shabbat at Miami Beach’s Beth Israel…
Passing of Alumnus Evokes Memories of ’63 Yeshiva University College Bowl Squad One of Yeshiva College’s greatest student stars passed away last month at the age of 69. In May 1963, Asher Reiss ’63YC was a member of Yeshiva University’s College Bowl team that thrilled millions of television viewers…
Yeshiva University Mourns the Passing of Dr. Joanna Mellor, Dedicated Teacher and Colleague The University is saddened by the loss of Wurzweiler School of Social Work’s Dr. Joanna Mellor, DSW, LMSW, who passed away on February 6. “Joanna was the consummate academic, who in her quiet but forceful…
Yeshiva University Student Becomes a Witness to History on Trip to Egypt Sion Setton, a fourth-year rabbinical student at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and a Yeshiva College graduate, had no idea that over the course of his short vacation to Egypt to trace his family roots, he…
Ribbon Cutting for the Program for Jewish Genetic Health on Feb. 9 The Program for Jewish Genetic Health of Yeshiva University will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, February 9, at 4 p.m., in the Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine at YU’s Albert Einstein ...
Cardozo's Marci Hamilton on What it Will Take for Egypt to Plant the Seeds of an Open and Free Democracy At first, it seemed to me that the Egyptian protests would fall into the category of China's Tiananmen Square uprisings—young, educated, brave fighters for democracy ultimately doomed by a ...
Leaders in Jewish Education to Convene for North American Jewish Day School Conference More than 600 leaders and educators at Jewish day schools across the spectrum of Jewish practice will convene February 6 - 8 in Los Angeles for the North American Jewish Day School Conference, exploring issues…
S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program Choir Competition Raises Thousands of Dollars for Disadvantaged Women The cheering was so loud it could be heard from the street. More than 2,000 seminary students gathered for the lively proceedings at the 13 th Inter-Seminary Choir Competition, an annual event co…