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Sep 27, 2010 -- Yeshiva University’s Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will be hosting its fifth annual conference, entitled A Beautiful Mind: Jewish Approaches to Mental Health on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The conference is…

Sep 20, 2010 -- Inspired by the holiday of Sukkot and the creation of Sukkah City, the Yeshiva University Museum will host a panel discussion on Monday, Sept. 27 at 6 pm entitled “Judaism and Sacred Space: Meditations on Sukkah City.” The program brings together a multidisciplinary panel of…

Fight Against Cancer Brings Together Survivor and Einstein Researcher On August 26, cancer researcher Matthew Levy, Ph.D., and his lab colleagues got some unusual visitors. Young actress Abigail Breslin and 13-year-old cancer survivor Pearce Quesenberry came to visit their research lab at the…

Sep 16, 2010 -- On August 26, cancer researcher Matthew Levy, Ph.D., and his lab colleagues got some unusual visitors. Young actress Abigail Breslin and 13-year-old cancer survivor Pearce Quesenberry came to visit their research lab at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University…

Mitokh Ha-Ohel, A New Collection of Essays on the Weekly Torah Portion, Showcases the Diverse Range of Yeshiva University Scholarship Yeshiva University will be publishing a collection of original essays on the weekly parashiyot [Torah portions], authored by rabbis and professors from every…

President Joel Delivers Keynote Address at Rabbinic Ordination Ceremony in Leipzig On August 30, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel delivered the keynote address at the second Chag Hasemikha (ordination ceremony) at the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin. The two newly minted rabbis, both of…

Twentieth Volume Examines Challenges Orthodox Community Faces Relating to Jews of Other Religious Ideologies This fall, the Orthodox Forum is celebrating its 20th publication by revisiting a past topic through new and broader lenses. This most recent volume, entitled “The Relationship of Orthodox…

Sep 14, 2010 -- On August 30, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel delivered the keynote address at the second Chag Hasemikha (ordination ceremony) at the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin. The two newly minted rabbis, both of whom grew up in the former Soviet Union, join a small cadre of…

Sep 14, 2010 -- This fall, the Orthodox Forum is celebrating its 20th publication by revisiting a past topic through new and broader lenses. This most recent volume, entitled “The Relationship of Orthodox Jews with Believing Jews of Other Religious Ideologies and Non-Believing Jews” is edited by ...

Sep 14, 2010 -- The Five Towns will be hosting prominent Yeshiva University visiting scholars over Shabbat, October 8-9, in various shuls around the community. The Shabbaton—sponsored by YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) —will feature renowned personalities including President Richard Joel ...