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Sep 14, 2010 -- Yeshiva University will be publishing a collection of original essays on the weekly parashiyot [Torah portions], authored by rabbis and professors from every division of the University. The volume, entitled Mitokh Ha-Ohel, is sponsored by the Michael Scharf Publication Trust of ...

Renowned Personalities to Speak Throughout the Community October 8-9 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 ...

Intellectual Stimulation and Cultural Experiences Await Students in YU's Honors Programs Rigorous coursework, cutting-edge research and immersion in the culture, history and excitement of New York City: new honors students are learning it’s all par for the course as they begin their first year on…

Sep 13, 2010 -- Rigorous coursework, cutting-edge research and immersion in the culture, history and excitement of New York City: new honors students are learning it’s all par for the course as they begin their first year on campus. “This is what we expect for them and from them,” said Dr. Gabriel…

Sep 7, 2010 -- Through a new and comprehensive program at Yeshiva University established to understand and address school policies and procedures in the detection and reporting of child abuse, the findings of a groundbreaking survey of Jewish day and high schools from across North America will be…

The Huffington Post Features an Op-Ed by Dean Victor Schwartz and Dr. Jerald Kay on Mental Health Challenges Facing Servicemen and Women Returning Home The data released recently by the US government regarding the alarming rate of suicide among active members of our armed forces is cause for…

Sep 3, 2010 -- The data released recently by the US government regarding the alarming rate of suicide among active members of our armed forces is cause for serious concern. For the past two years, the rate was nearly double that of age matched civilians and, in 2009, more soldiers died as result of…

Presidential Fellows Give Back to the University While Studying Community Leadership The seventh cohort of Yeshiva University’s Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership, a program that prepares top graduates for leadership roles through mentorship, graduate study and hands-on…

Aug 31, 2010 -- The seventh cohort of Yeshiva University’s Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership, a program that prepares top graduates for leadership roles through mentorship, graduate study and hands-on experience, began its yearlong tenure in roles across the University…

Gad Elbaz Concert, Sponsored by Lori Schottenstein, Caps off Exciting Orientation Week Neon lights—green, blue and red—flickered across the stage. The sustained rasp of a cymbal and a deep, echoing bass filled the theater. More than 300 students began a slow, steady clap, raising their hands high…