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Jan 24, 2007 -- Rochel Berman, author of Dignity Beyond Death: The Jewish Preparation for Burial, was at Stern College for Women on Wednesday, Jan. 24, speaking to students about the process and beauty of Tahara, or ritual cleansing of the dead. The program, “When Ordinary People Do Extraordinary…

Jan 24, 2007 -- Yeshiva University (YU) will present a Community Day of Learning on the topic of “Raising Positive Children: The Respective Roles of Parents and Educators,” hosted by the Denver Academy of Torah, on Sunday, February 4, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, at 6825 East Alameda Ave., in Denver. The…

Jan 24, 2007 -- Yeshiva University undergraduate students, under the guidance of the university’s Center for the Jewish Future, participated in a Five Borough Chesed Tour on Sunday, January 28, at five different locations in New York City. In the Bronx, students painted kitchens and studio ...

Jan 24, 2007 -- Yeshiva University (YU) President Richard M. Joel will celebrate the university’s partnership with Los Angeles alumni, donors, parents, and friends at a gala reception and dinner organized by Yeshiva University’s Los Angeles Community Council and the YU Office of Alumni Affairs on…

Jan 24, 2007 -- Yeshiva University undergraduate students, under the guidance of the university’s Center for the Jewish Future, will be participating in a Five Borough Chesed Tour on Sunday, January 28, at five different locations in New York City. In the Bronx, students will be painting kitchens…

Jan 24, 2007 -- Former UN Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke will speak on the conflicts facing diplomats and people of conscience in times of moral crisis when he keynotes an event sponsored by the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs at Yeshiva University on Wednesday, January 24…

Jan 23, 2007 -- In an effort to sensitize students to the signs of abusive relationships, Yeshiva University’s Counseling Center, the Wilf Campus Office of Student Affairs, and YU’s Center for the Jewish Future hosted “Flowers Aren’t Enough,” a one-woman show starring Naomi Ackerman. More than 80…

Jan 22, 2007 -- Information sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, in the Levy Commons on the Beren Campus, and Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Belfer Hall Sky Cafe on the Wilf Campus for Yeshiva University seniors interested in the Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership…

Jan 22, 2007 -- Dr. Robert Marion has been named Director of the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. “Dr. Marion brings exceptional expertise in developmental pediatrics, clinical human genetics and medical ...

Jan 18, 2007 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business are invited to participate in the Spring 2007 Doris & Dr. Ira Kukin Entrepreneurial Lecture Series. Each week during the spring semester, a business personality is invited to speak to Sy Syms students.…