Alumni Newsletter

March 2026

Dear Friends,

Life here on campus is busy and exciting as the students navigate the snow and continue to take advantage of all YU has to offer.

We have an especially exciting event on Thursday, March 19, 2026, for all our GOLD alumni (Graduates Of The Last Decade) who are interested in learning to navigate their financial lives.

Check out our panel of young alumni and expert mentors who will provide tachliss guidance on investing, navigating debt, budgeting, staying solvent – the list goes on.

I hope you have a Purim Same'ach.

With care,

Beth

Beth Lebenson Praver
Director of Alumni Engagement
646.592.4493 | beth.lebensonpraver@yu.edu

Events

Sunday, March 8, 2026: Cardozo Law is proud to host the Center for Law and Antisemitism’s 2026 Law and Antisemitism Conference on March 8–9, 2026. This interdisciplinary gathering will bring together more than 50 leading scholars from around the world for two days of rigorous, timely, and pathbreaking discussion on the legal dimensions of antisemitism. (CLE credits available.) Register now»

Monday, March 9, 2026: The Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies is hosting a fundraising event at 6:30 p.m. at the Moise Safra Center in Manhattan. The event will feature a conversation with noted Israeli journalist and author Nadav Eyal on “The Power of Holocaust Education: Bearing Responsibility to Remember, Educate and Respond.” Panelists include Monique Mogyoros and Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director of the Fish Center. Reservations required»

Monday, March 16, 2026: The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary will be holding The Yeshiva Dinner, its annual gala, at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx. Receiving awards at the dinner will be Elliot Gibber, Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger and Rabbi Dovid Miller. You can register now to attend, but if you can't attend, you can donate and be on the scroll of honor.

Thursday, March 19, 2026: “Owning Your Future: Financial Literacy for Young Alumni” is an interactive evening presented by the Young Alumni Finance Committee to answer questions about investing, managing debt, retirement planning, budgeting, separating feelings from financial reality, knowing how to spend money on things that matter, and understanding workplace benefits. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Square Synagogue on the Upper West Side and includes a light dinner, wine, networking and dessert. Registration required»

Past Events

• Monday, February 16, 2026, was the annual Dor L’Dor men’s day of learning with more than 350 people attending. Photos» and video».
• Sunday, February 22, 2026, was the annual Women’s Yom Iyun, Come Learn at Stern, a Dor L’Dor program of YU for women’s intergenerational learning. More than 150 women attended despite the pending blizzard. Photos»

Mazel Tovs

• Mazal tov to Rabbi Yitzchok '62YC, '65R and Rebbetzin Sarah Cohen on the birth of a great-grandson.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Etan Moshe '02YC, '05R and Yonina '00S Berman on their son's marriage.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Aryeh '95YUHS and Mrs. Elana '00SB Lebowitz on the birth of a grandson.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz '95YUHS on the release of Kinyan Halacha: Vayikra.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Baruch Simon '81YUHS, '85YC, '89R on the release of Imrei Baruch: Purim.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Josh '99R and Mrs. Ilana '95S, '03C Blass on the birth of a grandson!
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Mayer '85R and Mrs. Faige Twersky on the birth of a grandson!
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Daniel Feldman '96YC, '98R, Rabbi Josh Flug '98YC, '01R, and Rabbi Michael Taubes '80YC, '83R on the release of Batei Yosef: Inyanei Leil HaSeder.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Yaacov Feit '01YC, '05R, '06A on the release of Davening with Depth Volume 5: Understanding Hashkamas HaBoker & Birkos HaShachar.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Menachem Genack '65YUHS, '69YC, '73R on the release of Gan Shoshanim Volume 4.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Menachem '69YC, '73R and Mrs. Sarah Genack on the wedding of their granddaughter Shoshana Besser to David Kleiman. Mazal tov to the parents, Rabbi Daniel '99R and Mrs. Rachel '00S Besser.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Menachem '69YC, '73R and Mrs. Sarah Genack on the birth of a great-granddaughter to Racheli '24S and Yoni '25SB. Mazal tov to the grandparents, Rabbi Jonathan '98YC, '04A, '04R and Mrs. Aliza Schachter and Rabbi Daniel '99R and Mrs. Rachel '00S Besser.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Zev '00YC, '02R and Chana Reichman on the birth of a granddaughter, and to great-grandparents Rabbi Herschel '84C and Chasida '71S Reichman.
• Mazal tov to Rabbi Zvi '87YC, '91R, '96A and Efrat '06W Sobolofsky on the wedding of their son.
• Mazal tov to Andrea (Krames) Zians '89S on the launch of her academic coaching and consulting practice and the publication of How to Study with ADHD and Other Learning Challenges.
• Mazal Tov to Ann Koffsky '93S on the publishing of three new children's books this year: The Miracle of Matzah Pizza (Intergalactic Afikoman), What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty (Apples and Honey Press) and Blazing Humor: Mel Brooks is Seriously Funny (Intergalactic Afikoman).

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