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Sunday, March 7, 2010 • 21 Adar 5770

Chag Hasemikhah Dinner 09

SPOTLIGHT ON...

Beni Krohn
Semikhah student

Beni Krohn thumbThe atmosphere at RIETS has allowed me to focus on my personal spiritual growth while at the same time giving me the knowledge and professional skills necessary to succeed in reaching out to others.

As a future shul rabbi, I hope to be able to bring authentic Judaism, as it has been transmitted to me by my parents and exceptional rebbeim, to others in a fresh and exciting way. RIETS is helping me learn how to do just that.

TORAH FROM RIETS

Hear shiurim by our peerless Roshei Yeshiva at YUTorah.org.

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WELCOME TO RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University is the Western Hemisphere’s leading center for Torah learning and training for the rabbinate. Learn more »

WELCOME, TALMIDIM!

Download documents about our new seating procedures and learn all about Yeshiva University’s magnificent new Glueck Center for Jewish Learning.

JACOB AND DREIZEL GLUECK CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDY OPENS

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On August 25, 2009, the Yeshiva opened up the Glueck Center for Jewish Study facilitated through a gift by the Glueck family honoring the legacy of Dreizel Glueck, a"h, and Jacob Glueck, y'lc"t.

To view the picture gallery of the dedication of the Glueck Center, please click on the link above.

RIETS ANNUAL DINNER OF TRIBUTE

RIETS Dinner of Tribute 

RIETS honored four dedicated leaders and educators—Dr. William and Debbie Schwartz, Dr. Alvin I. Schiff and Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger—and marked the formal investiture of Rabbi Kenneth Brander as The David Mitzner Dean of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) at its Annual Dinner of Tribute on Oct. 27 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

Click here for a gallery of photos from the event.

CATALOG OF SEFARIM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

The catalog of sefarim available in the Harry Fischel Beit Midrash is now available as an Excel file by clicking here.  For a map of where sefarim are located, click here (PDF).

NEW SHIUR FOR FALL 2009

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new shiur in the Mazer Yeshiva Program, beginning in the Fall 2009 semester.  The shiur will focus on enabling talmidim to conduct independent learning with greater proficiency.  The Gemara and its commentaries will be dissected carefully and thoroughly in an interactive fashion.  Talmidim will experience how to properly examine Talmudic sources in a guided and personalized atmosphere.  Talmudic topics will be analyzed and explained in an enjoyable yet instructive and organized manner.

The shiur will be led by Rabbi Daniel Stein, who also functions as the coordinator of the Fourth Year Halakha L'ma'aseh Program within RIETS.  Rabbi Stein earned his BA in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva College, where he graduated as the valedictorian of the Mazer Yeshiva Program.  He received semikha from RIETS while he was a distinguished fellow of its Wexner Semikha Honors Program as well as its post-semikha institute, the Wexner Kollel Elyon.  Prior to teaching in the Yeshiva Program, Rabbi Stein was a shoel u'mashiv in the Yeshiva Program and the coordinator of the Presidential Bekius Program.

 

SHAPING THE DESTINY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

 

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At our 5766 Chag HaSemikhah, we celebrated the passion, service, and diverse accomplishments of our alumni. Meet some of our outstanding musmakhim and travel with them from the pulpit to Pasadena, from the board room to the barracks.

 

DID YOU KNOW?

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  • Our new Glueck Center is a state-of-the-art facility for Jewish scholarship.
  • Our cutting-edge rabbinical education includes training in homiletics, rabbinical writing, pastoral counseling, and more.
  • Our faculty boasts some three dozen renowned Roshei Yeshiva, a wide array of experts in professional education, and a vast cadre of sganei mashgichim and mentors.
  • Of the 147 graduates of the 2002 Chag HaSemikhah, 79% directly serve the Jewish community, while 21% work in secular professions.  9% have made aliyah—building, living and learning in Israel.
  • Our dozens of placements in 2008 include positions at synagogues, schools, and community centers, and range geographically from New York to London, Manitoba to Boca Raton, and San Francisco to Ramat Gan.
  • Nearly 20,000 shiurim by our Roshei Yeshiva and other YU luminaries are available at YUTorah.org. In addition, you can enjoy divrei Torah by RIETS rabbis at TorahWeb.org.