SPOTLIGHT ON...

Etan Schnall
Semikhah student

Eitan SchnallWhat sets RIETS apart is the unparalleled caliber of its rebbeim and students. The shiurim stimulate, sharpen, and challenge. The energy of the beit medrash is invigorating. RIETS is home to an environment of excellence, where opportunities to grow never cease.

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 »

 

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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.

DEAN OF RIETS VISITS ISRAEL

Rabbi Reiss In Israel

Rabbi Yona Reiss, Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS, recently returned from a week-long trip to Israel. Rabbi Reiss visited twelve yeshivot during his stay, delivering shiurim and divrei chizuk to students – including many participants of Yeshiva University's S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program – and meeting with rabbeim and roshei yeshiva. Rabbi Reiss’ trip also afforded him the opportunity to meet with students and deliver a shiur at RIETS’ Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute. “It was wonderful spending the week with our talmidim and partners in the vibrant batei midrashot of Eretz Yisroel,” said Rabbi Reiss. “Chazal tell us that Avira De’eretz Yisroel Machkim (the air of the land of Israel adds wisdom) and indeed we all continue to benefit greatly from the wisdom gained by our talmidim during their years of study in the Israeli yeshivot.”

ANNUAL DINNER OF TRIBUTE
Some 700 friends and musmakhim honored Dean Emeritus Charlop at our Annual Dinner of Tribute. View the photo gallery and the video tributes to Rav Charlop and Rabbi Mark Smilowitz.

 

DID YOU KNOW?

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  • Our new Glueck Center, slated to open in 5769, will be 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.