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On Sunday, March 10th, the Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago will hold a Kollel Yom Rishon on “Preparing for Pesach,” featuring Aaron Leibtag, rabbi of Kehilath Jacob Beth Samuel, and Yosef Zvi Rimon, rabbi of Alon Shvut South and a faculty member of Yeshivat Har Etzion and ...

Though he was busy balancing a rigorous dual curriculum, a stint as a tutor for the Yeshiva University Writing Center, and taking advantage of all the athletic amenities available at YU, Neil Goldman ’08YC often tuned in to The Charlie Rose Show in his dorm room late at night. “My grandparents ...

Dr. Joseph Angel specializes in the literary heritage of the Jews of the late Second Temple period and the significant role this corpus plays in the reconstruction of classical Judaism. He received his PhD from New York University, and he is the author of Otherworldly and Eschatological Priesthood…

As always, alumni are pitching in for the 2012-13 academic year by helping YU across numerous departments including Admissions, Career Development Center (CDC), and, of course, Alumni Affairs. The Admissions department is utilizing alumni more than ever this year by inviting those living in ...

Dr. Barry Diner ’90YC has lived and worked in many different communities, but he’s perhaps most enthusiastic about his current city of Houston, Texas, which, he says, “is one of the best models for a true Torah Umadda community and perfect for those looking for more affordable living.” [For ...

Since Marc Spear became Senior Director of Student Life last year, the office has been working toward a significant transformation with the goal of communicating with students more effectively and improving the on-campus experience for them. One new initiative, answers@yu, allows students to e-mail…

YU’s annual ChampionsGate leadership conference is celebrating its seventh year, and the theme, fittingly, is “Shmitta: Reflection, Celebration, and Renewal.” The conference, which took place from August 2-5, featured conversations focused on renewal and rejuvenation for the vital lay and communal…

Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future recently sent a cohort of students to Israel as part of its seventh Counterpoint Israel Program. While the first year of the program had 12 student counselors at one camp site, this year, nearly 70 students are working as counselors in six different…

Dr. Anatoly Frenkel is a professor of physics at Yeshiva University and a guest researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He received his MS from St. Petersburg University and his PhD from Tel Aviv University. He received the 2003 Dean Karen Bacon Outstanding Junior Faculty Award at Stern ...

Dr. Tamar Avnet is an assistant professor of marketing at the Sy Syms School of Business. Previously, she was an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Toronto. She earned her PhD from Columbia University. Dr. Avnet’s work has been published in top marketing and psychology journals…