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From August 14-21, over 100 participants set sail on the YU Cruise to Alaska with Lasko Kosher Cruises. Aboard was Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the David Mitzner Dean, Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and special assistant to the president on undergraduate admissions. The week-long…

Michelle Ross Goldwyn ’02S, Stern College for Women’s newest member of its Board of Overseers, says Yeshiva University was the only choice for her when it came time to attend college. “I was fortunate to be able to attend the Hamilton Hebrew Academy at the Adas Israel Congregation in Hamilton, and…

Nathan Lewin '57YC The tradition of Jews practicing law is a rich and timeless one that dates back to well before Nathan Lewin, Esq. ’57YC was even born. Yet few American Orthodox Jewish attorneys have made their mark on the practice of law and the Jewish community quite like Lewin. During a ...

Rabbi Joshua Fass ’91YUHS, ’94YC, ’96A, ’98R Many people do remarkable things in their careers, but few create something that impacts not only the lives of tens of thousands of human beings, but an entire country. Rabbi Joshua Fass ’91YUHS, ’94YC, ’96A, ’98R, the cofounder of Nefesh B’ Nefesh (NBN…

Ann Koffsky ’93S has many doctors, lawyers, and accountants in her synagogue and in her Jewish community. However, she maintains a unique dual occupation: lifeguard/illustrator, with the main emphasis on illustration. While at Stern, Koffsky minored in art, a subject she has been interested in…

Leon Esterowitz ’56YC, director of the biophotonics program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), shows no signs of slowing down or reducing his work schedule at age 75. If anything, Esterowitz considers himself more productive now, in a way, than he was during his long career working for the…

Charlie Sheen named keynote speaker at YU's 80th Annual Commencement. In light of their recent "Candlelight" success, the Maccabeats will be featured in upcoming episode of "Glee." YU breaks Guinness World Record...again! Yossi Shmulowitz '05YC eats 130 Hamentashen in under 5 minutes; he's "glad to…

Stephanie Ives ’98S It’s not every day that a successful lawyer at a prestigious Boston law firm switches careers to dive into the Jewish non-profit communal world, but for Stephanie Ives ’98S, former legal eagle and now the director of education and community engagement at the American Jewish…

Dr. Mark Apfelbaum ’74YUHS ’77YC was part of a team involved in caring for President Bill Clinton earlier this year. For Apfelbaum, an interventional cardiologist, the opportunity to treat any patient is a dream fulfilled. “For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a doctor,” he said. ...

Dr. Gary Berger '88YC, '85YUHS will remember his five days in Port-au-Prince forever. Berger normally spends his days performing cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in his Manhattan practice, but during the last week in February, he worked feverishly to try to save the limbs of…