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A review by Dr. Steven Fine, professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University and director of its Center for Israel Studies, has been published on www.bookreviews.org. Drawing on his expertise in the study of Judaism in the Greco-Roman world, Fine provides a nuanced review of Rabbis as Romans: The…

A course taught by Dr. Haim Kedar-Levy, visiting professor at Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, is being broadcast on Galei Zahal, a radio station operated by the Israeli Defense Force. The course, "Financial Crises in the Past Century," aims to explain what constitutes a financial…

Robert M. Tufts, an adjunct instructor at Yeshiva University, will participate in a panel discussion of Israel, America and baseball at the 92nd Street Y on May 13 at 8:15 pm. One of only six major league players to convert to Judaism during his career, Tufts will be joined by Jeffrey Lyons and ...

In celebration of his 80th birthday, Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein, the Rabbi Henoch Sarah D. Berman Chair in Talmud at Yeshiva University and a rosh yeshiva at YU’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, was honored at the Etzion Foundation’s Annual Dinner on March 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel…

Dr. Sumanta Goswami, associate professor of biology at Yeshiva College, recently published an article in three high-impact scientific journals. The article, “Impairment of BRCA1-Related DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Leads to Ovarian Aging in Mice and Humans,” describes a study that found ...

Dr. Hayyim Angel, adjunct instructor of bible at Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College, recently published a book surveying the Prophets and Holy Writings. Titled Vision from the Prophet and Counsel from the Elders (OU Press 2013), the book analyzes a representative aspect of each book and draws on…

On February 14-15, Dr. Moses Pava, dean and Alvin H. Einbender Chair of Ethics at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business, was part of a cooperative group comprising business school deans and other leaders in law and the non-profit world that convened at New York University Stern to engage…

Dr. Jeffrey Glanz, the Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values and professor of education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, will be presented with a Leadership in Education Award for his contributions to the field of education by the…

Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, has been granted a one-year Pilot Award from the LAM Foundation to study a rare disease that most commonly strikes women of childbearing age and results in the destruction of the lungs. The $25,000…

Dr. Gabriel Cwilich, director of the Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Honors Program and associate professor of physics at Yeshiva College, moderated a panel discussion posted as part of Scientific American's "Science Talk" podcasts. The discussion, titled “Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton,” ...