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With its laws and instruction on ritual impurity, sacrifices and priestly duties, the book of Vayikra (Leviticus) is notorious for being the hardest in the Torah (Five Books of Moses) to appreciate. Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, instructor of Bible and Philosophy at the Isaac Breuer College and the James ...

Malvina Halberstam, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law participated in a conference on "Lawfare: The Use of Law as a Weapon of War" held at the New York County Bar Association on March 11, 2010 where she presented her paper, Requiring Miranda Warnings for the Christmas Day Bomber…

Dr. Evan Resnick, assistant professor of political science at Yeshiva College presented his paper " International Politics Makes Strange (and Contentious) Bedfellows: Assessing US Bargaining Behavior in Alliances of Convenience" in February at the Annual Convention of the International Studies ...

The increased pressures of college life have brought increased attention to higher education mental health concerns. A new book co-edited by Dr. Victor Schwartz, university dean of students and associate professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral science at Albert Einstein College of Medicine…

Dr. Keith Ayoob Associate clinical professor of pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 'Skinny dream' burst by weight loss realities NBC Today, April 27, 2010 Dr. Esther Wender Clinical professor of pediatrics, Yeshiva University Sign Before You SpeakIndia Currents, Apr, 26, 2010 Dr.…

Dr. Daniel Laufer, associate professor of marketing at Sy Syms School of Business, will be a keynote speaker at a high profile business seminar in Dublin, Ireland on May 12, 2010 organized by the Israeli Embassy in Ireland. Invitees to this event include leading Irish businesses, representatives of…

Dr. Haym Soloveitchik, professor of Jewish history and literature at Yeshiva University, participated in a meeting of current and former directors of the five schools of the prestigious Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at The Hebrew University. The gathering consisted of Kenneth Arrow, former…

In his latest book, Dr. David Shatz, professor of philosophy at Stern College for Women, fuses Jewish philosophy with the methods and literature of analytic philosophy—a manifestation of Torah Umadda. Jewish Thought And Dialogue: Essays on Thinkers, Theologies and Moral Theories (Academic Studies…

Yeshiva University Chancellor and Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm has written The Royal Table: A Passover Haggadah (OU Press). Dr. Lamm has been mesmerizing audiences with his captivating language and compelling messages for decades. The new haggadah features profound commentary by Dr. Lamm ...

Dr. Lisa Nathan Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine In Rwanda, a Professor Works to Save Mothers From Death During Childbirth The Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar. 28, 2010 Rabbi Yonason SacksHenry H. Guterman…