YU News

In His First Commencement as YU President, Dr. Ari Berman to Honor Ambassador Danny Danon and President Emeritus Richard Joel Yeshiva University will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Israel at YU’s 87th Commencement on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Prudential ...

Annual Gala Awards Ceremony Reflects on School’s Remarkable Accomplishments On Wednesday, May 2, more than 300 students, staff and faculty gathered at Espace in Midtown Manhattan for the annual Sy Syms School of Business Gala Awards. The event honored 27 people in 16 different categories, debuted a…

April 25 Event Pays Tribute to Late Hebrew Language Professor Rivka Weiner z"l On April 25, Yeshiva University students on the Israel Henry Beren Campus gathered to learn about the evolution of Israeli culture through the lens of its cinema during a presentation from Dr. Eric Goldman, adjunct ...

YU Museum Hosts John Podhoretz and Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik for Exploration of Moses in Classic Film On Tuesday evening, May 8, Yeshiva University’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, the Yeshiva University Museum and Commentary Magazine will present a pre-Shavuot ...

Harvey Sober Celebrates 50 Years as Teacher of Jewish Studies and Martial Arts at YU Three narratives come together to form the 50-year teaching career of Harvey (Chaim) Sober in the James Striar School (JSS) at Yeshiva University. On April 24, Sober, center, received an award for his teaching from…

Students Hone Debate Skills at 2018 Langfan Family Undergraduate Constitutional Oratory Competition On April 22, Yeshiva University students gathered in Furst Hall on the Wilf Campus to compete in the 2018 Langfan Family Undergraduate Constitutional Oratory Competition. The annual competition was…

Men's Tennis Captures Fifth Straight Skyline Conference Championship and NCAA Bid With Win Over Merchant Marine The Yeshiva University men's tennis team continues its dynasty, as the No. 1 Maccabees knocked off the No. 2 Mariners of the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday evening to ...

Yeshiva University 24-Hour Fundraising Campaign Raises $4.5 Million; Exceeds Goal by 50 Percent For 24 hours, from noon to noon April 25-26, the worldwide Yeshiva University community came together to raise $4,538,697 from 3,004 donors during the University’s 2018 Giving Day. Donor participation…

Dr. Leon Kass and Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik Explore Wisdom in Broad Range of Spiritual and Historical Texts in Straus Center Discussion On the eve of Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut, Leon Kass, philosopher and bioethicist, and Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, director of The Zahava and Moshael Straus…

YU President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa Attend START Science Program On April 20, Yeshiva University students were joined by YU President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman and New York State Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa as they led an educational science module for fourth grade…