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Evan Hakalir ’03SB Co-Founds Successful Children’s Clothing Line Evan Hakalir ’03SB Evan Hakalir ’98YUHSB, ’03SB, co-founder of children's clothing line Andy & Evan, describes himself as “a lifelong entrepreneur.” “As a little kid, I was always involved in some kind of business—like the time I…

Azrieli Brings Teachers and Administrators Together to Explore Creative Problemsolving at HUB Conference Close to 70 Jewish educators and administrators attended “The HUB,” a conference hosted by Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration to help Orthodox ...

­ Stern College Students Preserve Holocaust Testimonies in "Names, Not Numbers" Course For the first time, Stern College for Women students are using the art of documentary filmmaking to preserve the testimony of Holocaust survivors for future generations in a course titled, “Names, Not Numbers…

Yonatan Schwartz Receives Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award Yeshiva College senior Yonatan Schwartz, of Teaneck, New Jersey, is the first YU student to be awarded the Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award by the Genetics Society of America. The award honors Finnerty, a long-time…

Michael Eisenberg '89YUHS '93YC Discusses Role of Assimilation in Purim Story What role did economics play in the Purim story? What message does the megillah have for us about the lure of opportunity and the dangers of assimilation? Michael Eisenberg '89YUHS '93YC, partner at venture capital firm…

Co-Directors of Cardozo’s Israeli Supreme Court Project Comment on Former Cardozo Professor Alex Stein’s Appointment to The Israeli Supreme Court In the upcoming months, Justices Uri Shoham and Yoram Danziger will step down from the Israeli Supreme Court. On Thursday, February 22, the Judicial ...

YU Men’s Basketball Wins First-Ever Conference Championship; Earns Bid to NCAA Tournament The Yeshiva University Maccabees (18-10) made history on Sunday, winning their first-ever Skyline Conference Championship and punching their ticket to the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament. Watch…

March 11 Pre-Pesach Event Commemorates Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s 25th Yahrzeit On Sunday, March 11, Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) will present a special Pre-Pesach Yom Iyun in commemoration of the 25th yahrzeit [passing] of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik…

Men’s Basketball Team Scores Overtime Victory, Clinches Program’s Historic First Berth in Conference Championship Yeshiva University men’s basketball team made history on Thursday evening at the Nold Hall Athletic Complex, as the Maccabees knocked off the defending Skyline Conference champion and…

YU Center for Israel Studies Arts Festival Fosters Cultural Exploration Across University The Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies (CIS) is sponsoring the 2018 YU Arts Festival, featuring performances, lectures, classes and concerts during the months of February, March and April at the Wilf…