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Student Cake Competition Raises Funds to Support Cancer Patients and Families On February 20, 250 students came together on Yeshiva University (YU)’s Wilf Campus to partake in one of the largest events of the year, the seventh annual Sharsheret Cake Wars Competition. Sharsheret is an organization…

Men’s Basketball Rallies to Advance to Skyline Conference Championships Semifinals The Yeshiva University men's basketball team overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat Mount Saint Mary in a Skyline Conference first round game, 80-67, as fans cheered them on in the packed Max Stern Athletic Center on…

President Berman and Congressman Espaillat Meet to Explore Opportunities for Community Engagement On February 20, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, representative of New York's 13th congressional district, visited Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus. He was greeted by YU President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman…

Forensics Expert Eliot Springer Shares His Experience with Yeshiva College Students On February 13, Yeshiva College’s Department of Jewish Studies and the Department of Sociology’s criminology program brought Eliot Springer, retired Israel National Police officer and current deputy director of the…

YU Students Gather to Hear “Centralized vs. Distributed Thinking at Goldman Sachs” On Wednesday, February 14, Judah Diament, program director of undergraduate data science and professor and co-chair of computer science at Yeshiva College, hosted a Q&A with Elisha Wiesel, chief information…

Tenth Anniversary Dinner Honors Rabbi Reuven and Dr. Nechama Brand for Their Steadfast Leadership A dinner on February 25 will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago. The dinner, one of two annual fundraising events the Kollel hosts, will honor the work…

Rabbi Dr. Berman Appoints Julie Schreier to Chief of Staff Yeshiva University President Dr. Ari Berman has announced the appointment of Julie Schreier ’86YUHS, ’89S as chief of staff in the Office of the President. Schreier will support the President and senior leadership of the University on a…

Annual Competition to Convene Over 400 High School Student Delegates February 11−13 From February 11−13, over 400 student delegates from 47 yeshiva high schools and community day schools in three countries will gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Stamford, Connecticut, to ...

Doron Stern to Lead Yeshiva University's Office of Communications and Public Affairs Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman has announced the appointment of Doron Stern to the position of vice president of communications, effective February 1. As leader of the University's Office of ...

Writer to Discuss Her Latest Work and the Craft of Writing Internationally bestselling Jewish novelist Nicole Krauss will deliver this year’s Hillel Rogoff Memorial Lecture, scheduled for February 6 at 7 p.m. in the Israel Henry Beren Campus’ Koch Auditorium. Nicole Krauss, photo by Goni Riskin ...