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Personal Development Program Stresses Self-Awareness, Professional Training as Keys to Capable Rabbinic Leadership Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) has launched a new, intensive mental health curriculum at the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikha ...

Six Questions With Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock on His New Book, The Jews of Harlem It was once home to the third-largest Jewish community in the world, but today, New York City’s Harlem neighborhood is firmly established in the American mind as traditionally African American. How did that come to pass ...

Two Weekly Courses Will Explore Jewish Prayer and Leadership Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future will present a Community Beit Midrash for three Wednesdays in November and three in December. The program will take place on YU’s Israel Henry Beren Campus at 215 Lexington Avenue, New…

New Series Showcases Faculty Expertise in Concise, One-Minute Videos From neuropsychology to Jewish law to art history, the faculty of Yeshiva University are accomplished in many different and fascinating fields. A new video series, "Torah Umadda Minute," offers viewers a glimpse of the kinds of ...

YU Students to Host October 29 Hackathon Featuring Israeli Tech Startup Fair Yeshiva University students will host their third annual hackathon from 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night, October 29 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, October 30, in the Heights Lounge on YU’s Wilf Campus, 515 West 185th Street,…

Students Immerse Themselves in 18 Hours of Continuous Learning During Annual Torahthon For 18 hours straight on October 10, Yeshiva University students immersed themselves in intense Torah learning to spiritually prepare for Yom Kippur, stopping only to pray. Called a Torahthon, the day featured ...

YU's Center for Israel Studies Convenes Conference to Mark 50th Anniversary of S.Y. Agnon’s Nobel Prize The Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies will host a conference on the works and influence of Nobel Prize-winning Israeli author S.Y. Agnon in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his…

Yeshiva University Unveils New Strategic Plan In collaboration with faculty, students, administrators, alumni and lay leadership, Yeshiva University recently completed a comprehensive strategic plan that will guide the institution for the next four years as it expands its role at the heart of…

Project Will Upgrade Existing Streetscape to Enhance Campus and Benefit Local Community Yeshiva University Senior Vice President Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Associate Commissioner of Infrastructure Tom Foley, and New York City Department of ...

More Than 100 High School Seniors Explore Undergraduate Experience on Campus Last week, Yeshiva University hosted high school seniors for the premier of “A Taste of YU,” an event organized by the Office of Admissions to allow them to sample a broad range of student activities and experiences at the…