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Cantor Bernard Beer, Rabbi Yosef Weiss z”tl, Finkle Professorship, and Yeshiva Supporters to be Honored at May 23 Dinner Cantor Bernard Beer May 2, 2016, New York NY—Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ( RIETS), an affiliate of Yeshiva University, will host its annual Gala Evening of Tribute…

Diplomat Dennis Ross Examines U.S.-Israel Relationship Throughout History at Robbins-Wilf Lecture On April 19, Yeshiva University hosted American diplomat and author Dennis Ross, who delivered a lecture as part of the Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf Scholar-in-Residence Program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo…

Yeshiva University Students Present Community-Wide Hackathon May 7 - 8 Beginning Saturday, May 7 at 10 p.m. and ending Sunday, May 8 at 10 p.m., Yeshiva University students will host a hackathon—a 24-hour event designed to foster technological innovation and creativity—in the University’s Height ...

Appointment Follows Years of Service at MTA and RIETS Rabbi Michael Taubes has been appointed a rosh yeshiva at the Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Rabbi Taubes will be teaching Yoreh Deah next year in the school’s semicha program, following years of…

Role Will Provide Scholarly Expertise on Behalf of Jewish Communities of Rhineland Professor Ephraim Kanarfogel, the E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law, has been appointed to an international academic advisory board that will provide scholarly expertise to the…

Annual Gala Honors Business School Students and Faculty Over 300 students, faculty, and friends gathered in the cream-and lilac-illuminated Prince George Ballroom on April 14 to celebrate the Sy Syms School of Business’ Annual Gala Awards Dinner. Organized by the Sy Syms School of Business Student…

Robert Kraft to Deliver Keynote Address; Rabbi Hershel Billet and Dr. Ruth Bevan to be Honored Robert Kraft, founder, chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group and owner of the New England Patriots, will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary doctorate at Yeshiva University’s 85th ...

Stern College for Women Honors Students Accepted to Prestigious Science Programs Two Stern College for Women students in the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program have recently been invited to join elite scientific programs. Jennifer (Sima) Grossman) Jennifer (Sima) Grossman, a senior studying cellular…

Former Ambassador Dennis Ross to Speak at Annual Robbins-Wilf Lecture on April 19 Despite rising tensions on both sides, President Barack Obama has described the connection as “an unbreakable alliance.” Yet, since the birth of the Jewish state, relations between the United States and Israel have ...

Rabbi Sacks to Keynote April 17 Kollel and Midreshet Yom Rishon Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Kressel and Ephrat Family Professor of Jewish Thought, will be the featured speaker at a special Abraham and Millie Arbesfeld Kollel and Midreshet Yom Rishon event hosted by Yeshiva University's Center for…