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Annual YU Jewish Job Fair Connects Jewish Communal Professionals with Organizations Around the World Last week, Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future partnered with the YU School Partnership to present the annual Jewish Job Fair, an event that connected more than 300 jobseekers with 100…

Accomplished Journalist Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt '12S Teaches Alongside Mentor at Stern As an English major at Stern College for Women, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt learned how to hone her passion for storytelling and language to reach a broader audience, publishing her first major essay in Tablet…

Renowned Personalities to Speak Throughout the Community March 11-12 Yeshiva University and YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary will present a special Yeshiva Alumni and Community Shabbos in the Five Towns on March 11-12, taking place in 17 shuls around the community. The ...

Volume Includes Essays on Memory and Meaning by Rabbi Norman Lamm, Translation by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Yeshiva University will publish The Koren Yizkor: Memory and Meaning, an unprecedented double-sided volume that includes the complete Yizkor text (the memorial prayer for the departed) ...

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Receives Prestigious Award Celebrating Exceptional Contributions to Life's Spiritual Dimension Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Kressel and Ephrat Family University Professor of Jewish Thought at Yeshiva University and former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of…

Students Gain Personal Insight Into World Events From Political Insiders As the 2016 presidential election kicks into high gear and conflict in the Middle East continues, topics like homeland security, immigration, international negotiations and the campaign process are constant subjects of debate…

20 Teams Vie for Top Spot in North America's Most Prestigious Jewish High School Basketball Competition Marking its milestone 25 th year, Yeshiva University’s Annual Red Sarachek Invitational Basketball Tournament will bring together hundreds of student athletes and their fans from yeshiva high ...

At 26th YU National Model United Nations, Hundreds of High School Students Gather to Discuss Global Issues This week, more than 450 high school students from around the world came together at Yeshiva University's 26th National Model United Nations (YUNMUN) to debate the world's most pressing ...

Men's Basketball Gets First Home Playoff Win Since 2002 The #4 Yeshiva University men's basketball team surged past #5 Purchase, 69-62, in the opening round of the Skyline Conference Championships that was played in front of a packed Max Stern Athletic Center on Tuesday evening. It is their first…

More than 1,100 Receive Free Genetic Screening at Largest Event of Its Kind Hosted by YU Students A groundbreaking 1,162 participants were able to receive free and comprehensive genetic testing during three sessions organized by Yeshiva University’s Student Medical Ethics Society (MES), in ...