YU News

Rabbi J. David Bleich's The Philosophical Quest of Philosophy, Ethics, Law and Halakhah to be Inaugural Volume of RIETS Hashkafah Series Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Rabbinical Theological Seminary (RIETS) will be launching its English-language hashkafah [Jewish philosophy] ...

Researchers to Study Diabetes Self-Management and Behavioral Interventions More than 25 million Americans have diabetes, yet as many as 60 percent of type 2 diabetes patients do not follow treatment plans prescribed by their health care provider and about 50 percent fail to meet treatment ...

David Brooks to Keynote December 8 Convocation; Jack Belz, Dr. Susan Horwitz, Harvey Kaylie and William Zabel to be Honored David Brooks, acclaimed journalist, author and New York Times columnist will be the keynote speaker and receive an honorary doctorate at Yeshiva University’s 89th Annual ...

MK Rabbi Shai Piron Discusses Halachic, Political and Educational Challenges Facing Israel “The greatness of Yaacov was his capacity to convene the sacred to empower everyday and to realize that without the everyday there is no need for the sacred,” said YU Vice President of University and…

Yeshiva University and Jewish Publication Society Present Dec. 3 Event Celebrating Publication of Monumental Anthology Yeshiva University and the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) will host a Hanukkah event on December 3 at the Yeshiva University Museum to celebrate the publication of Outside the ...

Yeshiva University Presents Kollel Yom Rishon Dedicated to Torah Leader's Legacy on November 24 Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon and Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon will present a tribute event dedicated to the legacy of HaRav ...

Israel Deputy Foreign Minister Appointed the Rennert Visiting Professor of Foreign Policy Studies at Yeshiva University The Honorable Danny Ayalon, Israeli diplomat and politician, has been appointed the Rennert Visiting Professor of Foreign Policy Studies at Yeshiva University for the spring 2014…

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Renowned Attorney Nathan Lewin Discuss Landmark First Amendment Cases at Straus Center Event The First Amendment of the United States Constitution begins with a bold statement: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or…

Wurzweiler's New Certificate Program Provides Professional Training in Jewish Philanthropy Change. Meaning. Opportunity. Mitzvah. In a classroom at Yeshiva University’s Beren Campus on a recent Wednesday night, these were a few of the words 20 professionals used to describe the passion that drove…