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YU School Partnership Builds Infrastructure of Support and Mentoring for New Teachers in 15 Schools With alarmingly low teacher retention rates in schools across North America, especially among new hires, more and more Jewish day schools and institutions are recognizing the need for increased ...

Rabbi Julius Berman on Life in Jewish Communal Work and his Relationship with the Rav The latest issue of Ami Magazine features an interview with Rabbi Julius Berman, outgoing chairman of the Board of Trustees of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and executive committee of Yeshiva…

Alumnus and Longtime YU Libraries Contributor Honored at June 26 Reception On June 26, Yeshiva University honored Professor Ronald Rubin '57YUHS at YU Libraries, in a special reception organized in recognition and appreciation of his many gifts to YU in recent years, including his gifts to the ...

Gemara Conference Brings Educators Together to Brainstorm New Goals, Standards and Techniques On June 20, a group gathered in Yeshiva University’s Belfer Hall to engage in passionate debate about the gemara, their arguments peppered with yeshivish sprach [classic Talmudic terminology] and citations…

Professor Steven Fine Leads Rome Research into Aftermath of Temple Destruction From June 5 to 7, 2012 an international team of scholars led by the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies in partnership with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma undertook a pilot study of…

Anatoly Frenkel and Team Secure Department of Energy Grant to Help Develop New Energy Sources Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics at Yeshiva University, is part of a team of physicists who have secured a three-year grant for nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study…

New Yeshiva College Curriculum Highlights Interdisciplinary Courses Yeshiva College is unveiling a new core curriculum to take effect in the Fall 2012 semester, featuring a wide range of interdisciplinary courses, more advanced classes within individual majors, and greater freedom for students to…