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In Fall 2014, the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies partnered with Yeshiva College and the YU Museum in hosting " Modeling the Flood Story: Midrash and Movie," an interdisciplinary symposium examining the biblical flood account and how the story has been read, interpreted ...

Join us for a discussion with Professors Joshua Karlip and Jess Olson introduced and moderated by Dr. Kenneth Moss, Associate Professor and Felix Posen Chair of Modern Jewish History at Johns Hopkins University. Date and Time: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7:30 P.M. Location: Belfer Hall, Room 218,…

The fifth annual Revel Shabbaton, which took place on March 13-14, 2015, parashat Vayaqhel-Pequdei/Parah in Washington Heights, surpassed all previous Revel shabbatonim. Thanks to the assiduous work of Revel alumni Mayer Juni (BRG 2014), Aliza Storchan (BRG 2014), and Yaelle Frohlich (BRG 2012),…

When Revel MA student Mrs. Beanah Greenberg learned that she would receive the Shevach ve-Hodaah Teacher's Award at Shevach High School's annual dinner, she knew who she had to thank. "I really feel that the award in great part belongs to you and wanted you to share in my achievements,"she wrote in…

The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Yeshiva University Museum, in partnership with Rutgers University Press and the American Jewish Historical Society invite you to a nationally-televised conversation with Rabbi Mark Golub and Professor Jeffrey S. Gurock: “What If” in American…

The annual Revel Shabbaton in Washington Heights offers a great opportunity to socialize with classmates, fellow students, and faculty. This year's Shabbaton will be on Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekude/Parah, March 13–14, 2015. Highlights include a Friday night dinner catered by Carlos and Gabby's, Oneg ...

Many Jews have long believed that the menorah bearers of the Arch of Titus are Jews, an urban myth that is particularly well rooted in Israeli culture. In this lecture, presented in honor of Israeli art historian Dr. Shulamith Laderman at the Schechter Institute (wife of YU alumnus, Rabbi Paul ...

On Thursday, February 19, Dr. Raphael Shuchat will be giving a guest lecture, exploring the recurrent debate over the true image of the Vilna Gaon. 7pm in Furst Hall - Room 535. RSVP here. Sponsored parking is available in the YU lot (E) on Amsterdam Avenue and West 183rd Street. Dr. Shuchat…

Despite the substantial research done on the Holocaust, there is much we will never be able to know about the European Jewish world it destroyed. Yet new discoveries are still possible—even seven decades later. On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, Prof. Shnayer Leiman presented new evidence of spiritual…