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Academic Prize For Scholarly Form Of Blood Libel: Scholar maintains IDF seeks to maim Palestinians to exploit them more easily. by David Berger for the Jewish Week At a week-long conference on anti-Semitism held in Vienna in February, I presented a paper addressing responses to the blood libel ...

By Mr. Leonard Grunstein All you need in life is balance; haven’t we all received this advice, at one time or another? But, is this sentiment anything more than an endearing platitude? When I was younger, hearing this guidance sympathetically expressed was often annoying. We had little time for…

By Mr. Leonard Grunstein for Times of Israel Wake up! Don’t just stand there. The crying sounds of the Shofar shake our complacency. It’s a call to action during the ten-day period, beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending on Yom Kippur, known as the Days of Awe or the Ten Days of Repentance. Rosh…

by MICHAEL BETTENCOURT on SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 · LEAVE A COMMENT Dr. Ronnie Perelis is the Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies and director of The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs. This past August, he presented at…

by Leonard Grunstein Gaza is occupied by Gazans. Neither Egypt nor Israel, its territorial neighbors, occupy Gaza, as a matter of fact or law. Yet, the provocative terms “occupation” and “occupier” are casually used, by many in the news media and others, to describe the relationship between Gaza…

Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier ’11YC ’13BR ’14R Sparks Discussions of Thought Leadership in the Orthodox Community The intellectual and spiritual journey of Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier ’11YC, ’13BR, ’14R exemplifies the Yeshiva University mission in action, not only academically but also through Zuckier’s ...

Five Questions With Revel Doctoral Candidate Jeong Mun Heo Jeong Mun Heo began his academic journey as a computer science and mathematics student in his native South Korea, but he felt something was missing. He found himself drawn to the study of religion, earning master’s degrees at Korea ...

Mr. Leonard Grunstein It was a time of wisdom; it was a time of folly. It was a study in contrasts, as two individuals emerged and had a profound influence, one positive and the other negative, on the fate of others [i]. One awesome person saved her spouse from harm and is a source of inspiration…

Dr. Ronnie Perelis Appointed Director of Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs Dr. Ronnie Perelis Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president for academic affairs, has announced the appointment of Dr. Ronnie Perelis as director of The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International…

Leonard Grunstein Complaining is often viewed as a bad habit. Who can forget the nagging question of are we there yet on long road trips as children. The inevitable response was to stop whining, we’ll get there when we do. It served no useful purpose to complain because there was nothing that could…