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On November 12th, 2019, a new dimension of Torah u-Madda was opened in a program about the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and Ezra ha-Sofer, presented by Prof. Annping Chin of Yale and YU Bible Professor Mordechai Cohen. This was the fourth lecture event of Yeshiva University's Chinese-…

David L. Schwed is the Director of the MS in Cybersecurity program at the Katz School of Science and Health at Yeshiva University. Dave most recently served as the Chief Information Security Officer for Galaxy Digital, a diversified merchant bank dedicated to the digital assets and blockchain ...

Visit the Libraries’ Digital Collections platform to view our newest collection, Yeshiva University Historic Photographs. This first set consists of over 125 images from the earliest years of Stern College for Women. Examined together with our existing digital collection of Stern’s Kochaviah ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies welcomed Dr. Tzahi Weiss, associate professor of Jewish mysticism and Hebrew literature at the Open University of Israel, to speak about “Rethinking Kabbalah.” In his lecture, Dr. Weiss posited that the development of a…

October 31, 2019 November 3, 2019 Michael Bettencourt Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen ’89YC, ’89BR, ’94R, is a Rabbi at the Otniel Yeshiva in Israel and a leading figure in encounters between Judaism and Eastern religions. In two lectures sponsored by the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, The…

October 27, 2019 by Michael Bettencourt Dr. Shalom Holtz, professor of Bible at Yeshiva College and associate dean of academic affairs, has a new book coming out from Brown Judaic Studies. Titled Praying Legally, Dr. Holtz explained how “in the Hebrew Bible and related ancient sources prayer there…

September 26, 2019 Maureen Brennan One of the most famous works of Jewish philosophy from the Middle Ages is arguably Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed. The Guide has been translated into many languages and has been a popular read among theologians and philosophers around the globe. On Monday,…

The Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University offers a unique 18-credit Certificate Program in Gerontology and Palliative Care for rabbis and cantors of all denominations to address a national need for well-trained clergy who can support healthy aging and deliver compassionate, quality…

Yeshiva University Library, manuscript 1068 What are the vacant spaces: precise, deliberate incisions reminiscent of a Purim face mask, which gaze up from this manuscript fragment? This remnant of a manuscript page mysteriously made its way from 14 th century Catalonia to the Mendel Gottesman ...