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The Central Relief Committee (CRC) issued a combined Thanksgiving and Chanukah fundraising brochure in 1915. The CRC was founded by the Union of Orthodox Congregations of America on October 14, 1914, three months after the outbreak of the First World War, to provide aid to “Jews in Eastern Europe…

by MICHAEL BETTENCOURT on NOVEMBER 5, 2018 · Dr. Ronnie Perelis is the Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Chair, associate professor of Sephardic Studies at Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and director of the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program…

By Michael Bettencourt On November 6, 2018 · Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law, published two articles in the most recent volume of Dine Israel: Studies in Halakhah and Jewish Law (jointly sponsored by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of…

Join us for a talk by Benyamim Tsedeka, director of A-B Center for Samaritan Studies in Holon, Israel, on the history and traditions of the Samaritans. Hear about the traditions of these descendants of the northern tribes of Israel and their connection to manuscripts housed in the library’s Special…

Thursday, December 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m. Gottesman Library, Wilf Campus, room 507. Library Book Talk with Ronnie Perelis, Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies. Identity, family, and community unite three autobiographical texts by New World…

The Times of Israel The Blogs: Leonard Grunstein Nov 3, 2017, 7:18 AM Mr. Leonard Grunstein Communicating a sophisticated and nuanced message, which resonates with most people and throughout the generations, is no mean task. Mere words may not be the most effective way to accomplish the result. How…

On Wednesday Oct. 24, Dr. Daniel Rynhold, professor at Bernard Revel Graduate School, and Dr. Michael J. Harris an affiliated lecturer at Cambridge sat down to discuss their recently co-authored book Nietzsche, Soloveitchik, and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Dr…

Seminar on Ancient Judaism Features Renowned Biblical Scholar by Michael Bettencourt Dr. Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, gave a talk on Thursday, October 25, titled “Exegesis of Genesis 1 in the Gospel of Thomas,” as part of the Seminar on ...

Jewish National Fund manifestoYeshiva University ArchivesIsraeli Broadside Collection A century ago, in the fall of 1918, the Jewish National Fund (JNF, Keren Kayemet L’Yisrael), issued a manifesto from its headquarters in The Hague. The organization, founded in 1901, was assessing its mission and…

Mr. Leonard Grunstein by: Mr. Leonard Grunstein for Times of Israel It was nonstop partying, day and night, for days on end. There was pageantry, with musicians playing countless musical instruments. The greatest rabbis danced before the assembled crowds of men, women, and children. They also ...