YU News

On September 11th, 2023, the Straus Center hosted Adam Kirsch, Features Editor at The Wall Street Journal, for a talk about his latest book.

On September 10th, 2023, the Straus Center hosted Armin Rosen, senior writer at Tablet Magazine, for a wide-ranging conversation about his career in journalism.

YU News interviews Straus Scholar Ruchama (Ru) Benhamou (SCW '24), who spent a summer internship editing a forthcoming book by Rabbi Shimon Maged for Koren Press.

YU News interviews Straus Scholar Aharon Soloveichik (YC ‘25), who spent his summer delving into constitutional studies with the Hertog Foundation.

YU News interviews Straus Scholar Allie Orgen (SCW ‘24), who spent a week engaged in intensive philosophical study in Washington, DC at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a leading public-policy think tank.

YU News interviews Yonatan Kurz, a recent graduate of Yeshiva College and the Straus Center, who has spent his summer diving into the intellectual world behind Jewish classical education -- past, present, and future.

The Straus Center is proud to announce the incoming class of ten Straus Scholars who will form the seventh cohort of the Straus Scholars Program.

This fall, the Straus Center welcomes three new members to its team. Dr. Tevi Troy joins as the inaugural Senior Scholar & Impact Office Director, Yisroel Ben-Porat serves as the new Programming & Communications Officer, and Sarah Wapner returns as the new Impact Officer.

This coming fall semester, Dr. Tevi Troy will join the Straus Center as the inaugural Senior Scholar & Impact Office Director.

On June 20 and June 22, 2023, the Straus Center hosted its annual summer seminars for high school students, Jewish and Western Texts in Conversation.