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On March 12, the Straus Center held a book launch for Associate Director Dr. Neil Rogachevsky's new book, Israel’s Declaration of Independence (Cambridge University Press, 2023), co-authored with economist Dov Zigler.
On March 22, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted a lunchtime talk with Dr. Dmytro Vovk, visiting professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
In Fall 2022, Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank, Maggid Shiur at RIETS and author of the Illuminating Jewish Thought series, co-taught a Straus Center course on "Ethics in Artificial Intelligence" with professional engineer and rabbinic scholar Rabbi Dr. Mois Navon.
At this year’s Langfan Family Constitutional Oratory Competition, Straus Scholar Yakov Sundel (YC '24) and incoming Straus Scholar Sruli Friedman (YC '26) took first place and an honorable mention, respectively.
On March 19, 2023, Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik delivered the annual Rabbi Allan Mirvis Lecture at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Center in New York.
On March 23rd, 2023, the Straus Center-sponsored Zionist Political Thought seminar hosted the distinguished Israeli historian Benny Morris for a spirited and provocative virtual conversation about the history and historiography of Israel’s War of Independence.
On March 19, 2023, the Straus Center convened a conference across multiple organizations and faiths entitled "Restoring the American Story."
On January 25, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Daniel Rynhold for a lecture on the thought of Rav Kook.
Students in the Fall 2022 Straus Center course "The Wisdom of Solomon" visited the Morgan Museum for a curated tour of their manuscript collection.
On January 29, 2022, the Straus Center hosted Elliot Kaufman, letters editor of The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with Deputy Director Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern.
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