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$1 Million Donation Will Help Accommodate Transferring Jewish Students New York – June 25, 2024 – Yeshiva University, the nation’s flagship Jewish University, today announced the establishment of the Blue Square Scholars program by leading philanthropist Robert Kraft. This new program is timely as…
Yeshiva College students, Aaron Shaykevich, Alexander Siegman, and Isaac Silverman from Dr. Radhashree Maitra’s laboratory on the Wilf Campus, attended the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in San Diego from April 5-10, 2024. AACR stands as the premier and most…
Dr. Michelle Levine, Associate Professor of Bible at YU’s Stern College for Women
Dr. Michelle Levine, Associate Professor of Bible at YU’s Stern College for Women, is a leading scholar on the biblical commentary of Nachmanides, the foremost thirteenth century Spanish exegete. Levine’s scholarship focuses on Nachmanides’ interpretation of biblical narrative and song. She has ...
Yeshiva University is pleased to announce the appointment of these distinguished individuals to the Board of Overseers for two of its undergraduate schools. The new appointees for Stern College for Women are Doba Isaacs (Chair), Dr. Annie Baron, Dr. Robyn Horowitz Grossman and Saritte Silvera. The…
The Central team makes their winning pitch to the panel of judges. The team members are from left Camryn Brunner, Sarah Galanti, Maya Goykadosh, Ma’ayan Kotkin, Emily Segall, and Hudis Schnur
First Ever High School Team to Win Prestigious YU Business Competition YU’s Innovation Challenge has always been about pioneering new territory in business. Now add the youngest team ever to win the competition to that list of pioneering firsts. The team from Yeshiva University High School for…
This past semester brought fascinating speakers and innovative programming for students of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women. Each semester, Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, director of the program, organizes events designed to help the students develop skills that will help them…
Event participants learn about resources available to them in the community.
On May 5, the Parnes Clinic at Yeshiva University welcomed 60 migrant and asylum-seeking teenagers to its first Bronx Community Resources Event. Local organizations, such as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Center for Family Life, were on hand to help attendees access key services ranging from…
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, (left) and Dr. Herbert Dobrinksy
Yeshiva University celebrates Dr. Herbert Dobrinsky’s six decades of impact In the corridors of academia, where the impact of philanthropy enables the pursuit of knowledge, there exists a figure whose name is synonymous with translating values into action. For 60 years, Dr. Herbert C. Dobrinsky ...
The OPWDD team from New York state meet with Makor program participants
A five-person team from the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) visited the Makor College Experience program at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus on June 6. The team learned about the dynamic curriculum and immersive campus experience offered by Makor, an ...
Since 1903, YU has held Chag HaSemikhah convocations to ordain new rabbis. Pictured are participants at the last event, held in 2021.
Introduces $1 million matching grant in honor of Rabbi Zevulun Charlop to support elite Torah scholars Celebrating a passionate commitment to Torah and the Jewish people, YU RIETS will ordain 135 new rabbis on Sunday, June 16, in the Nathan Lamport Auditorium at Zysman Hall. The triannual event ...

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