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Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman; Ishay Ribo As the future leaders of the Jewish people, YU’s graduates of 2022 were launched into their new stage of life in a celebration on May 26 at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York, reflecting…

Susan Weissman | Liverpool University Press | 2020 Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern Susan Weissman's Final Judgement and the Dead in Medieval Jewish Thought is a fascinating examination of ghost tales in Sefer Hasidim. As Weissman, the chair of Judaic Studies at Lander College for Women and a ...

By Dr. David Lavinsky Associate Professor of English On Friday, April 29, students from the Milton and Religion course visited the rare books room at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan. The visit was coordinated by Straus Center Clinical Assistant Professor Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner and…

The Sacks-Herenstein Center is pleased to invite project proposals from all YU graduate school students ( Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Study for Women…

Rivka Szafranski Rivka Szafranski, a 2017 graduate of Stern College for Women with a major in psychology and a minor in business and a 2022 summer graduate of the master’s program in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship (BME) at the Katz School of Science and Health, was dedicated to and…

Dr. Edward Reichman Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Yeshiva University, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Edward Reichman as the Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Chair in Medical Ethics at Yeshiva College for the 2022-2023 academic year. As the Tendler…

Cardozo News Professor Gabor Rona Discusses on MSNBC the First War Crimes Trial Since the Russian Invasion Professor Edward Zelinsky Comments About SCOTUS and Billboard Cases in Law360 and Forbes 30th Annual Inspire! Awards Recognize Public Service Achievements Cardozo Welcomes the May-Entry Class…

On Sunday, May 15, Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) held its first annual Day of Learning, bringing together Roshei Yeshiva, Talmidim, and hundreds of community members for an unprecedented event. Gathering at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 25 Roshei…

Agnes Callard | Oxford University Press | 2019 Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern In Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming, University of Chicago philosopher Agnes Callard offers a learned investigation into the nature of value acquisition. Defining “aspiring” as the wish to acquire new value, Callard…