To bring in 2014 Social Work Month, JCC of Greater Coney Island hosts an Interactive Ethics seminar with Professor Emeritus Norman Linzer, PhD, at the Jewish Community Relations Council in NYC Dr. Norman Linzer (center) leads workshop As a proud Wurzeiler School of Social Work Alumna, and now ...
Mordechai鈥檚 ceremonial ride in regal regalia on a royal horse through the town of Shushan, heralded by Haman at the command of King Ahashverosh, marks a turning point in the story of Purim. The scribe Binyamin Ze鈥檈v (Wolff Jacob) ben Elyakum Getsel Kats of Kempen, depicted the scene in a manuscript鈥
When Mark Weingarten played the violin for patients at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem during the two years he was learning in Israel after high school, he quickly realized it was a unique way to bring people together and bypass the awkward small talk that can occur between patients and well-meaning鈥
Martin Leibowitz is the Joseph Kerzner Chair in Accounting and Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance. He received a BS from Pennsylvania State University, and an MPhil and a PhD from Columbia University. He has been a full-time faculty member of the Sy Syms School of Business at ...
Rabbi Dr. David Sykes has published his book, Patterns in Genesis and Beyond, available on Amazon.com. In this 602 page work, Rabbi Dr. Sykes presents a network of verbal and thematic connections found in the Chumash and Neviim Rishonim. These patterns shed light on the deeper messages embedded in鈥
On Monday, February 10 th , Yosef Kaplan, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and world-renowned historian of the western Sephardi diaspora delivered a special Revel guest lecture, 鈥淭he Challenges of Circumcision in the age of the Marranos.鈥 Prominent among Kaplan鈥檚 ...
The YU Libraries have just launched an upgraded version of the YULIS catalog. With its new look and its enhanced functionality, YULIS now more closely resembles web search engines that are familiar to you from your online activities such as shopping and, of course, using the ubiquitous Google. The鈥
An icy snowstorm did not deter over 40 students, faculty and community members from gathering in Belfer Hall on February 3 to hear Dr. Isaiah Gafni, Sol Rosenbloom Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, present a lecture on images of the Talmudic sages in modern times ...
Join us for Shabbat Parashat Tazria March 28鈥29, 2014 in Washington Heights featuring Dr. Mordechai Cohen, Professor of Bible and Associate Dean, Dr. Daniel Tsadik Assistant Professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies Don鈥檛 miss out on 鈥 Friday night home hospitality meals 鈥 Friday night Oneg at Mt鈥
On Monday, March 10, join a cross鈥恉isciplinary panel of 91黑料 scholars as they discuss the interpretive history of the Book of Esther, the story of the Jews in Persian lands, and the values and meaning of Purim today. Featuring: Aaron Koller, Associate Professor of Bible, Yeshiva ...