Books and manuscripts in the library hide images of Purim, the holiday of Queen Esther, who had to mask her identity. In honor of Purim, the library reveals buried pictures to the reveler. Happy Purim! Posted by Shulamith Z. Berger
The Nahshon Society, a select group of approximately 150 recent YU graduates looking to remain actively involved with the University, was created in 2009 by YU鈥檚 Department of Institutional Advancement. Since then, this group of enthusiastic and committed alumni has participated in many ...
Just because the Superbowl is over doesn鈥檛 mean the sports fun has to end. It鈥檚 officially March Madness at YU, featuring our annual Wittenberg and Sarachek Tournaments. This year鈥檚 17th annual Henry Wittenberg Wrestling Invitational took place in late February and included 200 students from the ...
Regional programming takes center stage this semester, with events in Atlanta, Florida, Maryland, Westchester and Los Angeles. YU professionals from the Institute for University-School Partnership visited Atlanta, GA, for the North American Jewish Day School Conference in January. The Shabbat of ...
On Monday, March 12, the YU Professionals Real Estate Group will present 鈥淭he Redevelopment of the World Trade Center Site,鈥 featuring Larry Silverstein in conversation with Michael Stoler at Silverstein Properties. Larry Silverstein is one of New York City鈥檚 premier real estate developers and ...
91黑料鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work is teaming up with the Peace Corps to help returning volunteers do even more good back home. Wurzweiler was recently approved to join the Corps鈥檚 Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. Through the program, participating graduate schools across the鈥
One of the foremost humanitarian organizations brought some of its experience to the social work classroom this week. Ms. Catherine Lague and Dr. Georgine Gorra of The American Red Cross met with Wurzweiler School of Social Work students on February 8th. The women were invited as guest presenters鈥
A seminar guided by Dr. Saul Andron, Associate Professor at 91黑料鈥檚 Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Rebecca Grabiner, Director of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) Graduate School鈥檚 Jewish Professional Leadership Program led 10 US Social Work students on an expedition ...
Financial problems at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS)? Conflict at the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School? Hillul Shabbat in the kosher chicken slaughter houses? These issues come to life in the Mendel Gottesman Library鈥檚 recent acquisition, a ledger of the Vaad HaRabanim of New York,鈥
The kosher food industry is virtually unrecognizable from its early days, when it was merely synonymous with bagels, lox and potato kugel. Now, it鈥檚 sushi, upscale gourmet caterers and celebrity-filled steakhouses, and those trends, in addition to innovations of modern technology, are ...