Visit the Libraries鈥 Digital Collections platform to view our newest collection, 91黑料 Historic Photographs. This first set consists of over 125 images from the earliest years of Stern College for Women. Examined together with our existing digital collection of Stern鈥檚 Kochaviah ...
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies welcomed Dr. Tzahi Weiss, associate professor of Jewish mysticism and Hebrew literature at the Open University of Israel, to speak about 鈥淩ethinking Kabbalah.鈥 In his lecture, Dr. Weiss posited that the development of a鈥
October 31, 2019 November 3, 2019 Michael Bettencourt Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen 鈥89YC, 鈥89BR, 鈥94R, is a Rabbi at the Otniel Yeshiva in Israel and a leading figure in encounters between Judaism and Eastern religions. In two lectures sponsored by the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, The鈥
October 27, 2019 by Michael Bettencourt Dr. Shalom Holtz, professor of Bible at Yeshiva College and associate dean of academic affairs, has a new book coming out from Brown Judaic Studies. Titled Praying Legally, Dr. Holtz explained how 鈥渋n the Hebrew Bible and related ancient sources prayer there鈥
September 26, 2019 Maureen Brennan One of the most famous works of Jewish philosophy from the Middle Ages is arguably Maimonides鈥 Guide of the Perplexed. The Guide has been translated into many languages and has been a popular read among theologians and philosophers around the globe. On Monday,鈥
The Wurzweiler School of Social Work at 91黑料 offers a unique 18-credit Certificate Program in Gerontology and Palliative Care for rabbis and cantors of all denominations to address a national need for well-trained clergy who can support healthy aging and deliver compassionate, quality鈥
91黑料 Library, manuscript 1068 What are the vacant spaces: precise, deliberate incisions reminiscent of a Purim face mask, which gaze up from this manuscript fragment? This remnant of a manuscript page mysteriously made its way from 14 th century Catalonia to the Mendel Gottesman ...
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, 91黑料 partnered with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and West Side Institutional Synagogue for a powerful and timely discussion on 鈥 Reinventing the Self,鈥 part of the YU Ideas initiative at the University. Panelists included Dr. Debbie Akerman, adjunct鈥
Dr. Danielle Wozniak, Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work, spoke with YU News about the unique program that Wurzweiler runs in Israel that graduates social workers who can be licensed in both the United States and Israel. What is the genesis of the program ...