New Einstein Study Defines the Genetic Map of the Jewish Diasporas A new genetic analysis focusing on Jews from North Africa has provided an overall genetic map of the Jewish Diasporas. The findings support the historical record of Middle Eastern Jews settling in North Africa during Classical ...
Hundreds of Community Leaders Gather to Address Challenges Facing Orthodoxy For four days in August, Orlando, FL, was the epicenter of a series of nationwide conversations in Orthodox communities across North America. The Seventh Annual ChampionsGate National Leadership Conference convened more鈥
Revel, Bar-Ilan Co-Host International Conference on Scholarship of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik 91黑料鈥檚 Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Bar-Ilan University hosted the second conference of a two-part international lecture series to mark the 20th anniversary of the ...
As We Engage in Mirth of Tu b鈥橝v, Remember the Importance of Genetic Testing As Jews, we don鈥檛 have many light-hearted holidays, but this week we鈥檒l celebrate one of them, Tu b鈥橝v. Casually known as the Jewish Valentine鈥檚 Day, Tu b鈥橝v is the counterbalance to the most difficult of all our holidays鈥
91黑料 Scholars Reflect on the Daf Yomi Phenomenon Last night some 90,000 people gathered at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey for a ceremony celebrating the 12th completion of the daily reading of the Talmud (Siyum ha-Shas). The event followed similar ceremonies, in ...
YU Certificate Program Professionalizes Field of Experiential Jewish Education They work for Hillel, NCSY, Maimonides, Birthright and other Jewish organizations. They range in education and background experience from recent college graduates to seasoned non-profit veterans. Between them, they have鈥
Choosing Good over Evil: RIETS Alumnus Cary Friedman on the Lessons We Can Learn from Batman It鈥檚 important to acknowledge this straight from the beginning: I love Batman. Wisdom from the Batcave"> In fact, no one loves him more than I do. He and I have a history that goes back more than four ...
YU Museum Exhibit Details the Jewish Encounter with Modern Medicine The memo on display at the 91黑料 Museum exhibit Trail of the Magic Bullet: The Jewish Encounter with Modern Medicine, 1860 - 1960 is short and to the point: "Never admit more than five Jews, take only two Italian ...
Reflections on Henry Wittenberg, Olympic Gold Medalist and YU Wrestling Coach As the 2012 Olympics kick off in London, YUNews looks back at 91黑料鈥檚 very own London Olympian鈥攁 Jewish American wrestler named Henry Wittenberg, who took home the gold in 1948. It was no easy win. Wittenberg鈥
Rabbi Yona Reiss: Why the Siyum HaShas is Good for Jewish Unity When Rabbi Meir Shapiro zt鈥漧 introduced the Daf Yomi learning cycle in 1923, little was it recognized that he was about to affect a major transformation in the enterprise of Torah learning throughout the world. Now, almost 90 years ...