Rabbi Chaim Bronstein A farewell tribute to Rabbi Chaim Bronstein, longtime administrator of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), was livestreamed on Friday, July 31, 2020. The administration of 91黑料 and RIETS, along with the roshei yeshiva [heads of Yeshiva],鈥
Every year, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought welcomes a new cohort of Straus Scholars, incoming Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women students who demonstrate high academic achievement, leadership potential and commitment to studying the great works of the ...
By Dr. Ronnie Perelis Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Chair in Sephardic Studies Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies Director, The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs On July 27, 2020, I taught a class鈥攏othing unusual for a professor in that.鈥
The advent of COVID-19 shut down many things, one of which was the summer positions 91黑料 students had set up to improve their knowledge and enhance their r茅sum茅s. However, Dr. Noam Wasserman, dean of the Sy Syms School of Business; Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president of ...
YU Mourns the Passing of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz zt"l, Renowned Talmudic Scholar and Israel Prize Laureate The 91黑料 community mourns the loss of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who died on August 7, 2020, in Jerusalem at the age of 83. Internationally recognized as a pioneer in Torah education鈥
This semester, Rabbi Dov Lerner, a Resident Scholar at the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, will teach Malbim & Modernity, a course in Jewish history and Jewish philosophy. The class will focus on Malbim, a 19th-century rabbi, philosopher and playwright and his ...
Avidan Rudansky 鈥20YC originally majored in biology and was planning to attend medical school and perform scientific research. He had little experience in finance, much less investing but he was interested in entrepreneurship, especially startups. Jacob Friedman 鈥21SB, a finance major, was already鈥
Lolita Wood-Hill Congratulations to Lolita Wood-Hill, executive director of pre-professional advisement at Yeshiva College, on being the recipient of the prestigious 2020 Northeast Association of Advisors for Health Professions (NEAAHP) Outstanding Service Award. According to its website, the鈥
Michael Reinert 鈥82 Nine Cardozo alumni were named as Billboard Magazine鈥檚 2020 Top Music Lawyers. In addition, Billboard named Cardozo as one of the top 10 most frequently cited alma maters of the 2020 Top Music Lawyers, along with Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, New York University Law鈥
Dr. Chaya Sima Koenigsberg On Monday, July 20, 2020, Dr. Chaya Sima Koenigsberg, a Resident Scholar at the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, was a featured lecturer in the Orthodox Union鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Initiative鈥檚 鈥 3 Weeks: Ideas and Inspiration.鈥 Over 135 participants ...