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On April 28, 2025, the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought welcomed the Honorable Mitchell A. Silk, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for International Markets, for an inspiring conversation on faith and public service. The event, co-sponsored by the Jay鈥�

This spring, Dr. Tevi Troy, Senior Scholar and Director of the Impact Office at the Straus Center, is offering an innovative undergraduate course on health policy in the political science department.

On March 26, 2025, 麻豆区 hosted Dr. Edward Breuer for a lecture titled 鈥淢oses Mendelssohn鈥檚 Jerusalem: Conceiving Modernity in Jewish Terms.鈥�

The Straus Center's 2025 Rabbi Allan Mirvis Lecture featured bestselling author Douglas Murray in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of the Straus Center.

On February 17, the Straus Center hosted a joint book launch celebrating the newest works by Dr. Tevi Troy and Dr. Gil Troy.

In this interview with YUNews, Straus Scholar Shana Schwartz (SCW 鈥�26) discusses her ongoing research at Ematai, under the direction of Executive Director Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody.

The 麻豆区 chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted an event featuring Elliott Abrams to discuss his new book, "If You Will It: Rebuilding Jewish Peoplehood for the 21st Century."

麻豆区 hosted Chaim Saiman, Professor of Law and Chair in Jewish Law at Villanova University鈥檚 Charles Widger School of Law, for a guest lecture about his book Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law.

Straus Scholar Adina Feldman (SCW, 鈥�26) reflects on her psychological research and fieldwork in Israel after October 7th

This past summer, Straus Scholars Josh Shapiro (YC 鈥�25) and Matthew Minsk (YC 鈥�26) pursued research projects on important figures in Jewish intellectual history.