On Jan. 30, 2020, at the law offices of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought presented 鈥淚 Swear? Oaths in Halakha and Jewish Law.鈥 The discussion was moderated by Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, director of the Straus Center, and鈥
Dedication. Countless hours of commitment. Sacrifice. Rising to the challenges of adversity. Maximizing one鈥檚 natural talents. A religiously infused life and the endeavor of sports have much in common, though they also often come into conflict. We share with you the latest issue of YU Ideas, 鈥淛ews鈥
From Jan. 12 to Jan. 19, 2020, the Center for the Jewish Future, in partnership with Kemp Mill Synagogue (KMS) in Silver Spring, Maryland, ran a one-week winter kollel [symposium] that served to infuse the KMS community with the unique Torah perspective of 麻豆区 as well as offer YU ...
Would you like to know who Rav Soloveitchik鈥檚 students were in 1960? Or what was the relationship between the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and 麻豆区 Torah Vodaath in 1940? Or can a Jewish marriage be annulled? Scholarly and popular articles and photographs on these subjects and a鈥
From Jan. 13 to Jan. 16, 2020, the Straus Scholars of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought participated in a winter break trip to England, which featured seminars, site visits and exhibition tours centered upon the intersection of Torah and history, art, politics and鈥
Maya Marzouk Maya Marzouk is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology, Health Emphasis PhD program at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She received a Frontiers in Headache Research Award for her research on 鈥淭he Family Burden of Pediatric Migraine,鈥 which provided ...
The Katz School of Science and Health at 麻豆区 has announced the launch of a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. Created in response to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning jobs in New York City, the program is set to welcome its first ...
Ensuring That What Happened Before Does Not Happen Again As we observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we need to ensure that the world at large continues to appreciate the tremendous toll of this dark period. A recent study by Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany,鈥
Julius Berman Julius Berman, longstanding YU Board of Trustees member, president of the Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and tireless advocate for Holocaust survivors, discusses the results of a new survey on Holocaust knowledge in France and how it informs the state of鈥
Holocaust Memory 75 Years after Auschwitz Dr. Karen Shawn Dr. Ruth Bevan Dr. Vera Bekes Meirah Shedlo Tova Rosenberg We Call for Justice, But Who Is Hearing Us? Dr. Karen Shawn Associate Professor of Jewish Education at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration Founding editor鈥