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This semester, Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, and Dr. Jacob Wisse, director of the 麻豆区 Museum, are co-teaching The Image and the Idea, a class on the relationship between Jewish thought and art. YU News sat鈥�

Rabbi Yehuda Sarna(courtesy of the UAE Embassy to the US) At a historic moment in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are normalizing diplomatic relations, Dr. Eliezer Schnall, director of the 麻豆区 College Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program, welcomed Rabbi Yehuda Sarna 鈥�01YC鈥�

麻豆区 was named #76 on the National Universities list of the U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges Ranking, rising from #97 in 2020. The new rankings reflect enhancements in several institutional areas. The school also ranks #54 in the category of Best Value Schools. The U.S鈥�

The Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at 麻豆区 is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Jack Miller Center, a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that students learn the history and principles at the heart of American ...

Dr. Elisabeth Mlawski Dr. Elisabeth Mlawski, a clinical assistant professor in the Speech-Language Pathology program of the Katz School of Science and Health, whose focus is on pediatric language development, has been appointed to a cross-cultural collaboration that will introduce Chiang Mai ...

Guest Post by Rebecca Aduculesi, Straus Scholar On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Beren Straus Scholars of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought participated in their first seminar on Shakespeare and the Bible, which explores the text鈥檚 influence on the works of ...

Dr. Daniel Tsadik Dr. Daniel Tsadik, a former professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, has been awarded The Prime Minister鈥檚 Prize (Israel) for the Encouragement and Empowerment of Jewish Communities in Arab Countries and Iran for The Jews鈥�

Sarah Wapner Sarah Wapner has joined the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought as its Impact and Recruitment Officer. Under this new position, she will lead the Center鈥檚 Impact and Recruitment Office, which is supported by a grant from The Paul E. Singer Foundation. Her ...

On August 30, 2020, Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, the director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, delivered a seminar, 鈥淲ishes and Witches in Samuel and Shakespeare.鈥� The seminar was the first of a series of discussions for the Straus Center鈥檚 Wilf Straus Scholars鈥�

Dr. Zesarae Bodie Dr. Zesarae Bodie, an occupational therapist with broad experience in geriatric care, has joined the entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate faculty as a clinical assistant professor at the Katz School of Science and Health. 鈥淲e are very excited and grateful to have Zesarae鈥�