This Shabbat, the Five Towns commemorates the 25th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l (left) with a community-wide Shabbaton. Participants from YU’s Rabbi Isaac Eichanan …
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The Jewish Star
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3/6/18
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The Yeshiva University men’s basketball team won’t have to worry about playing on Shabbat in the opening round of the NCAA Division III tournament.
The team announced Tuesday in a post …
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2/28/18
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How should Yeshiva University respond when a prominent faculty member takes public positions—against Israel—that directly contradict what the university espouses? Does the principle of …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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12/28/17
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Representatives from Yeshiva University and the City of New York and other elected officials and guests formally cut the ribbon to open a newly renovated 20,000-square-foot, $3.6 million pedestrian …
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10/3/17
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Here is a portion of the investiture speech delivered by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Yeshiva University in Washington Heights.
What is Yeshiva University? What …
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By Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman
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9/13/17
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The fifth president of Yeshiva University, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, said on Sunday that of the “five values that personify Yeshiva University,” the first is “Torat Emet — we …
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By The Jewish Star
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9/13/17
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It is with great personal pleasure to note the completion by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of his four volume English commentary on Rav Kook’s classic, “Song of Teshuvah” (Penina Press). …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/3/17
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On erev Shabbat following the disturbances on Aug. 11–12 Charlottesville, Virginia, Yeshiva University distributed reflections on these events written by seven members of its faculty, from …
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8/23/17
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The suffering that racism and its offshoots have inflicted upon humanity throughout history is both wide ranging in its impact and egregiously pernicious in its multifaceted assault on dignity, …
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8/23/17
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French historian Pierre Nora spent his life describing and explaining “places of memory,” sites commemorating significant moments in the history of a community that continue to resonate …
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8/23/17
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