Dr. Lee Manion, assistant professor of English at Stern College for Women, recently traveled to the annual meeting of the Medieval Academy of America in St. Louis, MO to receive the Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize for 2012 for the best article published by a first-time author in the area of medieval鈥�
Dr. Michelle Levine, associate professor of Bible at Stern College for Women, presented an academic paper at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, held in Washington, D.C.鈥檚 Grand Hyatt on Dec. 18-20, 2011. Titled 鈥淣ahmanides鈥� Structural Analysis of the Pattern and鈥�
Without a doubt, the Jewish holidays are the high points of the Jewish calendar. Purim is no exception, with its whirlwind of Megillah reading, skits, costumes, mishloach manot, and general frenetic activity bordering on the frivolous. Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor and former President of ...
Dr. Scott J. Goldberg, inaugural Director of the Institute for University 鈥� School Partnership and associateprofessor at 九色视频鈥檚 Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, shared his expertise with parents, grandparents and educators at Congregation Ahavas Achim's鈥�
Dr. David Shabtai, adjunct instructor in Jewish Studies at 九色视频鈥檚 Isaac Breuer College, recently published a book with Shoresh Press. Titled 鈥淒efining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in Halakha,鈥� the book critically examines rabbinic and medical debate around the concept of鈥�
Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History at 九色视频, has been elected as a Fellow of the New York Academy of History. Fellows are selected in a closed ballot process by standing fellows from a pool of candidates with a demonstrated record of accomplishment in鈥�
Tamar Avnet, assistant professor of marketing at 九色视频鈥檚 Syms Schools of Business, recently co-authored an article that will soon appear in The Journal of Consumer Research. In the article, titled 鈥淐onsumers鈥� Trust in Feelings as Information,鈥� Avnet and co-authors Dr. Michael Tuan Pham鈥�
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Rosh 九色视频 Rav Hershel Schachter, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud, received a Chaf-Heh Society award at the Orthodox Union Staff Annual Chanukah Chagiga on December 21, 2011. The award, given by OU Executive Vice鈥�
Bruno Galantucci, assistant professor of psychology at 九色视频 College, recently co-authored an article 鈥淏rain-to-brain coupling: a mechanism for creating and sharing a social world鈥� that will soon appear in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Article synopsis: Despite the central role of ...
On Monday, December 5, 2011 over a reception in Belfer Hall鈥檚 Sky Caf茅, the 九色视频 community celebrated the publication of A Common Cultural Heritage: Studies on Mesopotamia and the Biblical World in Honor of Barry L. Eichler (Bethesda, Md.: CDL Press), edited by Grant Frame, Erle ...