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Daniel Brauner (YC '27) reflects on his summer internship at the Israel Antiquities Authority. What were the main tasks you undertook during your internship or fellowship? During the internship, I worked with the Israel Antiquities Authority in archaeological digging at the Western Wall Heritage ...

On October 12th, the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought’s Lunch ‘n Learn series welcomed Professor Roberta Kwall, a law professor at DePaul University whose work explores Jewish law, American Jewish identity, and creativity. The session focused on her book Polarized: Why American Jews Are…

On October 14, 2026, the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought welcomed Dr. Adam Rovner for a lecture on the history and limits of proposals to establish Jewish refuges outside of Palestine. Dr. Rovner is the Professor of English and Jewish Literature and serves as ...

Talya Naggar (SCW '27) reflects on her judicial internship with Judge Freier at the New York Supreme Court. What were the main tasks you undertook during your internship or fellowship? When serving as a judicial intern in the chambers of the Hon. Judge Freier at the New York Supreme Court, I ...

By: SJ Tannenbaum A two-time Sy Syms alumnus, RIETS rabbi, and Director of Graduate Halacha Programs, Rabbi Kalman Laufer is helping bring Jewish law and contemporary business ethics into conversation through ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s new Master’s in Business Ethics & Jewish Law. What happens when…

By: SJ Tannenbaum A two-time Sy Syms alumnus, RIETS rabbi, and Director of Graduate Halacha Programs, Rabbi Kalman Laufer is helping bring Jewish law and contemporary business ethics into conversation through ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s new Master’s in Business Ethics & Jewish Law. What happens when…

The 3rd edition of the Wurzweiler Alumni Newsletter is now available to read! Dr. Jay Sweifach, Director of Alumni Relations, has compiled a collection of greetings, updates, experiences, and contributions from across the Wurzweiler community. This edition offers a look back at memorable moments…

The Katz College of Science and Health has awarded seven research grants for 2026-27 through its Faculty Research Initiative, supporting faculty projects in artificial intelligence, the health sciences and the life sciences. The projects range from an AI tool that could catch a serious heart and…

Tirth Joshi, a student in the Katz School’s M.S. in Artificial Intelligence, won Best Poster Award at Network Science Informs AI 2026, a satellite event of the NetSci Conference 2026, for developing a new way to shrink large collections of data while doing a better job of keeping the features that…

Eliana Waghalter (SCW '28) reflects on her summer internship at Deracheha. What were the main tasks you undertook during your internship or fellowship? During my internship at Deracheha, I undertook three main tasks, two of which were focused on developing the content that was already on the ...