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At Solidarity Gathering, International Students Share Insight into Situation in France Last week, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students received unique insight into the recent Paris attacks—and day-to-day life for the Jews of Europe—as their own fellow students shared their experiences as European natives ...

Stern College Volleyball Player Headed to Chile to Compete in Pan American Maccabi Games December and early January may be some of the coldest days of the year, but for Gavriela Colton, things will just be heating up: the Stern College for Women junior from Teaneck, New Jersey, will be headed to ...

RIETS Rosh ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Explores Modern Challenges of Lashon Hara in New Book The prohibition against lashon hara—derogatory speech—is an essential component of proper interpersonal conduct for religious Jews, but even for those with the best intentions, it can often be a struggle. How do you know when…

At ChampionsGate Fall Leadership Conference, Jewish Communal Leaders Gather to Confront Shared Challenges The ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Museum was the setting for the ChampionsGate Fall Leadership Conference on November 8. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), convened the…

Reception Honors ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Employees Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries On Thursday, November 12, President Richard M. Joel and the Human Resources Department hosted a program and reception honoring YU employees on the Manhattan campuses who celebrated milestone anniversaries during 2015…

For Veterans in Wurzweiler’s Social Work With the Military Certificate Program, a Personal Mission to Help Comrades When Emanuel Alvarez decided to study social work practice with the military at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, it wasn’t just because he wanted to give back—it…

MTA LEAD Gives Teenage Entrepreneurs a Head Start MTA LEAD (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advisement and Development) is a unique program designed to provide Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ High School for Boys (MTA) students with lasting business and communal leadership skills…

Twenty Years After His Assassination, Academic Conference Hosted by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Reflects on Rabin's Lasting Impact On November 1, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Center for Israel Studies (CIS) hosted an academic conference, titled "Yitzhak Rabin: Twenty Years After", on the Wilf Campus to commemorate…

More than 1,000 Join ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Students in Song and Prayer at Times Square Kumzitz On November 1, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students hosted a moving kumzitz [concert] in support of Israel on the Red Steps in Times Square. Led by student Aryeh Tiefenbrunn on his guitar and the Y-Studs, YU’s…

Dr. Ben Chouake, Norman Sternthal, Mark Wilf and Rabbi Dr. Herbert Dobrinsky to be Honored at YU's 91st Hanukkah Convocation The Honorable Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be the keynote speaker and receive an honorary degree at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s 91st Annual Hanukkah Convocation and Dinner at the…