Rabbi Benjamin Blech, assistant professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University, had an article voted ’One of the Top 10 Aish.com Articles of the Decade.’ In the article, “The Secret” Revealed, published in March 2007, Blech grapples with the phenomenon surrounding The Secret, the bestselling book and video. Read more here. 

Dr. Adam Zachary Newton was officially invested as the Ronald P. Stanton Professor of Literature and the Humanities on Dec. 16. Newton was honored at the dedication ceremony of 245 Lexington Avenue, Stern College for Women’s signature building on the Beren Campus, as Ronald P. Stanton Hall. The appointment recognized Newton’s outstanding contributions in both [...]

Rev. Frederick J. Streets, the Carl and Dorothy Bennet Professor of Pastoral Counseling at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, was appointed to the board of trustees of the Fund for Theological Education. Rev. Streets was one of four members, all church and education leaders, to be elected by the Association of Theological Schools. He will serve [...]

Dr. Steven Fine, professor of Jewish history and director of the Center for Israel Studies, is the recipient of the Association of Jewish Studies’ (AJS) 2009 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in the area of Jews and the arts for his book Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology (Cambridge University Press, [...]

Prof. Suzanne StoneProfessor of Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawCotler heads drive to stop Iran threat THE JERUSALEM POST, Dec. 31, 2009 Dr. David Pelcovitz Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychology and Jewish Education, Azrieli Graduate School [...]