This summer marked the ninth year that Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) operated Counterpoint Israel, which is tailored for Israeli teens from low socio-economic development towns in Southern Israel. This program is operated in collaboration with local municipalities and the mental health agencies in the region. Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, the

Over the past few months, alumni in Israel have participated in celebrations to mark two significant YU events and milestones:  Chag Hasemikha, which celebrated the ordination of a record 230 rabbis from RIETS, and the 50-year reunion for the Class of 1964.  Read about these events and view photos below.
 
 Chag Hasemikhah […]

A group of Los Angeles-area alumni are at the helm of the pilot Los Angeles Summer Internship Program for current Yeshiva University students.  The alumni group spearheaded the entire project to demonstrate to undergraduate students that they can create a meaningful life for themselves within the Modern Orthodox community in the Los Angeles area, as […]

The theme of Bridging Generations ran through the community-wide Yom Hashoa Program at Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills on Sunday night, April 7.  The annual event, sponsored by the David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation Institute on the Shoa U’Gevurah at Yeshiva University and Ernie and Regina Goldberger, featured a multi-media contest for local […]

May 18 – July 27 
Stern College Senior Art Exhibition 2014 at Yeshiva University Museum 

This multimedia exhibition features selections from studio art majors in the Stern Class of 2014. This 5th annual exhibition, designed by the students, highlights the character of the artistic process and the range of choices made by artists […]

On Wednesday, June 5th, and Wednesday, June 12th, there will be a Lunch and Learn at 12:30 p.m. at Zeifmans LLP, a co-host of the events along with YU’s Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov. Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner will speak on “Reneging on a Deal” on June 5th and on “Priorities in Tzedakah” […]

On Sunday, March 10th, the Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago will hold a Kollel Yom Rishon on “Preparing for Pesach,” featuring Aaron Leibtag, rabbi of Kehilath Jacob Beth Samuel, and Yosef Zvi Rimon, rabbi of Alon Shvut South and a faculty member of Yeshivat Har Etzion and Midreshet Migdal Oz.