From the daily archives: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Sokolow Has Book Launch

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Dr. Moshe Sokolow, Fanya Gottesfeld-Heller Professor of Jewish Education and associate dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, had a book launch on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Lincoln Square Synagogue for his new book, Reading the Rav: Exploring Religious Themes in the Thought of Rabbi Joseph […]

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Blatner Attends a Residency and Has Her Work Recognized

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Barbara Blatner, lecturer in English at Yeshiva College, had the opportunity to attend a writer’s residency in July 2018 at the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Monaghan, Ireland, a residential workplace for artists of all disciplines.

Her play, Clearing, was recently named a Finalist in the Mazumdar Contest with the Alleyway Theatre […]

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Zweig Co-Authors a Paper and a Poster

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Dr. Richard Zweig, professor of psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and director of the Ferkauf Older Adult Program, has co-authored a paper, “Psychotherapy termination practices with older adults: Impact of patient and therapist characteristics,” with Dr. Daniel Sullivan ’13F (Department of  Psychiatry and Behaviorial Sciences at […]

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Kanarfogel Publishes and Lectures

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Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law, published two articles in the most recent volume of Dine Israel: Studies in Halakhah and Jewish Law (jointly sponsored by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University): “Restoring Spanish Torah Study […]

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Felsen Delivers Webinar on the Holocaust and Loss

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Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, began an online free webinar on October 8 hosted and supported by MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest hospice provider in New York State under Jewish auspices.

Titled “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of […]

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Trimboli’s Poetry Receives Notices

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Dr. Brian Trimboli, a lecturer in writing in the English department of Yeshiva College, had his manuscript, The Brothers, Perdendo and Perdendosi, recently announced as a finalist for The National Poetry Series, an American literary awards program. “Though I did not win the contest,” said Dr. Trimboli, “being noted as a finalist […]

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