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Goffin to be Honored at Lincoln Square Synagogue Event

By On February 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Cantor Sherwood Goffin, outreach coordinator at the Belz School of Jewish Music, will be honored at an event at the Lincoln Square Synagogue, 180 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023, for his 50 years of service to the shul on Sunday, March 27, at 2 p.m. Cantor Goffin’s career included not only a half […]

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Fine Publishes Article in Biblical Archaeology Review

By On February 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Steven Fine, the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Chair in Jewish History, recently co-authored an article in the January/February 2016 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. Titled “A Temple’s Golden Anniversary” and co-authored with Peter J. Schertz, the article honors the creator of the model of Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem, Israeli historian and archaeologist Michael Avi-Yonah, and […]

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Cohen’s Research Featured in Atlantic Article

By On January 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment

New research by Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, was recently featured in an article in The Atlantic. Titled “How the Brain Reacts to Scrambled Stories,” the article explored research showing that people tend to prefer linear narratives, but can also be engaged by just the right amount of disruption. It […]

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