Discover aspects of the early history of Yeshiva University through the latest set of historic photos now available in the Libraries’ Digital Collections portal. Sense the palpable excitement in scenes of the 1927 cornerstone laying ceremony of the original main uptown building and its 1928 dedication, both of which were marked with […]
In May of 2018, Yeshiva University Libraries launched YAIR, the official institutional repository, of Yeshiva University. The plan had been in the pipeline for several years. With the adoption of a new strategic plan, plans were quickly put into place. At the helm was Head of Library Web and Digital Services Hao Zeng, who chose […]
Visit the Libraries’ Digital Collections platform to view our newest collection, Yeshiva University Historic Photographs. This first set consists of over 125 images from the earliest years of Stern College for Women. Examined together with our existing digital collection of Stern’s Kochaviah Yearbooks from this period, these resources […]
Yeshiva University Libraries is excited to introduce a new portal for accessing our Digital Collections. This platform enhances the user experience for viewing the Libraries’ rare and unique materials through more robust search and browse functionalities and improved navigation of lengthy textual items. We have also significantly enriched and standardized the descriptive metadata of the […]
A century ago marked “the first anniversary of the beginning of a new epoch in Jewish education in America.” Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel had assumed the presidency of the Rabbinical College (Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – RIETS) a year earlier, and re-organized it, breathing new life into Judaism in the […]
Today academic Jewish studies programs as well as associations of Jewish academics flourish in the United States. The situation was far different a century ago, when Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel, president of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, founded the Society of Jewish Academicians of America. The Society’s Constitution, recently acquired by the […]
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America issued this striking seal in July 1934 as part of the activity of its Religious Reconstruction [Fund] Committee. One of these rare seals was recently acquired by the Yeshiva University Archives.
The Religious Reconstruction Fund Committee was formed by the Orthodox Union in […]
Yeshiva University Libraries are proud to announce the addition of the JSTOR Hebrew Journals Collection to our Judaic Studies resources. Students and faculty at Yeshiva University now have access to important Hebrew journals in Jewish Studies, among them:
Atiqot עתיקות
Cathedra קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה
Iyyun עיון
Jerusalem […]
Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature, colloquially known as The Lieberman CD, is now available via the Internet. The Index, developed by the Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, includes the Mishna, Tosefta, Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. A search for a specific page […]
History comes to life in the pages of newspapers. The December 26, 1781, issue of the Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser, a recent gift to the Library by Prof. Ronald Rubin, is a prime example. An advertisement placed by Haym Salomon, the well-known Jewish Revolutionary War patriot, promotes Salomon’s financial […]
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