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Society of Jewish Academicians of America, 1916 – 1923

By On November 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Hatimah Tovah, the Orthodox Union’s “Penitence Seal,” 1934

By On September 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Hebrew Journals

By On February 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature

By On July 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Pennsylvania Journal and the Weekly Advertiser

By On March 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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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Post-Purim at Yeshiva in 1926

By On February 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Yeshiva University Archives recently acquired a photograph of the Alumni Banquet of the Beth Midrash LeMorim, held on March 7, 1926. Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel, President and Rosh Yeshiva, is standing in the background, surrounded by the staff and graduates.  Despite the formality of the setting, the dinner in the photo took place […]

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The Jerusalem Post

By On January 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The Library is now subscribed to the full online run of The Jerusalem Post (1932-present). The Jerusalem Post has been, and still is, a leading Israeli daily newspaper. Keyword-searchable access to its complete run provides important research on the history, culture, and political life of the Yishuv and the State of Israel in particular, and […]

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Et ha-Zamir

By On December 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Ronald Rubin, a generous donor of rare volumes to the Library’s Special Collections, recently presented the Mendel Gottesman Library a new gift.  Foremost among the books is a rare edition of kabbalistic piyutim.  Sefer Et ha-Zamir was authored by Benjamin ben Eliezer ha-Kohen Vitale of Reggio (1651-1730), an Italian rabbinical figure, liturgical poet, […]

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Letters of Chaplain Louis Werfel z”l, YU’s “Flying Rabbi”

By On April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Yeshiva University Archives has received a small collection of letters written by Yeshiva College alumnus and RIETS musmach Louis Werfel, the only Orthodox chaplain killed in action in World War II.  Known as “The Flying Rabbi” because of his frequent flights to visit servicemen in locations throughout North Africa, Chaplain Werfel perished when the […]

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Ronald Rubin

By On April 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Ronald Rubin, already a generous donor of rare volumes to the Library’s Special Collections, presented the Mendel Gottesman Library with a very valuable set of four magnificent volumes this week, in celebration of his birthday, the Biblia Rabbinica (Mikra’ot Gedolot), published in Basel in 1618-1619. This edition, the 6th Biblia Rabbinica, was […]

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